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Originally posted by: MaryJane The Wii is an upgraded GC with motion controls. It's a bigger jump than PS1 - PS2, but it's still true. Nintendo themselves have made statements that back up that thought.
Yes, but the motion controls are what made most devs so hesitant to develop for the console when it was first announced.
In any case, going from a PS1 to a PS2 was easy. From GC to Wii is another story because the control scheme is so wildly different.
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You're right and you're guessing (possibly wrong). There are still more Xbox360's than Wii's, when Wii sales level out like mentioned, then we will know where things stand. Also, despite the PS3 lackluster start, and game drought they still have opportunities to come back, especially if they throw enough money around to keep MGS and FF exclusive.
I agree for the most part with your post, but there is another side to the equation.
Look at it this way: the Wii selling out like crazy is evidence of how strong it is. By Ace's own logic, the Wii is lacking in game support and it's STILL selling out everywhere.
If the Wii can't even stay on store shelves without strong 3rd party lineup, what is it going to do WITH a 3rd party lineup?
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Originally posted by: Acefondu And are you saying Shiggy is wrong then? Was he wrong to call out third parties and tell them to shape up?
Yes.
He's saying what 3rd parties will be forced to understand soon anyway. When the Wii passes the 360 in sales and becomes the world's dominant next-gen console, they'll be forced to heed his words and push better dev teams over to it.
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The fact stands that the Wii is currently being treated as the porathon with waggle console.
Name me a console that ISN'T a portathon for the first 6 months of its life.
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I mentioned in my first post that the Wii is a success Smash, but can it last with these shoddy games, or is it their existance that will propell the system? Analize the situation instead of spouting fanboyisms.
Nothing I've said is fanboyism. EVERYTHING I have argued is from a logical perspective.
FACT: 3rd party developers develop the most games for the console with the largest potential audience because it means the highest number of sales.
FACT: The Wii is closing in on the 360's total sales and doing so in less than HALF the time it took for the 360 to reach the same numbers.
FACT: Even in a sh*thole like NH, you STILL cannot find Wiis on store shelves and need to wait outside a Wal-Mart at 6AM in order to get one (I did this this week).
FACT: Despite having the worst graphics of last gen, the PS2 received the most 3rd party support because it had the highest installed userbase.
FACT: It costs significantly more to develop for a console which requires HD support, pushing niche games which would have been on the PS2 last gen to the Wii this gen.
Where is the fanboyism in any of this? This is just a simple analysis of how the industry works, and with that analysis, the Wii is shaping up to be the clear winner.