Bodhesatva said:
Carlos has already given the long list, but there are three confirmed AAA titles and one rumored one. Super Smash Brothers Brawl: This is bigger than every PS3/360 game but GTA IV next year. Animal Crossing. Not only is this only rumored, but it's not clear how well a console animal crossing can perform. It's strongest iteration has been on portables thus far, but its console iteration did better than Killzone 1, Resistance 1, and many other supposed "AAA titles," and its more recent portable incarnation outsold every major game with a sequel next year save GTA.
The other stuff Carlos mentioned is either AA, or quirky, interesting stuff that fleshes out a system's library. I'd say the PS3/360 have more big titles, but when it comes to "absolutely enormous, sells 6+ million" titles, the Wii may actually have more games next year than either of the other two systems. |
Good analysis. Personally I'm huge on quirky games and RPGs, so next year is looking like a much better year for me on the Wii than this year was. I'll take a cute quirky game like King's Story and an artistic game like Oboro Muramasa (Odin Sphere 2) over a big violent GTA game any day. ^_^
In general though I have to say the release lists for the 3 systems are much more balanced next year than they were this year. This year the 360 had a huge advantage in AAA games, with the Wii and PS3 lagging behind, but next year it's much more equally distributed and it will be interesting to see which group of gamers supports their heavy hitters the most on a relatively equal playing field.
