Nintendo means bad news for 3rd parties!

[Dolla Dolla]

For some perspective: Namco Bandai has released the best selling game for the PS3 in Japan, Gundam Musou. They were expecting at least 500,000 sold. They didn't get it. Namco Bandai is a huge supporter for the PS3. This is what they had to say about developing for the PS3. http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/12/01/namco-bandai-has-to-sell-half-a-million-copies-of-a-ps3-game-before-earning-money.htm "Namco Bandai, who are Japan’s second-biggest maker of video games, must sell at least half a million copies of a game for Sony’s PS3 to make a profit on the title, said President Takeo Takasu ... Graphics for the high-definition games cost about 1 billion yen ($8.6 million) to create, more than double that for Nintendo’s Wii titles, Takasu said in a Tokyo interview with Bloomberg from November 28." Due to disappointing sales, they had to change up development cycles to support the Wii more heavily. http://www.psu.com/node/10724 "Namco-Bandai also announced that they plan to release 23 PlayStation 3 titles in the 2008 fiscal year. The Xbox 360 will see one more at 24, with the Nintendo Wii receiving a massive 37 titles." 3rd parties will not ignore the success of the Wii, nor it's easy development, nor it's cheap development, nor it's potentially easy and healthy profits. Nintendo is here to help ;)