Wii, third party support by the end of this gen?

[Sullla]

Better third-part support than 360 and PS3? I'm not sure that will ever happen... but it's impossible to deny that Wii third-party support has vastly increased since launch. Anyone who's been following gaming news over the last 18 months should be able to come up with numerous examples offhand. Like:

Guitar Hero 2 not on Wii, Guitar Hero 3 doing stellar sales on Wii
Rock Band not announced for Wii, now belatedly getting a Wii version
Call of Duty 3/4 not on Wii, Call of Duty 5 will be
Konami's Pro Evo soccer 07 not on Wii, 08 is (and apparently quite good)
Sonic the Hedgehog exclusive to 360/PS3, Sonic Unleashed also coming to Wii

And I'm sure you could come up with many other examples. The biggest change I've seen over the past year is more and more third-parties changing their development from 360/PS3 to 360/PS3/Wii versions, and I expect that trend to grow as we continue to move forward throughout the generation. Think about it: how many top-tier third-party games that were announced in the last few months were announced as 360/PS3 only? Some, to be sure, but not as many as at the beginning of 2007. Most of the 360/PS3 games still in development are ones that were announced years and years ago, not recent decisions. You'd better believe that if Capcom were starting work on Resident Evil 5 right now, there'd be a Wii version as well.

So we'll see more and more games appearing on all three platforms as time passes, since publishers would have to be foolish to avoid the console with the highest hardware AND software sales. Meanwhile, the Wii will continue to get many third-party exclusives as well, due to the unique nature of its control scheme. By the end of the generation, the Wii third party support should be "as good as" that on the other consoles, even if it never ends up dominating as much as its market numbers suggest it should.