So cheap Wii ports of big budget PS3/360 games do not initially sell as well as the more expensive, visually impressive, and heavily marketed versions? Even though action games are targeted and marketed directly at the PS3/360 core demographic, and not the average Wii user? I am shocked!

Be sure to make a thread for Call of Duty: World at War, and 007:Quantum of Solace this fall to point out this amazing fact as well.

/sarcasm

Star Wars on he Wii is a PS2 port.

Well this is the third game facing this fate:

SW: TFU

Madden NFL 09

Fifa 09 (Even selling less than the PSP Version, ZOMG)

We can call it complaining from 'butthurt fanboys', but that would be false. These are actual numbers, so I like to call that facts. And people can't handle the facts that the Wii won't have the best selling version of every multi-platform game, in spite of the fact of the (admittedly) huge install base.

People need to get over the fact that there are going to be games that sell better on the HD platforms.

Maybe the PS360 aren't as bad as people make it out to be, seeing it can best the Wii version of games in sales despite a smaller install base.

And LOL @ people downplaying the Wii version of SW TFU. It is hilarious! Everyone was talking about pre-launch how the Wii version would win because of 'da legz', and the same was said about Madden NFL 09. Now it's time to damage control, because it didn't happen like that.

lolxD

Cherry pick much?

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

Rock Band (tracking higher than PS3 version despite bad reviews)

Guitar Hero III (over PS3)

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Sega Superstars Tennis (over all platforms)

Wii has a 12m user lead on 360, and 18m user lead on PS3.  The divide between userbases is only going to keep growing.  How will those sales look with a 30m userbase divide?  40m?  Or the end of generation 50m+ gap?

Cut off my statement much?

I'm not saying that no Wii version will sell better than a PS3 or 360 version, but when the PS3, with half of the install base outsells the Wii version of a game, it is crazy.  And it's happened on more than one occasion.

1.  It is not that far behind the PS3 version.  I think it is quite clear that it is going to sell more than the PS3 version.  The game has only been out for like 2, 3 or 4 weeks .  I think there is enough evidence that Wii games have longer legs.  For some reason in your post you said you don't want that explanation but how can you choose to ignore something that there is such clear evidence of.  Yes the sales of Wii sports games are not going to catch up with the PS3 sports games but in that case the PS3 has such a huge opening week compared to the Wii that there is just no catching up especially since the very same game is going to be released in a year's time so these things have a limited period to sell anyway.  Plus people that buy these games every single year despite the fact that they are the same game each time but with updated team roasters have been buying these games for years and are not willing to switch to a new control method, plus want to see flashy graphics over flashy game play.  In the case of star wars PS3 does not have a huge opening week advantage.  No doubt the Wii version will catch up.  360 is another matter.  Seems 360 owners buy big games in huge huge numbers and I think Wii will always struggle to match 360 software sales for big games apart from in a few years time when the userbase advantage is just so huge.

2.  I agree. With the way 360 owners eat up games it definitely makes sense to develop PS360 as opposed to Wii exclusive.  That is why unlike many other Wii owners I'm not holding much hope that 3rd parties will suddenly switch focus to Wii.  It will happen (and is already happening) for Japanesecentric games since the gap between Wii and PS360 is so huge.  But for western games I don't see it happening simply because I don't see Nintendo ever increasing production to the level where Wii sales are so far in excess of combined PS360 sales.

3. So Wii's target audience is kids?  That's news to me.  Do you happen to work for Sony?

Cherry picking? You basicly ignored the 360 when comparing multiplatform games. what do you call that ?

I call it obvious from what I wrote.  The 2 that are only ahead of PS3 are clearly labeled as such.  The rest are over all platforms.

What the examples shows us is if the games are casuals the wii will eventually, with legs outsell the PS3 and maybe the 360. But, any other games the wii will have no chance.

Hum. I think it's far too early to judge that.

1ST POINT
1st, Wii version of SW wont cost as much as 360-PS3 versions to develop. Also, it s combined with PS2 version most of the time (which is downgraded).

Meaning Wii version need to sell around 4 to 5 times less and still be more successful .

Your assesment is wrong from the beginning.

2ND POINT
Wii version tend to have far better legs. See SW FU in Europe : Wii version is now outselling PS3 and 360 versions.

On long term, Wii version should outsell both...

RIght ?