Why the Wii still won't see so many multiplatforms games

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dib8rman said:
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The Square Enix CEO made claims to be pushing his company to seek western appeal, every wonder why?

Those developers/publishers know what the Wii is about (they want no part of that), but they also know what the install base is about, however they’re so vested in their typical rubbish it's disgusting.

“FFXIII could go to hell for all I care, COD4 isn't my kind of fun anymore,” that’s the idiom of thinking they have right now towards’ Wii owners, that and compound it with 'casuals' and you have the current situation is.

The apparent is they are making trash to get cash and put ‘hardcore’ IPs on the other platforms, the reality is they don't see this (wii core) market of as being profitable for the other games. They think that this market that would like those games only like it if it said "Nintendo" or had Mario in it.

The Japanese developers are more than likely going to look to PSN and retail for Xbox360, the small time ones will be making the move towards non-localized titles.

I set my hopes high for late 2008, but it seems it's just Nintendo pushing the envelope this time... maybe 2009.

All I have now are FFCC, MH3 and about 5 others, normally I run through about 20 games a year… but I’d love to get the Nintendo ideal working within my friends and family and get everyone playing, however there in lays my real issue, how can these guys measure the market if they don’t test it out properly; Red Steele was the last true attempt. (business side)

I hope that sums up what I'm getting at.

Yeah, but square enix isn't like that.  They know they may get more western appeal, but not enough to support them the way the japanese do. Square Enix stated that their main games will be on the DS, Wii, and PS3.  Square Enix made huge money off the ds, and if the wii follows the path of the ds( which I believe it will) square enix will suppport the wii as well. No matter how western they get  they won't abandon the japanese. The wii also has the western market so they won't have to worry. Square Enix isn't as big as people think. They almost went bankrupt many times, and they think on how to get the most money possibe. For square enix, this means developing for the wii. Right now we've seen little support for home console from them, and when we do I will see a whole variety of franchises going to the wii as well as the ps3.