Before E3, many Wii fans claimed that third-party announcements for our beloved white rectangle would begin to pour in starting in the late summer, after that hyped-but-disappointing press conference. However, since E3 has come and gone, those fans have largely been correct. Just look at the third-party announcements we've seen for the Wii since E3:
-Exclusive DLC in Guitar Hero: World Tour
-KORE
-Tatsunoko v. Capcom
-Overlord: Dark Legend
-Dead Rising: CTYD
-Unnamed 1:1 Star Wars Game
-Sonic and the Black Knight
-House of the Dead: Overkill
-SPRay
...and likely at least one or two others that I've forgotten. Also note that most of those are, in fact, exclusive.
Compare that to the third-party announcements, especially third-party exclusives, for the HD consoles - of which there have been precious few - and perhaps Wii fans have been vindicated. Perhaps the tide is indeed turning toward us. Either way, I suspect more announcements to come into the holiday season.
So, what do you think? Is third-party Wii support still too sparse, or is it finally beginning to get its legs while the HD consoles stumble, as the past few weeks might suggest?
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
