Paradox: Next console generation will probably be "the last generation"

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From my experience, game developers can make more money doing (just about) any other job they are qualified to do; possibly with substantially more time off and greater benefits. What motivates people to choose game development is that it is more interesting work, but what makes it more interesting is very different for everyone. I know just as many developers who loathe HD game development because they're an anonymous cog with little/no input as those who love HD development, and just as many developers who love doing "impossible" things on "underpowered" hardware as those who love working with the latest and greatest tech ... and yet, outside of switching jobs, none of them have any control over the platform they develop for

Outside of a few high profile development studios, what you're producing for which platform is decided by the management of the studio or the publisher who is funding the project.

True, most game devs take a pay cut to "do what they love". Also true that most are just "cogs in the machine," but, we all have to power to go somewhere else where you can hopefully work on more stuff you want.  Lord knows I have.

Anyway...getting off topic. I'm not sure why there are no Wii games, but devs love doing things which interest them and seemingly there either no games wanting to be developed by any company (possible) or there aren't enough devs wanting to work on the Wii games currently being pitched. Sort of a dead horse now that the Wii U is on the way.