Hey, Username, look above your post.

Just because Nintendo titles are selling better doesn't mean 3rd party on Wii still isn't selling good.



Example: Is 200 mph for a car fast? Ok, so if another car can go 250 mph, does that mean the 200 mph car is suddenly crap?

Definately a good indicator of the Wii's selling power...but, as people have pointed out, I think even the most die hard Wii fan has to admit that the lack of third party software in that list is disheartening. Honestly, Mario can't save you forever.

I think developers can do some really intelligent stuff with the Wii, but with Nintendo happy to churn out Mario games that people lap up,as well as SSBB clearly being designed to play with a gamecube controller; its gonna have to come from third parties and its not happening yet.

I snipped the trolly part.

It probably will have few, if any.  Maybe GT5, MGS4, or FFXIII, but that isn't the topic at hand is it?  No.

Let's get back on topic... Mmmkay?

 I hate to quote myself but since the page jumped, I figured many of you missed it.

 Still want to debate that 3rd party titles can't sell on Wii?

 And I repeat: how many third party games currently out on the Wii do you think deserve to go platinum? Can you give me a list of five? I'll even spot you one: Okami should sell that many. But it won't, and it didn't the first time. Your turn!

The problem is that in the SNES/N64 timeperiod, Nintendo didn't play nice with developers.  Now, as seen by the front page, developers are just making up reasons to stay away from Nintendo.  I'll agree first party games are the dominant force on the Wii.  But it's a catch 22.  Developers don't think the Wii is a good console and that sales will soon taper off.  How do you convince it's a good investment?  Sell loads of Wii and software.  How do you do it that without third parties?  Make it yourself.  I thought more third parties would have jumped ship by now but they haven't.  So Nintendo (short of paying someone to make a game for there system) can only focus on making quality games and hoping that third party developers can't ignore a system that says 100 million. 

So I almost feel third parties don't sell on Wii is fanboyish to say at this point.  Yes, the third parties on the Wii have been poor, but there has been no game on the Wii that bombed that wasn't expected.

DMeisterJ said: How many of them are third party?

You know what the problem is with the Wii?  It doesn't have enough good games made by <insert company here>, who happen to be my favorite company.  All of the Wii's great games, some of which happen to be among the best games ever released by average ratings, are made by Nintendo or a second party.  That makes the game less fun!

Are the numbers I posted invisible? I can't be the only one seeing them.

I mean here is proof 3rd parties not only sell well on Wii but can sell better than the other two and we're still debating this?

 Wha-? Strange, I could have sworn I just heard something. But there's nothing there.

 Pfft numbers can be used to prove anything.  Did you know 67% of all statistics are made up on the spot?