"Wii Third-Party Struggles Highlighted by May NPD" - GameDaily

[Bodhesatva]

Nearly 2/3 of all game sold in May were first party, that's the more damning statistic.


Third parties are in so much trouble. They're struggling to make money on the PS3/360 due to low install base/high development costs, but they've spent the last decade moving away from the market leader, and now are finding it tough to move back on.

I honestly don't know if it's better to keep working to break into the Wii market, or just accept that they fail, suck it up, and make way less money on the PS3/360. I don't think anyone would argue that there isn't a great deal more money to be made on the Wii; it's just that most third parties can't figure out how to make it.