Serious conversation here, guys, no fanboy-ish trolling.

I just wondered, since the Nintendo 64 appeared, third-parties seems not to like working on Nintendo platforms. On the N64, the cartridge format and memory storage were the main complain, okay, that's comprehensive. GameCube came and they shafted complaining bad sales and younger audience appeal. Now here's the Wii... it lacks hardware power, as third-parties says.

I noticed contradictions on these allegations.

They shafted the GC because third-party games weren't selling, right? This changed with Wii and they keep shafting anyway. Even N64, with the few third-party support it got, had solid sales from third-parties. On America at least, third-party games had good sales: Turok 2, THPS1, 007 Tomorrow Never Dies, Star Wars Rogue Squadron and Racer, Namco Museum 64, THQ's wrestling games were all platinum hits (source: http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml). Not need to show Wii numbers because there's plenty of threads here already.

If they canned the GameCube because of bad third-party sales, this logic fails with N64 and Wii, since both got big third-party numbers.

I found strange their complaining about Wii's underpower since they mass supported the PlayStation 2, who had an inferior hardware compared to GameCube and Xbox (of course, not inferior the same level as Wii vs PS3 and 360, but inferior anyway). PSP is another example. Hardware way better but less support from third-parties.

Once again, using the PS2 and DS as examples, inferior hardware doesn't justify third-parties reluctancy.

What you think? Is Nintendo have problems with most of third-parties? They're biased? Or what?

Cuz they're scared to compete with Nintendo games since developers like to create half-assed games that will maximize profits.

The only third party games that turn profits (for the most part) are mini-game compilations, or something with a Mario cameo.

More expensive, "artistic", and arguably "better" games cost more money to make, and have been barely breaking even. See: Madworld, No More Heroes. Exception: anything with Resident Evil in the title.

Until Wii owners start buying these games, I wouldn't expect things to change.

3rd party nintendo games are usually crap (at least compared to the 1st party ones) so people now usually boycott them I guess they are too lazy to step up their game and draw the crowds back.

Game developers hate money.

all i can say is, they are businesses and they want money, if they are not making wii games is because there is no money for them there, is stupid to think that is because game companies are fanboys, so stop trying to defend nintendo, devs must be right developing for wii must mean a lost for them.

I disagree with you. Madworld and No More Heroes were badly advertised so most of the Wii base not even know they exist. IMO, the third-parties doesn't put much effort when it comes to advertisement on a Nintendo system. Resident Evil is an example of a well advertised franchise, that's why it sells well.

They can't compete with Nintendo's own products.

Yes, that started happening ever since the N64 was released...the NES and the SNES had tons of classic 3rd party titles.

By the time the PS1 was turning 3 years old, it had great classic 3rd party titles...Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, FFVII, to name a few...now the Wii is also turning 3, and is the leader like the PS1 was, but where are my 3rd party classics for the little white system?

LOL. Coming from a guy with a sain written PlayStation 3 is the future.