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windbane on 16 April 2008
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HappySqurriel said:
windbane said:

Actually, one could argue that the PSP library is better, but that's even more subjective. Judging from metacritic/gamerankings, I'd say it's not much worse. Anyway, I agree with the rest of what you said. Bully is also a port. I think Z&W is overrated and isn't the best adventure game, but I know I'm in the minority on that one. No More Heroes is a great game but I believe the developer is frustrated by the sales and will put the next game on a different system. I'll join the minority of those here that believe the Wii will not have the best third party support, both from a ratings and sales standpoint. Keep in mind all multiplatform games on 360 and PS3 have a much larger userbase than the Wii, and that won't change.


The only game that is in competition with Zack and Wiki is Sam and Max, so it is either the best or second best adventrue game on the market ...

The PS3 and XBox 360 may have a larger userbase at the moment, but they both also have much more expensive development costs. We have heard that it costs 2 to 4 times as much to produce a similar game on the XBox 360/PS3 as it does to produce a game for the Wii; if you're comparing Apples to oranges this could be much more dramatic in either way as Zack and Wiki is probably 1/30 as expensive as Gran Turismo, while singstar is probably similar to Super Mario Galaxy.

Now I think it is fair to say that a lot of third party publishers will see the Wii as a very good way to hedge against risk; for the cost of Resident Evil 5 Capcom can develop Zack and Wiki, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and (probably) Monster Hunter 3 (and potentially have resources left over) which means that the risk of losing money from poor sales is fairly low.


I meant compared to all past good adventure games, but Sam and Max is likely better. It has a story, at least. Z&K may be 1/30 as expensive as Gran Turismo but that's about how much it's going to sale compard to Gran Turismo. If development is 2 to 1, and the higher cost 360 and PS3 have a much larger combined install base, the math favors more 360/PS3 games. Also keep in mind that third parties now have plenty of assets for games having already worked on PS3 and 360, so their development costs for the next games won't be as high. So, even if it's more like 4 to 1, if the game is going to sell much better on 360 and PS3 then it'll go there. I also agree that developers want to push the envelope (well, some of them), so some types of innovative games will go to 360/PS3 and some will go to Wii. I think the 360/PS3 option is more likely, though, imo.