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Bodhesatva on 12 July 2007
As others have mentioned, Legend, Nintendo only announced two new games total, one of which was casual, one which was hardcore, so there really isn't some overwhelming number of casual games. Moreover, as Stof (And I, in another thread) mentioned, Nintendo has released or announced a sequel to 15 of the top 20 best selling hardcore Gamecube games already, with the 2 or 3 of the other 5 (listed by stof) probably already in early production (unless someone really believes Nintendo isn't working on Kirby anymore). 

I don't know what you want, Legend. Nintendo never announces tons of hardcore games at once, because they make them slowly (Zelda was not announced last year, by the way, nor was Metroid Prime Corruption). 


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Bodhesatva on 12 July 2007
stof said:
One more thing. This is the list of Nintendo's best sellers on the gamecube

Mario Kart: Double DashNintendo0.893.851.866.60
Super Smash Bros MeleeNintendo1.444.061.086.58
Super Mario SunshineNintendo0.873.731.315.91
The Legend of Zelda: Wind WakerNintendo0.892.441.054.38
Luigi MansionNintendo0.462.210.723.39
Metroid PrimeNintendo0.121.920.732.77
Pokemon CollosseumNintendo0.711.170.622.50
Animal CrossingNintendo0.661.680.152.49
Mario Party 4Nintendo0.921.130.392.44
Mario Party 5Nintendo0.730.960.362.05
Paper Mario 2Nintendo0.461.230.261.95
Starfox AdventuresNintendo0.320.950.581.85
PikminNintendo0.560.780.271.61
Mario Party 6Nintendo0.600.850.111.56
Kirbys Air RideNintendo0.450.960.121.53
Mario Party 7Nintendo0.470.870.111.45
Mario Golf: Toadstool TourNintendo0.251.030.151.43
Metroid Prime 2: EchoesNintendo0.070.800.371.24
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessNintendo0.040.850.281.17
Pokemon XDNintendo0.350.580.211.14
Mario Power TennisNintendo0.460.520.151.13
Super Mario StrikersNintendo0.210.430.421.06
Donkey KongaNintendo0.460.430.171.06
Pikmin 2


Now it looks like within 2 years Nintendo will have given the Wii what it gave the Gamecube during its entire run. So far all we haven't heard anouncements for new Pikman, Starfox, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf or Kirby games.


So the Wii is outdoing the Gamecube in terms of traditional major games... The fact that they're reaching out to new gamers as well is a good thing, not a bad thing.

I'm going to quote this for emphasis, even though I've already said it 5 times. Only 6 games on the top 20 all time best selling Gamecube list do not have sequels released or announced for the Wii. Of those, several can be assumed to be in production (click the Pikmin link above for evidence). This was over the entire life span of the Gamecube, and we're still 8 months into the lifespan of the Wii. 

What more do people want? They seem to be churning out the hardcore titles as fast -- or even faster -- than ever before. 

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