Topic: How much of your Wii library is 3rd party?

[Spak-Spang]

I think I have about 50/50 with a slight advantage to 1st party.

I own:

Wii Play, Wii Sports, Twilight Princess, Prime 3, Galaxy, Strikers,

third party:

Rabbids 2, Guilty Gear, Mario and Sonic Olympics, Guitar Hero 3, Metal Slug 1-6, MOH 2 Heroes.  

I feel like I am missing a first party game I own.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I find this to be pretty interesting, all we here about is how Nintendo fans don't buy 3rd party games and yet everyone here has a balanced collection! Back in the GC era I bet I could count all the 3rd party games I had on one hand and some of those were bought used for a cheap price. Probably the only three 3rd party games I can remember buying new for GC were Killer7, RE4, and Super Monkey Ball.

[Kairon]

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Originally posted by: Chozo Ghost
Jesus, Kairon! Are you a millionaire? 52 games must be worth a couple thousand dollars (at least). And how do you have the time to play all those?

Student loans my friend, student loans. Ask for more than you need for tuition and you get the difference back. I'll be paying this back over the next 25 years of my life... *sigh*

Edit: Clarification: I am NOT doing this, but it is something I've seen a lot in other students. But for me, my part time job pays for my games. The student loans pay for my room and board.

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Originally posted by: insanolord
Kairon, you forgot Galaxy on your list.

Okay, I added it into the "first party games I do not own" section.

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
I find this to be pretty interesting, all we here about is how Nintendo fans don't buy 3rd party games and yet everyone here has a balanced collection! Back in the GC era I bet I could count all the 3rd party games I had on one hand and some of those were bought used for a cheap price. Probably the only three 3rd party games I can remember buying new for GC were Killer7, RE4, and Super Monkey Ball.

Yeah, the Wii and DS have shown marked improvements in my third party buying habits. Maybe diehard Nintendo fans like us actually do support third parties, it's just that the more casual nintendo fans, as well as regular games who own another system as well as a Wii, are less likely to buy third party Wii games...?  

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Kairon

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Originally posted by: Chozo Ghost

Yeah, the Wii and DS have shown marked improvements in my third party buying habits. Maybe diehard Nintendo fans like us actually do support third parties, it's just that the more casual nintendo fans, as well as regular games who own another system as well as a Wii, are less likely to buy third party Wii games...?

Not sure about the regular gamers, because I own all 3 systems and yet I still strongly support Wii titles. Granted I am only one example but I think there are enough unique Wii experiences out there from 3rd parties that people that own other systems will still support them.  

[Kairon]

Maybe the hardcore HARDCORE gamers are the problem, because sometimes when I browse neoGAF it seems like those guys only own a Wii for Nintendo games, ironically.

[BranDonk Kong]

1st Party - 9
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Wii Play
Excite Truck
Legend of Zelda Twighlight Princess
Big Brain Academy
WarioWare Smooth Moves
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
Super Paper Mario
Battalion Wars 2
Suepr Mario Galaxy

3rd Party - 33
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SSX Blur
Godfather Blackhand Edition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Cooking Mama Cook Off
Elebits
Metal Slug Anthology
Madden NFL 07
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
TMNT
Trauma Center Second Opinion
Red Steel
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Trauma Center New Blood
Scarface the World is Yours
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
Madden NFL 08
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008
Brunswick Pro Bowling
WWE Smackdown VS RAW 2008
No More Heroes
Manhunt 2 Zack & Wiki Quest for Barbaro's Treasure
Resident Evil the Umbrella Chronicles
Pool Party
Transformers the Game
Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Soul Calibur Legends
Ghost Squad
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

Note - I don't *currently* own all of these games, but at least have had each of them at one point.

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Kairon
Maybe the hardcore HARDCORE gamers are the problem, because sometimes when I browse neoGAF it seems like those guys only own a Wii for Nintendo games, ironically.

Neogaf members don't count. You should know that Kairon! They are all mutant freaks.

[Crimm]

Where the hell do you people get your money?

Is NWR full of drug dealers?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

1)  Get a credit card.

2)  Go into a managaeable DEBT.

[Kairon]

1) Take out a student loan for more than you need for tuition and dorm

2) Be fiscally irresponsible and pay for it the rest of your life

[Mario]

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Originally posted by: Crimm
Where the hell do you people get your money?



Is NWR full of drug dealers?

It's called a job

[ShyGuy]

Take money out of the booze and hookers budget and put it into the video game budget. CLEAN LIVING FTW

[Famicom]

Let's see....

