Reggie: Only a few third-parties have created quality projects for Wii

PistolPumptMonk - 398 days 18 hours ago

You're exactly right. Why would companies make third party games for the Wii when they see the sales figures of a game like Okami? It doesn't matter how well they do in making the game, most people who own a Wii will not be interested.

The third party market is now completely owned and dominated by Sony and Microsoft. And I don't really think Nintendo cares to be honest.

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SaiyanFury - 398 days 17 hours ago

You're right, they don't care. They design their consoles with their own perceptions, desires, and interests in mind. That's not personal opinion, that's historical fact.

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Smacktard - 398 days 16 hours ago

I agree. Nintendo's attitude towards 3rd party developers has always been a problem. I think that ended when the old president quit and Iwata took his place, though. By the sounds of it they're getting back on track. Every WiiWare developer I've heard of said that Nintendo is EXTREMELY helpful and awesome. And then The Conduit says that they're working really close with Nintendo. Leads me to believe they changed their old ways.

@PistolPumptMonk

Oh god, please don't bring up the Okami argument. You really have NO idea what you're doing. In fact, you're arguing against the point you're trying to make.

Here let me make it simple for you: when a port of a last gen game comes to a current-gen console and sells ALMOST as much as the last gen console's sales in less time, and with 1/3-1/4 the install base, it really means that it actually did good. It's not amazing, but it's actually very good given the circumstances. If you want to talk about good games that didn't sell well on the Wii, I'm sure you can think of many better examples.

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Steven Colbert - 398 days 15 hours ago

When it comes to 3rd party,I don't give a damn on Nintendo consoles.N64 was the best console because Nintendo made more AAA first party/second titles that put the PS1 and its 800 games on the floor.Also the N64 days made sure that only the important third party like EA,Midway and Capcom stayed on board.With the exception of Squaresoft,Nintendo and its golden age of quality was cemented in the 90s.

2nd party developers also did exceptional work with Nintendo like Factor 5,Rare,and Silicon Knights.

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DeathroW22 - 398 days 13 hours ago

People only buy nintendos for nintendos first party games :P

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Mahr - 398 days 13 hours ago

"Why would companies make third party games for the Wii when they see the sales figures of a game like Okami?"

Shot in the dark: Because they see the sales figures of other, more successful third-party titles?

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Captain_Sony - 398 days 4 hours ago

To the haters, trolls, fanboys and generally stupid.
Okami sold more on Wii with an install base of 15 million then it did on PS2 with an install base of over 100million.. Poor example of why games do not sale. Half of the million sellers on Wii are also 3rd party.Re4 on Wii outsold PS2 version. GH for Wii outsold all other versions. Seems to me plenty of proof you guys are wrong is easily accesable. Which makes your not knowing ever more pathetic. Prove me wrong.

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SaiyanFury - 398 days 17 hours ago

Hehe while I wouldn't go so far as to say they're evil, they have been the bane of third party developers for years. I've heard it cited that Nintendo makes it's consoles for it's own games. Third parties are a second thought. On the original NES it was also exorbitant licensing fees that made third parties look down on them.

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