I dont think it is as dire as you make it sound. DS, PSP, and PS2 are all going to dry up as relevant, kind of relevant and mildly relevant third party markets over the next one-four years (PS2 has a year left, PSP 2.5, DS 3.5 I'd say for relevant third party revenues). Some of that content will go to DS2/PSP2 but alot of it is going to end up on Wii in the transition period. Could easily see stuff like Scribblenuats and some kind of Layton spinoff on Wii.

Capcom and a few other third parties were still putting relevant releases on the N64 in 1999/2000, GC in 2005, SNES in 1996, etc.

The Wii has never attracted the blockbuster core games from third parties, that area above 2m is off limits for most titles. But so long as alot of games can sell 200,000 to 2,000,000 on Wii there is going to be support. That market has at least another two years left.

For me, it's not that I want Modern Warfare 2 on the Wii, it's that third-parties don't put THE EFFORT on the Wii that they would in a game like MW2, AC2, FFXIII, etc. Outside of a few efforts here and there, the effort is simply not there. And it's ridiculously insulting to be quite honest.

This is the worst idea put forth in the entire topic

Bar none

The fact that they did this in the past is the reason many third parties are not fond of Nintendo, and partly why they're reluctant to support them.

Why? What would 3rd parties do in retaliation?

Not make any games worth a shit for Nintendo consoles for 3 generations?

....y-yes?

"The Effort" means "The Money", if you weren't aware.

If you put more money into Wii development... there goes the grand Wii advantage, doesn't it?  Would a $20M Wii game sell as much as a $20M HD game?  That's the question.  Depends on the product, and the number of Wii owners willing to purchase it, doesn't it?

Things may be waiting in the wings, though it does seem like the top-tier support has pretty much fled as soon as it started to arrive.

My response is towards trestres problem not yours or anyone else's

trestres has been convinced for atleast 6 months now that wii stands no chance of getting 3rd party support

all I am saying is that maybe he should think about buying consoles that have the kind of 3rd party support he prefers, hardly a silly thing to suggest.

There have been 28 Wii titles to breach 2 million, 10 of them would easily be classed as core (more if you include music games, but Wii gets that support anyway). It's only "off limits" if you take a "we can't compete with Nintendo" mentality.

Now, I'm not saying we need to see Assassin's Creed etc. being developed Wii first or Wii exclusive, but have we even seen last gen efforts from third parties? I'm thinking Soul Calibre 2, Kingdom Hearts, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Star Wars Battlefront sized efforts. These were strong effort that would be considered cheap compared to big HD games.