"I really hate this sort of attitude and it's a complete flip-flop of the typical attitude of a Nintendo fan from only a few years ago."
>> A-ha. Those whiny hardcore. Yeah I don't identify with those guys.
"It's all about the blue ocean market share which NONE OF US are actually a part of."
>> Yet we still directly benefit from it. It brought us the Wii. I have a Wii. You have one too, so what's your excuse?
"A developer's relevence is based on the quality of the games they make. Not the popularity, not the sales figures."
>> Sales are significant to staying in business. Good luck being relevant without business.
"Or at least that's how any true gamer should see it."
>> Yeah, good luck with defining what a "true gamer" is to the rest of us. It's probably not one of those "nintendo fans".
"Like I said, developers and publishers don't want to incur risk. For example"
>> For example, starting the peripheral-based Guitar Hero on the matoor hardcore prostitute-killing PS2. It was the market leader, so it was only logical... UHH WAIT, huh?
"Maybe they thought that Metroid Prime 3 actually underperformed when compared to the popularity of its license."
>> Metroid isn't really that popular (subtract maybe 15-25% of what it's thought to be). Thank Matt C. for being so vocal about the series and inflating its perception on the internet.
"Then why isn't a title as universally recognizable as Madden selling gangbusters on Wii? It defies logic."
>> The "all play" version wasn't really advertised, only the visually-intense HD versions, so "all play" is apparently some alien offshoot of the franchise that EA doesn't want the public to know about, particularly that it's a Wii title with Wii sensibilities. Good job, EA.
"Yes, companies bring out first-person shooters that compete with Halo 3, but I'm willing to bet that Microsoft also gives them marketing dollars as well."
>> Bribery, fantastic. Apparently publishers don't have to sell games on their own resources and merits. This makes complete sense, covers 3rd party behavior this generation, completes the discussion, and wins the thread. Good show.