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Simulacrum said:
theRepublic said:
According to VGC, the amount of 3rd party software sold on the Wii:

206.35 million units

According to VGC, the amount of 3rd party software sold on the PS3:

168.17 million units

Install base says hello...But they still sell more on Wii.

I remember one of Finish companys saying like this:Our Barbie game outsold GTA Chinatown Wars almost by million..Certain games sell on certain system.

What does install base have to do with anything? What matters is total numbers of software. The good feeling of having a high attach rate isn't going to encourage a publisher to develop on that platform. Here's the average sales for games when you exclude ALL first party titles and one exceptional HD title:

It looks pretty good even if you do include MW2:

Looking at the above, the whole "third party games don't sell on Wii" becomes a nonsense.

 

PS. I hope you're aware of how fantastic that game sold on the Sony portable.



A game I'm developing with some friends:

www.xnagg.com/zombieasteroids/publish.htm

It is largely a technical exercise but feedback is appreciated.