| Metallicube said: I really don't think most Wii gamers go "meh, this game is made by a third party, so I'm not gonna buy it." I'm pretty sure many of them don't even don't the concept of a third party. If it's a good enough game that appeals to their interest, it shouldn't matter whether or not Nintendo made the game. The fact is that Nintendo is simply the developer that "gets" the audience the most, and makes the most quality games that appeal to Wii gamers. I guess you could say there is also the factor of Nintendo having established IPs that are already known and loved, but at the same time, look at games like Wii Fit and Wii Sports - new ips but major hits. If Wii Fit wasn't made by Nintendo but was the same quality, I'm pretty sure the game could have gotten near the same success. People bought Wii Fit because it looked like a fun, quality game that did something different, not because Nintendo made it. Most 3rd party Wii games just don't have these qualities. Look at games like Just Dance, Carnival Games, Guitar Hero, etc. These are games made by third parties, yet they have sales in the millions. |
Of those titles, Carnival Games was the only platform exclusive. And that's probably *not* the example Nintendo fans would want to use as a model for what developers should make more of for them (and sell enough titles to make it worth their while).
Just Dance, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and the like do well on all platforms and in the case of the Wii, provides the least "drop" in experience in terms of visual quality when comparing ports. Can't do much about the resolution output of the Wii, but if resolution is ever used as an argument for "quality" then that pretty much means the ridiculous notion that the quality of EVERYTHING on the Wii (including all Nintendo titles) are lacking, which is obviously bollocks.
