I'll give them this - The expanded market the Wii has brought in is a new audience that needs to be catered to differently. I'm sure a lot of developers havn't figured this new dynamic out yet. Look at poor Dewy. Not a great game, but still if they'd got it into more peoples hands or at least eyes, I'm sure it'd have sold better. As is, it's too cute for 'core' gamers and out of sight for everyone else.

How come stocks of Capcom has risen 8% after their announcement of Monster Hunter 3 for on the WII and has never risen that fast since 2002??? Because people are concerned? I'm concerned as well at times but passing that stage now and feeling secure about the WII again. Perhaps they should kick some 3rd party developers their asses for messing up several titles on the WII, like takkxyz kind of summed it up for me ;) When I look at a Capcom then there's simply nothing to be worried about!

Konami catered to NO ONE with their advertising of that game.  Jeez.

Right Choirsofttheeye, did anyone even see one single advert about Dance Dance Revolution? Its only because I watch out for the release list all the time or else it would entirely pass me by as an unknown title. I don't know what it is with Konami, they hype MGS4 like madness but other titles are probably in their opinion not worth to hype.

The worst part is that none of this is new. None of it. However, the developers are just foolish enough to stick their fingers in their ears singing "la-la-la-la" with their heads so far up their arses they can chew on their small intestines even as the Wii is slaughtering in user base numbers. The backlash from which can severely damage good game studios with poor management whom I'd rather not see leave the market.

My point exactly.  You can't just slap a game like that on the shelves and expect sales.  Nor would advertising through traditional methods help much, because a lot of the people it'd appeal to won't be looking on game sites.

I can quell the developers worries by saying one thing;

Make good games.

If you make a good game people will follow it no matter what platform it's on. Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, etc. I think the real worry here is "Will I make money on games that we don't spend a lot of money on and develop lazily?" 

Unfortunately such concerns are not unfounded. The system is atypical for the market. Personally I am not secure with the Wii being a haven for third party development. Many have questioned whether it is a fad or a one game device in the past, and nothing has indicated that it is not. Virtual console, party game, and launch titles all do exceedingly well. While hardcore mature games do surprisingly poor. There very well might be a Wii bubble.

I realize the Wii is the cheapest of the current generation, but even so -- people don't spend $300+ out of curiosity and then never use it.  20 or 30 bucks for a DVD fitness training program, sure, 300 bucks on a Wii and at least one game, I don't think so.

See, I would understand where developers are coming from if they had a more sensible approach.  Instead of blaming the Wii for flopped games, they need to take a step back and be humble for 5 seconds, and realize that just because Wii Sports and Wii Play are selling like hotcakes doesn't mean you can throw a game together in a few months and expect people to pay $50 for it.  There are some developers out there who are saying things like "perhaps we've misread the audience's tastes" or "we're just not sure what these new gamers want", and I can sympathize with those feelings.  Nintendo's blue ocean strategy means that the Wii is venturing into uncharted waters.  Developers who don't know what to expect should do their research and get some creative juices flowing, not grumble and point fingers.

"quickly producing titles - some of which ended up as flops."

Well Duh! geez! He didn't even hear what he said. Now why did they have to quickly produce titles? It's not just because Nintendo was secretive. Nintendo gave them gamecube kits because they knew it would similar. The reason they had to rush is because they thought Nintendo would flop from the gate. They missed the ship. It is THEIR fault they had to rush, and because they rushed, it is THEIR fault that the titles flopped. Why cannot they give Wii the same effort they give PS3 and 360???? Only THEN can they make a direct comparison. These developers have acted this way toward Nintendo since the N64 age. CRAZY.