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smash_brother wrote:
Star Wars is a kids movie by Lucas' own admission. Red Steel is a FPS built around shooting people in the face and slicing them up. Just because there's no blood doesn't make it any less of a violent game.
My point is that Rogue Leader and Red Steel are both "mature" titles. Red Steel, like Rogue Leader, is ONE game for the platform. It's a start... just like Rogue Leader was a start but I don't consider it a leap of faith.
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Thing is, I haven't heard anything bad about ports and their sales numbers. Moreover, this is still progress for the Wii and that's the real point here. Your argument is that these are being released a year later. My argument is that the GC never would have seen this games at all but these companies feel comfortable spending the money to bring them to the Wii.
What I've described in my previous post is a very real scenario. It's happened before. That's how publishers work. They had no faith in GCN to sell those kinds of games so when they did release games, they were aimed at younger gamers.
Still, they're cashing-in on old games using new hardware. It's some form of progress, but the point is still misleading. I don't think you really get my argument. So I ask again, what happens when there are no more last generation games to quickly port to Wii?
These 3rd parties aren't taking advantage of Wii hardware. They're going for the quick buck while they can.
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Moving development resources to work solely on your platform is not something the GC saw very much of...if at all.
Every multiplatform game is proof of this happening in one way or another. They go to different teams either in house or a developer is commissioned to work on a specific console version. The difference here is Wii's new controls and non-HD graphics though there is no real indication that the Wii games be better or different. It's support, I'll agree to that.
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Companies don't just say these kinds of things at random.
It's still PR. Don't take it for more than it actually is.
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I know what you're saying, but I think the Wii's real competition is the 360.
Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.... which actually reminds me of the Teacher's Strike episode of the Simpsons......
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Also, we have Manhunt being released for the Wii as the ONLY next gen console. Frankly, I myself am scratching my head as to why the Wii would be the next gen exclusive for a game which I'm sure would sell well on the 360 and one the PS3 would want for potential sales.
With all the hoopla over next gen systems, PS2 continues to do well. There's too much money to be made there. To me, the Wii version exists as a combination of Reggie Fils-Aime's negotiations with Take-Two/Rockstar and because it'll probably be a near exact port of the PS2 version, outside of Wii Remote support.
Yes, a step in the right direction. I won't argue that. As I said before, consistency is necessary and Nintendo needs to continue to get these types of games long after they're developed primarily with the PS2 in mind.
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