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windbane on 25 April 2008
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I know my comments will be lost in a sea of fanboyism here, but here I go anyway...

The article from joystiq is correct. He is not bashing the Wii, he is saying that the majority of 3rd party games are casual games. Carnival games, Mario and Sonic (and uh, Mario in title), Guitar Hero (which sold better on 360 and PS2 and sold over 1 million on PS3), RRR 1, RRR 2. Red Steel is one exception but that was not onl a launch game but a game that was hyped because of the sword combat. I think the lesson was learned on that game.

RE4 and RE:UC sold well, but RE5 won't be on the Wii. RE6 won't be on the Wii, either. I expect RE:UC 2 to appear on the Wii since there are 3 other RE games to cover.

Someone can remind me of the others, but there are 11 third party games so far that have sold 1 million. Despite the Wii's great success, that is only 4 more than the PS3. I actually thought it would be a larger margin considering the PS3 took awhile to get going. MGS4 and GTA4 will quickly join the PS3 list.

Right away I know the response: the Wii is still ahead! Yes, but then you look at the 360, which has 26 third party 1 million sellers! Some of those were during the year before the Wii and PS3, but most aren't. Considering most third party games are multiplatform, the PS3 and 360 are going to remain more attractive for developers' best teams and the Wii will continue to get party games and spinoffs.

I don't think joystiq was attacking anything like a lot of you seem to think. It's just the reality of the situation. Z&W wasn't a good example because adventure games aren't fun (ok, so that's just my opinion), but No More Heroes would definitely have sold better if it was on another console. I know Killer 7 wasn't the best seller, but No More Heroes was less abstract. It would have impressed more in HD and would appeal to the non-nintendo hardcore games fans.

Last year, Wii fans couldn't get enough of the press. Any time Wii Fit is mentioned on Good Morning America there's a thread about it. People like exercise. My girlfriend wants Wii Fit. That doesn't mean she's going to play Brawl, though. There's a reason so many people are doubting the Wii's third party support, and it's not some conspiracy.

I'm all for great games on the Wii, and I think No More Heroes was awesome for its boss battles, but the majority of major third party franchises are not going to be on the Wii.