Bloomberg Reports: Nintendo's DOMINATION of the industry has begun

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#301 ArisShadows
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interesting oback
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#302 Ultimate_Peon
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No, but he is underestimating how far devs will go if the Wii brings in the green for them.

the-very-best

I'm not. I expect Wii to get a lot of 3rd party support, and most of the games will be non gamer titles. Why? Because Wiisports is the best selling Wii game.

Wii having the non gamer market under control is the reason it will be more successful than the GC. 

Eh, GTA: SA was PS2's highest selling game (I think?) and that didn't make most of the rest of the games coming out for the system turn into sandbox games.
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#303 the-very-best
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[QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

OceanLeet

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that.  Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd. 

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#304 InfamousC
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[QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

the-very-best

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that.  Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd. 

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

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#305 Ultimate_Peon
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[QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

the-very-best

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that.  Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd. 

I think you put too much emphasis on the power of franchises, especially when including in that list some series that aren't particularly high sellers. If the Wii has no notable third-party support by late next year or sometime in the year after that then yes it could slip, but in the meantime its sales are likely going to be fairly compelling for developers.
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#306 Teuf_
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[QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

InfamousC

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

 You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?  

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#307 OceanLeet
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[QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

the-very-best

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

One of the reasons the GC lost was because it was cheaper to develop for on the PS2.  Kinda like the Wii is now.  And you're still placing far too much faith in game titles.  And yes, the PS3 has lost it's variety.  Notice that almost all of the good games coming for the PS3 are sequels of older games.  Where is the variety?  Where is the freshness?  ...on the Wii :)

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#308 OceanLeet
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[QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

Teufelhuhn

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?

Read several pages back.  Versions and spinoffs of many of those games are coming to the Wii.  Read the link the TC gave on page 1.

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#309 jedigemini
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[QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

Teufelhuhn

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

 You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?  

Take-Two announced three undisclosed games for Wii this year (as seen on page 1), and I'd imagine one of those is a GTA spin-off. NG was announced on the DS, and I'd imagine an iteration of that is coming to the Wii somewhere down the line as well.

What part of this do u guys not understand, The Wii makes 3rd parties serious $... so despite your fanboy delusions of loyalty, they'll go where the money is.

pretty much the jist of this thread.

Couple Nintendo's first party strength (stronger than MS or Sony in this regard), with their new found third party support, and bang Nintendo wins this gen without breaking a sweat...

something they're already doing. 

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#310 HarlockJC
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lets see spend 5 million on a Wii game or 30 million on a PS3 or 360 game.....I think in the end we all know who going to get the most 3rd party games the question is will they be good

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#311 dustin-diamond
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[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"][QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

jedigemini

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

 You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?  

Take-Two announced three undisclosed games for Wii this year (as seen on page 1), and I'd imagine one of those is a GTA spin-off. NG was announced on the DS, and I'd imagine an iteration of that is coming to the Wii somewhere down the line as well.

What part of this do u guys not understand, The Wii makes 3rd parties serious $... so despite your fanboy delusions of loyalty, they'll go where the money is.

pretty much the jist of this thread.

Couple Nintendo's first party strength (stronger than MS or Sony in this regard), with their new found third party support, and bang Nintendo wins this gen without breaking a sweat...

something they're already doing. 

It's pretty obvious the Wii will get the most games this gen.
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#312 savage161
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[QUOTE="dustin-diamond"]

My favorite part of the article:

"Developers are going to have to give the Wii their best branded products"

jedigemini

pretty much ends the argument that Wii will only get crappy titles from third parties

hmmmmmmm, I reallly dont want Crysis on the Wii, The should cancel the the pc version, j/k, If you didnt relise that this actually could put the gaming indrusty in a bad postion, Im not against the Wii but i aint playing some Wii game on my 360 without the control and slightly better graphics, Id go into pc gaming and take a huge dump on my Wii.

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#313 savage161
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[QUOTE="jedigemini"][QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"][QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

dustin-diamond

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

 You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?  

Take-Two announced three undisclosed games for Wii this year (as seen on page 1), and I'd imagine one of those is a GTA spin-off. NG was announced on the DS, and I'd imagine an iteration of that is coming to the Wii somewhere down the line as well.

What part of this do u guys not understand, The Wii makes 3rd parties serious $... so despite your fanboy delusions of loyalty, they'll go where the money is.

pretty much the jist of this thread.

Couple Nintendo's first party strength (stronger than MS or Sony in this regard), with their new found third party support, and bang Nintendo wins this gen without breaking a sweat...

something they're already doing. 

It's pretty obvious the Wii will get the most games this gen.

Yeah of course because when you have the whole of last gen back catalouge to choose from then im sure they will have more.

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``It's not really a bet anymore,'' he said. ``It's a viable system that's going to make us money.'' Yeah keep dumping us more ports :|
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#315 savage161
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[QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

OceanLeet

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

One of the reasons the GC lost was because it was cheaper to develop for on the PS2.  Kinda like the Wii is now.  And you're still placing far too much faith in game titles.  And yes, the PS3 has lost it's variety.  Notice that almost all of the good games coming for the PS3 are sequels of older games.  Where is the variety?  Where is the freshness?  ...on the Wii :)

What varitey has the Wii got over the Ps3, It has Wario Ware which is the same as any other WW, Zelda which is just another Zelda and then you got Spm which is Spm other than that the Wii is getting the same games as the Ps3/360 just with the controls and dated graphics and the ps2 or psp ports, The Ps3 will have great varitey in the future as i assume that the Wii will has it to.

