I'll have no trash-talking about Just Dance! Suda51 is advertising for it!



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Sure they could do both... But they don't see the point, when they could make quick and easy money from games like Just Dance.

Yeah they are dropping, but they are still selling more than enough to make a profit.

yes they do

Assassin's Creed was used because we were talking Ubisoft. And AC is also a game Reggie wants on Wii.

Assassin's Creed is by far Ubisoft's biggest "blockbuster franchise".

"Sure they could do both... But they don't see the point, when they could make quick and easy money from games like Just Dance."

It's not seeing that they can do both that is the problem.

"Yeah they are dropping, but they are still selling more than enough to make a profit."

They did say they were cutting back on those due to market saturation.

Third parties are in a bad spot right now with the wii. They see it as too risky to invest in a AAA title. They know that COD, Assasin's Creed, etc. are going to sell well for the HD systems, but they aren't sure if it will on the wii. They know that what it is needed in the wii is a "hardcore" AAA exclusive to finally get the audience they need to sell those games, but no one is willing to take that chance. Unlike Nintendo that makes money on harware, 3rd parties only have software revenue, so that is why they fear the risk. they go for the sure thing.

They test the current market to see if the "casuals" will buy into "hardcore" material but of course they don't. It's a different audience. The few stuff they sell is to the hardcore wii owners but those are not the larger part of the audience.

To answer the OP, they should not complaint, because they know what needs to be done. If for example GTA4 would have been a Wii exclusive, then a hardcore wii audience would have been expanded enough to sell more hardcore games in the future. (of course this is all opinion and speculation.

No, if the games aren't selling they're doing something wrong. "Only Nintendo games sell on Nintendo systems" is a lame excuse to cover their rears for bad decision-making.

I will say that making a hit on Wii is not going to be exactly the same as making a hit on the other consoles. A direct remake of a game like Final Fantasy XIII probably won't match the HD sales because Wii owners aren't looking for an interactive movie - type game. That doesn't mean they aren't looking for a proper sequel to Final Fantasy I or Final Fantasy IV, though.

On the other hand, with 64 million owners, I don't understand why third parties are giving us spin-offs developed by their B-teams. There are 10-million+ selling game ideas just waiting to be developed on Wii but the big companies don't even seem to be trying.

Even if Nintendo had 90% of the market share, 3rd party developers would still make up excuses to get out of their obligation to support Nintendo. They know damn well that they can succeed on the system, they just don't want to, they want the Wii to just go away. 3rd parties made it very clear they would rather accept death than support dirsuption.

Suda51 selling out confirmed.

Seriously, he, her and the translator all need to get a life!

Just Dance is selling - because Just Dance actually had an advertising campaign. A quite effective one. Add to THAT quite favorable user reviews, and you have a game that sells.