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The thing is we haven't heared how this game got started. Mistwalker could have been shopping the idea around to other systems but where rejected or nintendo just offered a better deal. And the way I see it nintendo realizes that it can't rely on third party developers to provide high quality software for there systems. The wii is less powerful than its HD counter parts so most third partry developers produce only shovelware and those who try and port AAA games to as many systems as possible will either ignore the wii or deliever a subpar knockoff. Nintendo realizes this and understands that the only way they can attract new players is to provide highquality exclusives themselves. the problem is they can't rely on their most popular IPs for everything, so now they're diversifying their game portfolio with games like Xenoblade and The Last Story. these games are like investments they don't need to be increadibly successful the first iteration, they just need to develop a fanbased that will go out and buy games in the series when they come out or think of the series when ever choosing a consule.