Why do most third party publishers ignore the Wii completely ?

[Pristine20]

boilermaker11 said:

cAPSLOCK said:

Pristine20 said:

Geez....people are still arguing about this? 3rd party devs have always had the freedom to do whatever they wanted. Back when the ps2 had 70% marketshare, some 3rd parties chose to go xbox exclusive with their games (think Panzer Dragoon, Ninja Gaiden, DOA, etc). There were no tears, everyone moved on because it was their loss. This should be the ideal attitude of wi fans but we get non-stop complaining instead.

Now, fast forward to the wii's gen. The wii hasn't obtained 50% marketshare yet yet it already has raging fanboys who think every game should be on their system since its 1st place. The industry ain't that simple. We were mostly given the idea that the wii ushered in a new type of gaming so why would a wii fan be clamoring for games like MW2 or Street fighter? These games still follow the "old school formula. It doesn't make sense to me.

You should buy a system for the games that are already on it or that you're sure would be on it in the future not because of mere assumptions based on marketshare. It'll save you headache. Instead of whining to capcom that sf4 or RE5 isn't on wii, perhaps you should get a 360? It's just as cheap as the wii. Some people list of games they think should be on wii that are exclusive to HD platforms are quite long. If you wanted those games, wouldn't it have made sense to have gotten a HD console instead of the wii? On the contrary, if you think Mario and Zelda are ultimately more worthwhile than all the 3rd party HD exclusives, then don't complain.

The point is you said "some" third parties and acting like there's any kind of parallel between between 3rd party support for the consoles, it's not "some" there are literally 0 AAA 3rd party titles on the Wii, in 3 years at 50% marketshare? Doesn't ZERO seem like kind of an odd number to you?  No one said "every game" and again you're creating some kind of extreme fantasy request to make it sound like your argument isn't a complete pile of shit while at the same time downplaying the fact that there has not been, to date in 3 years, one single solitary AAA 3rd party title.

Could care less about SF4 and MW2, but that level of EFFORT would be nice by 3rd parties for the Wii.

Again, your argument relies so heavily on these magical extremes I can't even figure out why you bothered to type it.

No....it uses pretty much all the logic people have been using when buying consoles since the Atari. You buy the console based on the games that are available and wil be available, not buy a console and pray to God that certain game come to it, and when they don't, complain about it.

And sure, no one specifically used the term "every game" but it sure as hell is implied. Every time the next blockbuster 3rd party title comes out, there's alwas a "Why wasn't the Wii considered?" thread or comment from tons of people, and since it happens every time, I would assume that it pertains to "every game".

So please pick your poison and stick with it. First it was complaining about why 3rd parties aren't putting their established franchises on the Wii, and now it's about certain amounts of effort. They obviously don't feel like putting their games on the Wii, so it seems like YOU made the wrong console choice. You don't see people buying 360s and complaining about why Ubisoft isn't putting the "Petz" games on that platform.

And in terms of effort, they obviously don't want to put effort into making a AAA Wii game, and instead invest in HD. Once again, YOU made the wrong console choice. If they want to "ignore buckets of money", let them, because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if the company goes bankrupt, just as long as they produce a quality game that the consumer can play. It's just like what people have been saying about the PS3 since launch. Sony has been in the red since PS3 launched, yet they continually put out great games. Does it matter to you that they "bleed money"? It shouldn't, as long as you get enjoyable games.

You want established 3rd party franchises that aren't spin-offs or remakes, you're not gonna find the majority of them on the Wii. If you want games where 3rd parties worked extremely hard, marketed it properly, and makes people say "I must have this game", again, you aren't gonna find that on the Wii, based on what we've seen in the past 3 years. So instead of complaining about it, why don't you just suck it up and buy the appropriate console in which 3rd parties put "that level of EFFORT" into their games? As easily as you bought your Wii, you could've bought a 360 in which 3rd parties are putting that level of effort into their games

/smh

 

EDIT

Thank you very much man. I have never understood why this concept is so hard to grasp. I bought an xbox last gen because I wanted to play Ninja Gaiden so badly. I didn't cry on internet forums that the game should've been on ps2. Only in the wii's gen has this behaviorb become something that is "normal". Nothing is owed to anyone for owning or supporting the console with the highest marketshare. Just because the PS1 and PS2 got great 3rd party support doesn't mean the wii "deserves" it. In fact, it is generally known that Sony moneyhatted for a lot of this "support". If Ninty is too "holy" to moneyhat and we stand by their decision then we should accept the wii for what it is.