You DO know that FPS's aren't  the be all and end all of a "typical game" right.

Besides, the reason why the wii version hasn't sold well is a pretty obvious one, anyone that doesn't know why just isn't paying attention.

Your average consumer, he swicthes on the television and see an advert for WaW. He see's the 360 version, but he can pretty much guarantee the PS3 is getting that shit, as most of them go to both. This commercial doesn't have logos at the end of it, obviously because microsoft have bought the rights to the marketing of the game.

Why would someone then go out to a gaming store and ask for the wii version?  Now I know it exists, but damn, I barely even know what the game looks like. All I've seen of it has come from E3 months ago and a few videos on IGN. If they can't even be bothered to Market their own game, why would I go out and support that version?

Seems everyone likes to pass around the blame on why these games don't sell, as long as it's not the fault of the publishers. It's even come down to fans of other consoles blaming Nintendo for TP's shortcomings. It's crazy. Bottom line is, THEY don't put in the effort for these games to succeed, probably because they don't give half a shit. Blaming Nintendo, the wii, and even the consumers is just a fancy way for them to get out of properly supporting it.

True, but in fairness they've also dropped both of their biggest properties on the system recently. One's doing better than the other versions, the other one's...not.

That tells us, and third parties, something, but not what the Wii detractors want it to be.

With you a hundred percent. The first two lines in particular are more true than they should be. I'd also add that most third-parties didn't bother to make Gamecube versions of their games last generation, despite it being quite easy to do so. The whole "it's because the Wii's underpowered!" argument is weakened by that inconvenient detail.

What is really interesting is that when a Wii multiplatform shines, it gets ignored.

Cast in point, the Wii version of Shaun White snowboarding has gotten higher review scores. But several days ago, X-play reviewed the HD version, then went into a skit about "Wii games we'd love to see -- Balance Board Edition." They have so far completely ignored this game.


Mike from Morgantown

Teasing about Halo aside, I can definitely see where you're coming from here. I liken the Wii to the DS: the early going was rough because no one knew what to make of the damned thing, but once things settled down and third-parties started getting the hang of things titles, traditional and innovative, started to arrive in sizeable numbers. I'm guessing it'll be a similar story with the Wii, although the difference won't be as dramatic, since Western developers seem to prefer consoles and high-tech, much more so than their Japanese counterparts (who are historically more comfortable with handhelds).

Now you're getting out of hand. Where have I ever said that master chief was bald or that you can see his face? Someone else mentioned halo in an arguement and I said that most hd unenthusiasts tend to pick on halo to justify their dislike of hd game trends.  Yet you chose to pick the most useless portion of my post and take it on a ridiculous tangent, now you're insulting my personality. I have yet to get banned from this website because I like to keep things civil but everyman has a breaking point.

Stop with the nonsense!!!

Hold on there, cowboy. I brought up bald sweaty space marines, which happens to be a 360 meme just like the wii has no good third party support and the PS3 has no games.

No one mentioned Halo until you did. I have nothing against Halo.

In all honesty, it's far too early to determine the overall sales distributions between consoles.  The Wii has demonstrated that games on it tend to be spread out further over time, while PS360 games enjoy much more front loading.  It's very probable that the PS360 versions will have more sales in the end, but the extent of that can't be drawn on first week sales data alone.  We can agree, though, that if a person had a Wii and a PS3 or 360, and wanted WaW, they would pick the PS360 version over the Wii, simply because the Wii version is inferior.

Hmm. The joke's getting old, but your inability to get the joke makes this fun too...Do I keep going? Hell yes!

No one brought up Halo until you did, pardner. And you're admitting that you don't know what you're talking about regarding the very point you brought up. And now you're getting defensive because someone's callin' you out. Shall I add yellow-belly to the list of charges?

The majority of games are sold by word of mouth. Cod4 is the perfect example of this. I never saw an advert for it on Tv. I knew I wanted it from videos on GT. Unfortunately, the new gamers the wii has brought into gaming are not the type that go to internet gaming websites to talk about games so they probably don't even know or care. These are not the type that know release dates, they walk to the store when they want a new experience and ask the store clerk for recommendation. Thus, the long legs of wii games. Also, many wii owners who are also fans of this genre also have a gaming PC or PS360, hence, the wii sales are dried up which I understand. However, this is also a justification for 3rd parties not to bring FPS games to wii.

As for other best selling ps360 titles like assassins creed, I really don't see how they could benefit from the wii's motion controls so it would boil down to graphics and power again (for things like # of people on screen) which would ultimately lead to the PS360 versions selling way more copies.

to much arguing in this thread!