This is the thing, Wii games don't need to sell a huge number to be profitable because the costs of making the game is about 50% of an HD game. HD games require far more units sold but are spread across 2-3 platforms with a userbase far more likely to buy more traditional games.

The problem is that most publishers look at the Wii and can see that with minimal investment, they can make a profit. They can release any piece of shovelware with minimal dev costs and minimal advertising. The new breed of gamers who see it in the shops may just buy it, leading to a few sales, but that's all it takes for that crap game to be profitable. This has lead to the lack of traditional 3rd-party games compared to the HD consoles (that and developers wanting to work on newer tech and not wanting to have their skills become outdated by not learning the latest tech)

I think EA should've asked themselves if it's really ok to send a game out with little to no advertising. Did they think "but it's a decent game, and studies shows that Wii owners can smell themselves to quality games, even when they don't know the game exists, or it's hidden behind tons of other games. Actually, they can even find it in a store than weren't supposed to have a single copy of it! Truly remarkable!"

Pfft, I'm getting Tales of Symphonia 2 in a couple of weeks, it's more than 100 kr cheaper than DSE, and I'm getting a cute Plush doll for free as a pre-order bonus! Take that!
(Wii games normally cost about 549-599 kr)

OMG your right for once!

& I agree with you

Don't you think that Wii owners would have already bought another console if it really had what they wanted?

No, no, no, Wii owners can't buy other consoles. They have to stay with their Wii and smile for every bone that's thrown at them. That's how it is. That's the way of the Wiimurai.

You say that, but why do they end up whining on forums so much? It doesn't make any sense. I finally managed to convince my Wii-only console owning friend to stop complaining about the Wii not getting any decent 3rd-party games and play HD games on his Mac (dual boot so he plays via Windows).

Ech, I getting bored with Dead Space and Deadly Creatures. We need another game to laugh at now.

Wait, I got one! There was a game that had like > 100.000 preorders, but then it ended up selling a lot less! Haha, ouch, haha, what was it called............Metroid Prime Trilogy! Hahaha...ha....haahhhh. No, that wasn't funny at all T_T

So, you didn't actually read my post then?  It's a pretty simple thing to understand.  Videogame companies aren't going to invest ad revenue in websites that give their games bad reviews.

Videogame advertising is what lets videogame websites run.

Ergo, reviewers aren't going to step on toes on big advertisers.  There is no need for those advertisers to actually "bribe" anyone.

If EA were to pull advertising from a website... that could decrease their revenue by 50%.

It's called "Being nice to your boss/big client."

The Videogame comapnies are both their biggest and really... ONLY clients and the target of reviews.

I mean, have you forgotten the whole Kane & Lynch fiasco already?

I'll spell it out for you.

HD games controlled with conventional game pads aren't what Wii gamers want. If they were, then Wii gamers would have bought an HD console that ships with a conventional game pad.

If people are whining, it is because the product they want isn't on the market. Otherwise they would go out and get it instead of sitting around complaining about how the product they want isn't on the market.

I agree that way too many companies have taken the "core game tests" route on the Wii... hell, even Nintendo themselves have been guilty of going that route as well.

Spoiler: It's called Metroid Prime 3! :P