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jarrod on 18 January 2011
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Resident_Hazard said:
jarrod said:
oniyide said:

@resident hazard  man you are opening pandora's box with your comments!! keep em coming, but really I think its on devs to work a system and as sad as it is alot of these companies do put some 2nd string devs on Wii so its pretty much amatuer hour in that regard. I do agree with enjoying what you get to an certain extent.

Developers have gotten out of Wii exactly what they've put into it, no more, no less.  Hopefully they don't make the same mistakes next gen, those that are still around next gen anyway...

Developers will do the same thing with the next Nintendo console as this one:  Test the market and the uniqueness that Nintendo will no doubt create, and then, when ignored in sales for Mario Party 53, Wii HD Shlockfest, or Repetitive Plotline Zelda Game 17, the publishers will move the developers to more profitable consoles where their games have a chance of being noticed outside of numerous Nintendo franchises.

Gamers will do the same thing as well:  Buy the new Nintendo system, be all hyped up for the new promises, and then ignore most 3rd party efforts in favor of Nintendo franchise retreads, then later, bitch and moan how there "aren't any games" on the system.  So, it'll follow the same cycle as the N64, GameCube, and Wii (with the exception that very few people bought the fucking awesome GameCube).

Actually, 3DS paints a somewhat different picture... 3rd parties are going all in upfront, which should build the relevant markets they always complain about on Nintendo platforms. It's mainly just Japan though (who tend to be exclusive oriented for the most part), but Iwata's made specific mention of this change in philosophy, and you can bet they'll extend that thinking to Wii 2 (just as Wii mirrored the DS lead in).  The west however will simply include any viable platform so long as it supports their multiplatform engine/tool chains, so Wii 2's western support likely rests on how it matches up spec wise to 360/PS3/PSP2.

Also, GameCube kinda sucked.  Sorry.