| Kasz216 said: I mean to further expand on my point. Microsoft's big company game is Halo... and that's about it right? The rest of the big exclusives are third party to my knowledge. (Bungie left but soft still owns Halo.) Sony has Gran Turismo and God of War... and I think that's all for the "huge" games. Nitnendo has, Mario Platformer, Mario Kart, Mario Party (or is that third party? like Sonic), Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Brothers, Metroid, and a number of other game games that are at or near the top of their niches... some of which are extremely popular. There are plenty of sales to go around, but no company is going to come close to Nintendo when it comes to software profitability because they are the best of the best. They have too many elite franchises. The points brought up by Nintendo are also valid... but I mean, what do you expect they are by far the best software company out there. There is plenty of money to be made on the Wii and i'm sure plenty of 3rd parties will continue to cash in and gain even more money. |
First take off Metroid, . If you are only counting "huge" games by Platiform owned IPs, Metroid doesn't have that status, especially after MP3. Otherwise you have to list a lot Sony's and Microsoft's IP developed games. Forza, Fable, Twisted Metal, Ratchet & Clank, SOCOM to name a very few...
"Mario" can literally be slapped with a franchise label. Anything with "Mario" in the title sells. Mario & Sonic is proof of that.
Its obvious that the 3rd parties will catch up to the curve of selling games on the Wii. The really question is what kind of games? At this point, unless you are a fan of the these games, the top sellers are mini games compilations and re-released games from other consoles. As a game player, that doesn't inspire me to rush to get the system or at least take the system seriously. Capcom is a culprit with RE4 and now announced Okami. Take Two released a Manhunt 2 (PS2 and PSP game) and now Bully rehashed. Meanwhile Zak & Wiki, No More Heroes, and to a lesser extent Metroid Prime didn't do so hot. SSBB is gearing up to be a monster hit but to what extent? To the casual outside gamer, its a love letter to Nintendo old characters. So Sega is going to play copy cat with Sega Superstar Tennis. Mario Kart? Its "Mario", of course it going to sell. Wii Fit? Its a bunch of mini game with another peripheral. No, Nintendo needs do some quality control with the games that are coming out and start pushing 3rd party developers to get innovative with games they are developing.
I'm just saying...
