Will Wii offer more of what the Ps2 did or more of the DS?

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RolStoppable said:

Most likely the Wii will become a combination of PS2, GC, DS (if we go by recent systems for a comparison):

• the most good games of the gen
• the best exclusives of the gen
• the best exclusives in new (sub-)genres and the best games for new audiences

People, don't make the mistake to compare the full PS2 library of nearly eight years to the library of the Wii's first year. If you want to make a more realistic comparison, look what the PS2 had when it was in its lifecycle where the Wii is now. In a first year vs. first year comparison the Wii beats the PS2 with ease.

Going by Metacritic, where I've regarded any games above 80 as being a great game and relevant to any discussion about the quality of a consoles library:

PS2's First Year (based on Japanese release, 04/03/2000)

- 12 games 80+

- 4 games 90+ 

 

PS2's First Year (based on US release, 26/10/2000)

- 41 games 80+

- 13 games 90+ 

 

Compared to:

Wii's First Year (19/11/2006, includes a couple of games that were released early)

- 12 games 80+

- 4 games 90+ 

 

Perhaps you have a different definition of what "ease" requires but in terms of its release in the US, the release that is the most important to most gamers here, the Wii got beat with "ease". There is really no comparison. For the record though, the overall quality of the Wii library is also substantially inferior to the Xbox 360's first year and also inferior to the PS3's first year (although the Wii's highs are higher).

 

Xbox 360's First Year (22/11/2005)

- 32 games 80+

- 3 games 90+

 

PS3's First Year (11/11/2006)

- 31 games 80+

- 2 games 90+

 

It seems that the Wii has a couple of really great games (SMG for example) and the quality falls like an absolute rock. The PS2 on the other hand in its first year in the US had the great games (GTA3, GT3 for example) and the quality level remains high with 41 games rated 80+. Sure it had some advantage through a staggered release but seeing as most people here are from the West I figure its a more useful number for comparison. Both the 360 and PS3 showed depth with their libraries in their first year with over 30 games rated 80+. 

 At this point in time it is hard to imagine the Wii ever having the quality levels that we saw on the PS2, or even having a similar level of quality to the Xbox 360.