Has the Wii already peaked?

[the_lonely_gamer_123]

patjuan32 said:

the_lonely_gamer_123 said:

patjuan32 said:

the_lonely_gamer_123 said:

Damnyouall said:

Most likely. The noveltey has worn off a bit, and the (graphically weak) hardware is showing its age (painfully so, compared to PS3/360). I think most people who ever wanted a Wii have one by now.
Additionaly I get the feeling that many Wii owners are starting to buy HD consoles because they are dissatisfied with Nintendo's software flow AND want better graphics.

Still, the Wii is close to outselling both consoles this year. I think it is a gimmick console with only a few must-buy games, but a lot of people are buying it because of the motion-controls. 

Motion Contols do not sell games. Just look at the sales of third parties on the Wii. It's the good to great software that sales the system. For example, New Super Mario Bros. has lifted the sales of the Wii in every region thus far and helped the Wii break the single month sales record during the holidays that was held by the PS2.

I wouldn't classify Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Music, Wii Play, Carnival Games, Deca Sports and Just Dance as great software, but they had tremendous sales, (1 million+) Correct me if I'm wrong, all those games outsold one of the Wii's best games, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Zelda and Mario games are the exceptions to the rule. It isn't clear that good games move consoles when talking about the Wii, as a lot of lower-quality, gimmicky motion-controlled games have dominated several great games for the Wii in sales. 

It does not matter if you think a game is good or great. You are not the only person in the market place. The people that have purchased the software will tell you otherwise. Games appeal to different groups of people. If you do not like a game then maybe that game is not for you. But it does not mean that other people can not enjoy the game and think it's a quality title. Those games that you've mentioned are also outselling just about every game on the HD platforms also.

As for you last statement about how it's not clear if good software boost the sales of the Wii. Just go back to 2008 when Brawl, Mario Kart, and Wii Fit were released. That's the biggest Year the Wii has had so far. Oh, and let's not forget Monster Hunter 3 in Japan and New Super Mario Bros. in every region. You are on a sales site and should know this information already. I should not have to do your research for you

 

 

Yes you are right. 2008 was a good year for the Wii and it had good software. But in 2007 and 2009, they weren't a whole lot of great Wii games, with the casual market dominating those two years.  The casual gaming trend has resulted in non-gamers buying shovelware such as Just Dance and not buying great games such as Dead Space Extraction and MP3:Corruption. I still buy games for my Wii, with the last one being NSMB Wii, but the PS3's great lineup in 2009 and 2008 has resulted in me buying more games for my PS3 and less for my Wii. I am not a hardcore gamer, but I do like hardcore games. And shovelware on the Wii really annoys me as a gamer, and I know that it annoys other gamers as well. It is not that the Wii doesn't have games (I have never said that) it is just that consumers are not choosing the best games like the other six generations for the most part, they are choosing the most accessible games.

Also, patjuan32, I doubt you buy casual games and shovelware for the Wii, so why defend bad games?