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

[Erik Aston]

trestres said:
Btw, Wii 1st party sales ratio compared to the 3rd party sales will be low this month.

Wii Fit + MKWii + Brawl it's obviously a lethal combination, there's no way 3rd party games would have sold better in May.

Now June will also be riding the MKWii + Wii Fit wave but will see no 1st party releases + shortage of games, on the other hand there's TONS of blockbuster 3rd party games getting released from 3rd parties: Lego Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Hulk, Blast Works, Top Spin, Rock Band, Alone in the Dark, Wall-E, Guitar Hero Aerosmith and a couple others not worth mentioning.

Just look at all those 3rd party games, and when NPD June comes, tell me if 3rd party games DON'T sell on the Wii.

I hadn't thought of the movie tie-in games. PS2 should have the best-selling versions of those, though, judging by Iron Man.

Third party revenue for Wii will shoot way up on Rock Band and GH Aerosmith, though. Along with Lego Indy and continued high sales of GHIII, Wii could have 4 third party games above 100K units in June, and three of them at above normal pricing.

I hope we get the top 20 (and then some) again for June, because its loaded with major multi-plat releases.