Why do most third party publishers ignore the Wii completely ?

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drudaddy said:
IMO games like

Batman Arkham Asylum

Borderlands

Modern Warfare 2

Assassin's Creed

Will never sell well on the wii because of the hardware limitations. who really wants to play a downgraded version when you can get a more high quality version. I know people say graphics don't matter well consumers have spoken and obvious they do.

As far as goin the realistic route I agree, but there are lots of possibilities with artistic direction. Crackdown is a good example of a game that doesn't go all realistic graphics, opting instead of cel-shaded graphics and the rewards were insane draw distances. Windwaker is another good example. 

Honestly when I saw the Wii at E3 I figured a lot of people would jump on the system and bypass the graphical realism problem all together.

That's what fascinated me, all of the possibilities. A system like the Wii practically forces you to to develop an art style. Look at Nintendo's games, all stylized. That's what I expected out of 3rd parties, a bucketload of style. And no, not all "stylized" things have to be cartoony.

I would love to play a game in Zdzislaw Beksinski's world.

So yeah, to me this generation has been a lost opportunity. So much scratching and fighting for realistic graphics, I can't wait til photorealism is beyond easy to do, maybe we'll have some worlds that evoke some really powerful emotion in the player. Or at least look cool.