Phil Harrison:Wii Sports is a true 'next-generation' game

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Bodhesatva said:

naznatips said:
Very interesting Bod. Great analysis. Personally, I like both, but many of my single-player games these days come from the handhelds, more specifically the Nintendo DS. Single-player games are still around, but a lot of them are becoming much more low budget.

That's basically the conclusion I just drew in the post above you. The only thing single-player-centric fans have to fear is themselves; if they insist on higher and higher production values, better and better graphics, and so forth, then you can price yourselves out of your own market.

If you're willing to accept Phoenix Wright, Professor Layton, and New Super Mario Brothers as great games, then you're set. If you insist that things push past Final Fantasy XIII-level and beyond, you're probably in for a disappointment long term (with the occasional exceptions, of course).

I totally agree with you. Like it's been pointed out, single player focused games are not going to go away, it's just that they're not going to be the majority of games. But like I said, as long as there is demand for them, they'll be made. But at the same time we can't keep costs going up and up, because not everyone (indie devs for example) can afford those, and the great single player games don't have to be the almighty of graphics, and once companies (and gamers) start realizing that, we'll be in a lot better shape.