First Party:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Paper Mario
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3
Super Mario Galaxy

Third Party:
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Zack & Wiki
No More Heroes

5:4 ain't bad! Plus I'll be picking up Guilty Gear XX Accent Core soon.

[Rhoq]

First Party (6)
1. Endless Ocean
2. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
3. Link's Crossbow Training
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Wii Play
6. Wii Sports

Third Party (11)
1. The Godfather: Blackhand Edition
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock
3. Kororinpa: Marble Mania
4. Manhunt 2
5. Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
6. No More Heroes
7. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
8. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
9. Scarface: The World Is Yours
10. Trauma Center: New Blood
11. Trauma Center: Second Opinion  

[Kairon]

Maybe the next thing we have to figure out, since most of us seem to have more third-party games than you'd expect, is to break it down by publisher. It's sort of unfair that it takes all the third parties out there to match just Nintendo's numbers do you think?

[Athrun Zala]

hmmm....

1st Party: 2
WiiSports
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves

3rd Party: 0


I WIN


;_;

[ShyGuy]

Wait, what? I hope you have a Gamefly account or something...

[NWR_pap64]

1st party:
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Wii Sports

3rd party:
-Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
-Zack and Wiki
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
-Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
-Medal of Honor Heroes 2
-Red Steel

There you go, my library is all third party...

[NWR_insanolord]

I edited my original post to split the third party games by publisher like Kairon suggested. My purchases span quite a few different publishers.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You people need to rediscover the world of DEBT.

[wandering]

Kairon,

Here is a list of Wii games you own that GameRankings.com lists as having an average score that's less than 75%:

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Link's Crossbow Training

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party

Endless Ocean

My Sims

Scarface

ManHunt 2

Ghost Squad

Star Trek: Conquest

Alien Syndrome

NiGHTS

Godzilla: Unleashed

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Samurai Warriors Katana

Ninjabread Man

Crash of the Titans

Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games

Carnival Games

Dragon Blade

Dewy's Adventure

Soul Calibur Legends

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Kororinpa Marble Mania

Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix

Mortal Kombat Armageddon

Call of Duty 3

Red Steel

Far Cry

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Metal Slug Anthology

Cooking Mama

Heatseeker

Super Swing Golf

Sonic & The Secret Rings

Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party

Assuming an average price of $45 per game, you've spent about $1,500 on the above games. I'm sure some some of them were worthy of your money (critics aren't always right). But, just think about this: for the money you spent on those games, you could have bought all of the following:

- A 12 month subscription to GameFly.
- A (non-gimped) Xbox 360.
- A PlayStation 2.
- An 8MB PS2 memory card, a wireless Xbox 360 controller, and a Dual Shock 2.
- Anywhere from 10 to 40 GOOD GAMES ($700 worth), such as The Orange Box, Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock, Metal Gear Solid 2, and Okami.

Imagine how many talented people you could be supporting, and how much you could be learning about game design, if only you started buying video game products that don't have the Official Nintendo Seal. If only you stopped thinking one of the most successful businesses in Japan needs your charity.  

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Kairon intends for some of those japanese businesses to die.

We have something in common.

[Rhoq]

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix

Not sure about the regular gamers, because I own all 3 systems and yet I still strongly support Wii titles. Granted I am only one example but I think there are enough unique Wii experiences out there from 3rd parties that people that own other systems will still support them.

Same here, actually.

I've got...
17 Wii games (plus 33 VC titles)
11 XBox 360 games (plus 18 XBLA titles)
2 PS3 games (nothing from the PSN Store, yet)

[Ghisy]

Okay, here's my list:

Nintendo (1st party): 8
- The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Link's Crossbow Training
- Super Paper Mario
- Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption
- Wii Sports
- Excite Truck
- Wario Ware - Smooth Moves

3rd party: 7
- Red Steel
- Dragon Ball Z - Budokai Tenkaichi 2
- Dragon Ball Z - Budokai Tenkaichi 3
- Resident Evil 4 - Wii Edition
- Resident Evil - Umbrella Chronicles
- Zack & Wiki - Quest For Barbaros' Treasure
- No More Heroes

So it's like 54% for Nintendo titles and 46% for the 3rd party ones.  

[Ceric]

Are we counting VC Games?  Now take in account I have GameFly and if we went by games I've played the Ratio be lot different.

First Party:
Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Play
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Third Party:
Resident Evil 4
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Super Swing Golf

More even then I thought.