Oh hey, here's another article dated today, July 17:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/technology/17game.html?ex=1342411200&en=99b52847b0e08ffd&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg
Some key quotations:
Inspired by the early success of the Wii, the companies that create and distribute games are beginning to shift resources and personnel toward building more Wii games, in some cases at the expense of the competing systems: the PlayStation 3 from Sony and Xbox 360 from Microsoft.
The shift is closely watched because consumers tend to favor systems that have many compelling games. More resources diverted to the Wii would mean more games, and that would translate into more consumers buying Wii consoles later.
Jon Goldman, chairman and chief executive of Foundation 9 Entertainment, an independent game development company, said that he was hearing a growing call for Wii games from the publishers and distributors that finance the games that his firm creates. “Publishers are saying: Instead of spending $15 million or $20 million on one PS3 game, come back to me with five or six Wii pitches,” he said.
“We had one meeting two weeks ago with a publisher that was asking for Wii games,” said Mr. Goldman, who declined to identify the video game publisher that he met. “Three or four months ago, they didn’t want to hear Word 1 about the Wii.”
Also:
Because of its simpler graphics, development times for Wii games are also shorter. A Wii game can be created in as little as 12 months, said Kelly Flock, executive vice president for worldwide publishing at THQ, a video game developer based in Agoura Hills, Calif. Games for the two competing consoles typically take two to three years.
He said that the budget for a Wii game ranges from $1.5 million to $4 million, compared with the $10 million to $12 million the company spends on a PS3 or Xbox 360 game.
“The Wii is a godsend,” Mr. Flock said. “We are aggressively looking for more Wii titles.”
There are other important quotations, but I think the point is clear. I don't know how many articles like this we need to see before people stop insisting this isn't true. No one -- not me, and not this article -- is saying that PS3/360 development is simply going to cease to exist. There will stlil be games for those platforms, just as there is still development for the PC, despite the fact that it has been marginalized for years. What we are saying is that PS3/360 support has been weakened, and Wii support has been strengthened. Pointing out individual titles that are announced for the 360/PS3 as proof that support isn't weakening is like pointing out a baby in Japan and saying that it's proof that the Japanese population isn't declining (it is).