kitler53 on 04 May 2010
| RolStoppable said: No, piracy is not a legitimate excuse. First off, when someone says that core games don't sell on the Wii, then that usually refers to third party software. Nintendo's games sell, so it really is a question of quality. First party software sets the standard for what gamers expect from a full price product. The list of third party core games that are comparable to Nintendo's offerings in terms of the overall package (quality, content, longevity etc.) is incredibly short, so it shouldn't be surprising that many people hold off of a purchase until these third party titles reach a more appropriate price point. It's really not that different when compared to the HD consoles where gamers also pass on short games until they drop in price. |
which core-centric nintendo games are selling all that well? fire-emblem, BWii, and disaster didn't do so hot. Metroid did pretty good so i'll give you that one. after that nintendo doesn't really make core-centric games, nintendo makes cross over games.
anedocal evidence i know but i have a couple friends that are pirates. they "own" a lot of wii games but they pirated all of them (yes, including nintendo games) but they have purchased ~10ish ps3 games (for the simple reason they can't pirate them). i don't know exactly how bad piracy is on the wii but from what I can tell it's not that hard to pirate wii games. ..and the guys that are pirates just so happen to the "core gamers" as well.
