By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo Discussion - What can Nintendo do at E3 to save the Wii?

 

What can Nintendo do at E3 to save the Wii?

No. Nintendo won't bothe... 178 39.21%
 
Yes, but it won't work 20 4.41%
 
Yes, and it will work 89 19.60%
 
Who cares? IT'S FOR KIDZ!!! 38 8.37%
 
Booth...Babes... 48 10.57%
 
See results 80 17.62%
 
Total:453

^^^ yeah but DS has actually have had good support its ENTIRE lifetime.  They need that 3rd party support, Ninty has DS 3DS & Cafe to support, 3rd parties sure as hell are not going to support it now. A pricecut aint going to do much, not when the other 2 can do the same. Pikmin is not a console mover not even close. There are bigger 3rd party games from the HDs coming out around the same time. DQ is gooing to be a while. Zelda will do good. IMHO they need games and as of now there not really getting any



Around the Network
oniyide said:

^^^ yeah but DS has actually have had good support its ENTIRE lifetime.  They need that 3rd party support, Ninty has DS 3DS & Cafe to support, 3rd parties sure as hell are not going to support it now. A pricecut aint going to do much, not when the other 2 can do the same. Pikmin is not a console mover not even close. There are bigger 3rd party games from the HDs coming out around the same time. DQ is gooing to be a while. Zelda will do good. IMHO they need games and as of now there not really getting any

If you know a Pikmin 3 release date, don't hold back on us!

The Wii has been well-supported by Nintendo, far more than the DS, or N64, or GC, and is the same for 3rd party devs (bar N64)

It's not been great, but Nintendo isn't famous for its 3rd party games. It's famous for its 1st party games, and there's been plenty of them this gen, and no doubt plenty more to come. By the end of this year, I reckon we'll know all bar one or two major titles yet to come out on Wii, as it may turn into a PS2 and have a long stream of support for fledgling developers, producing the odd gem. But it's too early to call just yet.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

^^^ im sorry but you wish it was PS2, Wii is not going to be PS2 and was never even close to PS2, PS2 actually had "good" 3rd party support its entire lifetime, the industry doesnt want another PS2. But hell maybe it will get support like PS2, i doubt it. Aint PIkmin 3 supposed to come out this fall/winter? cause im sure Batman, Elder Scrolls COD will hand it its ass in terms of sales. For your sake and mine, because i dont fell like buying another console any time soon, i hope your right i really do



oniyide said:

^^^ im sorry but you wish it was PS2, Wii is not going to be PS2 and was never even close to PS2, PS2 actually had "good" 3rd party support its entire lifetime, the industry doesnt want another PS2. But hell maybe it will get support like PS2, i doubt it. Aint PIkmin 3 supposed to come out this fall/winter? cause im sure Batman, Elder Scrolls COD will hand it its ass in terms of sales. For your sake and mine, because i dont fell like buying another console any time soon, i hope your right i really do

I'm not saying it will be like the PS2, but I am saying it won't die out overnight like the GC did. And Pikmin 3 has had no artwork, no info, no nothing for the past 2 years. It may do a DKCR/Goldeneye/K:EY and come out in the holidays, but I wouldn't hold your breath. 

If you were a small developer (say, HVS), and there's a new console on the market where development costs 5X plus what it costs on a console with an install base of over 100mil and still selling strong with good SW sales, would you want to risk it on the big console? Or go for the older, but safer option? That's the difficulty. Expect many ports, hopefully.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

@conegamer  yeah it wont die overnight, but i still dont think it will be like PS2, that damn thing is still getting supported, if we dont hear anything about Pikmin 3 next month i think you could forget it, at least for Wii.

If i was like HVS i would definately not support WII, they already flopped twice, you think there going to do better??? Grinder doesnt even have a publisher. Hell I would release for a new platform, even if your game sucks early adopters would buy it for lack of anything to play, worked for RS1. Or i would just quit, because im HVS and i havent made a good game yet



Around the Network

Did anyone notice that Nintendo is publishing a remake of Fatal Frame II for Wii in 2011?

I guess it's staying in Japan, unfortunately. A high quality horror game like this is just what the Wii needs right now if you ask me, and I would buy it instantly if it gets released here to good reviews.

I remember back in 2008 when Fatal Frame IV was the only Wii game I was looking forward to. Good memories. ;)



Meh, the holidays just need to come around. Holidays = Wii selling 1 mil units.

I do agree though, the Wii needs some strong games. I've not seen anything really interest me since Black Ops.



The Carnival of Shadows - Folk Punk from Asbury Park, New Jersey

http://www.thecarnivalofshadows.com 


speaking of Fatal Frame, that game needs to espcape from Ninty's hands, at least when it was on PS the damn series was localized, im tired of going to my friends house and playing it on his homebrewed Wii.



I couldn't agree more.



mjo011 said:

I couldn't agree more.

Rarely, I second this (Fatal Frame related). I think Nintendo do a good job with it IN JAPAN, but, if you look at Wii sales, there isnt a massive market in Japan. Sure, DQX may change this, but surely most RPG-loving Japanese would have already got MHTri, Xenoblade, The Last Story, Tales Of Graces and a couple others, right?

Man, after writing that, I remember how much I loathe Nintendo and their hit-and-miss localisation scheme...



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.