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Japan won't let go, despite Wii's massive success around the world
Even though Wii has become the success story of 2008 in Japan, North America and Europe, Nintendo has no plans to ramp up development in the US (let alone that place called Europe) says senior VP George Harrison.
He told Wired News, "I'm not aware of any plans to push for more software development here in the US. The actual decision about producing more software and who should do it is driven by Satoru Iwata and the management team, including Mr. Miyamoto, in Japan."
So far we've only seen US first party Wii games come in the form of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (developed by Texas-based Retro Studios) and Mario Strikers Charged (developed in Vancouver). There was Project HAMMER but that looks like it's been canned.
Harrison says Nintendo looks to third-party publishers based in the US to create games for Western audiences.
"They're doing a great job both on DS and on Wii. They tend to provide product in categories that we aren't particularly good at doing, like sports or other genres. And since they're Western publishers, they tend to be more in tune with Western tastes."
Still, look at the top ten games on both DS and Wii and you'll see Japanese first-party games leading the way.
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