Gojimaster said:
Nintendo acknowledged that the Wii was not perfect. It has definitely been an enormous success, but it has also lost the support of the 3rd party developers and hard-core gamers. How many 3rd party AAA titles have there been on the Wii? Nintendo hasn't had the equivalent of Goldeneye or GC's Resident evil yet. Nintendo has an uphill battle to climb in order to retain their casual audience while also reclaiming 3rd party support and hard-core gamer support.
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Not really, no, first off they dn't need third party support, or to worry about the upmarket, the benefits from the core market isn't worth the effort, which is why the third parties and MS and Sony are having a much harder time financially than Nintendo.
Nintendo has trapped these companies in a shrinking box which will not support them forever, all Nintendo has to do is keep the box shut and wait for it to choke their competition.
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)