Wii did fine without third party support, they won the gen. M$/Sony can't push hardware with first party alone, therefore their consoles rely heavily on third parties. PS's identity was shaped by thirds. As is Xbox'. Which leaves both console manufacturer at a disadvantage. If another corporate conglomerate entered gaming with deeps pockets, like say Samusung, they would likely crush Sony, simply because they have deeper pockets. And thirds are only as loyal as their wallets.
Its important to note, third parties caused the crash of 83, ironically, Atari gets the supposed 'blame' but as a result of third parties actions, that is was birthed Nintendo's strict policies with them. Third Party games only matter when they can move hardware, and few Third Party games do that.
I still believe another crash is coming. It's almost inevitable, I think. Dev costs rise, software sells less, economy in the crapper. What happens if CoD goes the way of Guitar Hero? I think many will be shocked just how much red and decline is coming for the industry.
Bet between Slimbeast and Arius Dion about Wii sales 2009:
If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.
If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.
