When will 3rd parties take the Wii seriously?

[Mummelmann]

famousringo said:

Mummelmann said:
I say never. Nintendo will have to rely on good 1st and 2nd party games, which could be better than it sounds for most.
Which do people want? Crappy ports or solid Ninty inhouse?

Ports don't have to be crappy. RE4 and Godfather are quite nice, and I expect Okami and Bully will also be very fun.

Your point is well taken, though. 3rd party support is less important when you have possibly the largest developer in the world making exclusives for your platform.

 Yes, Ninty is possibly the most experienced and engrained developer in the world today. Who doesn't know of them? Giants like EA and Ubi are not part of casual peoples everyday vocabulary, despite being among the biggest in the market.

Some ports are good, that's true, but a port is rarely as good as the original, which can make you feel a bit let down at times. RE4 is brilliant on the Wii, but I think it's rather the exception than the rule.