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``It's not really a bet anymore,'' he said. ``It's a viable system that's going to make us money.'' Yeah keep dumping us more ports :|Hir0_N

My favorite part of the article:

"Developers are going to have to give the Wii their best branded products"

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#317 jedigemini
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Im still waiting for theverybest to explain how three series on a severe decline is going to save the PS3.MasterChumly
Nothing will save the PS3 at this point. It was doomed from conception.
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wait a minute...is there gonna be a gta game for wii?
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wait a minute...is there gonna be a gta game for wii?wii4panta
Take-two has three undisclosed Wii titles coming out this year. GTA will most definately be on the Wii at some point, but I'm guessing it will be a Wii exclusive spin-off rather than GTA4.
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#320 wii4panta
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[QUOTE="wii4panta"]wait a minute...is there gonna be a gta game for wii?jedigemini
Tkae-two has three undisclosed Wii titles coming out this year. GTA will most definately be on the Wii at some point, but I'm guessing it will be a Wii exclusive spin-off rather than GTA4.

as long as it is gta it's a good thing for the wii
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[QUOTE="jedigemini"][QUOTE="wii4panta"]wait a minute...is there gonna be a gta game for wii?wii4panta
Tkae-two has three undisclosed Wii titles coming out this year. GTA will most definately be on the Wii at some point, but I'm guessing it will be a Wii exclusive spin-off rather than GTA4.

as long as it is gta it's a good thing for the wii

Dont worry about games coming for the Wii... it will get all of the best-branded franchises.... because there's one thing all devs have in common, they all want to make money.
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#322 ithilgore2006
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[QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

the-very-best

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

Right now it is. But those games all take years to make, and the Wii has only been out for about five months now. If it continues selling as it does, despite the lack of good games built for the system at the moment, then third parties will flock to it. It holds more promise of money in many ways, given the low devevlopment cost and possibly enourmous fanbase. If they were to put new franchises and new main additions of existing ones to the Wii, and they're a big success, then they well probably foucus mainly on the Wii for devevloping both non-gamer titles and hardcore-aimed titles.
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#323 Ericvon71
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Wow you people love jumping the gun!!!!
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#324 jedigemini
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Wow you people love jumping the gun!!!!Ericvon71
So do major third party developers like Ubi, EA, and Take-two... apparantly ;)
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#325 jedigemini
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Breaking news:

Gamefront and Go Nintendo.

- Nintendo is going to hold a retailer meeting in Japan on Wednesday 11th (tomorrow) to show off upcoming games.

- Nintendo is increasing the shipments of Wii in Japan beginning this week. I'm presuming this is a result of the increased manufacture about to hit retail.

- Dragon Quest Swords has been dated for July 12th in Japan (creamsugar says this is from a reliable source and the info has also been posted by Gamefront).


EDIT:
- Also, as an update to the Wii situation, in addition to increasing output from their current partner, FPC, Nintendo is looking for an additional company to manufacture the hardware:
DigiTimes

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#326 Ontain
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lets see spend 5 million on a Wii game or 30 million on a PS3 or 360 game.....I think in the end we all know who going to get the most 3rd party games the question is will they be good

HarlockJC
better yet, put out 6 games for the cost of 1 on the ps3 or 360. that way you spread out the chance of loss. also you would probably reach a bigger market the way the wii is selling.
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#327 Ontain
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Wow you people love jumping the gun!!!!Ericvon71
actually i'd say that the major devs didn't jump the gun on the ds or the wii and thus are playing catch up now. it's almost 5 months and 6+ million. it's hard to keep saying it's a fad.
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#328 MARIOSDAD_basic
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[QUOTE="Ericvon71"]Wow you people love jumping the gun!!!!Ontain
actually i'd say that the major devs didn't jump the gun on the ds or the wii and thus are playing catch up now. it's almost 5 months and 6+ million. it's hard to keep saying it's a fad.

Exactly :D

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#329 Tylendal
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[QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

Teufelhuhn

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

 You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?  

Definately GTA, probably RE5.
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[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"][QUOTE="InfamousC"][QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="OceanLeet"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]

That's certainly what made the PS2 win.

Tylendal

The PS2 won by having a massive variety of games available on the system. The PS3 has lost this variety. The 360 never had it. The Wii now does. I think the PS3 is a fantastic system for the hardcore market. I honestly like the system. I have a PS2. But the Wii is still going to dominate for the next few years at the very least.

PS3 hasn't lost its variety. I don't know why you would even say that. Well, I do but...

Anyway, Wii has no major variety. It doesn't have GTAIV, Burnout 5, AC, VF5, Bioshock, SSX4, SC3, DMCIV, NG, RE5 etc. My point is that it's missing every major 3rd party game.

Every single one.

That's the reason the GC lost. It's the reason I see Wii coming 3rd.

I would not be surprised if we saw more then one of those games on the wii.

You expect to see GTA, Bioshock, VF5, DMCIV, NG, or RE5 on the Wii?

Definately GTA, probably RE5.

What is funny is the fact that some people dont realize that even if they were correct in saying that Wii only attracts non-gamers (which is pretty ridiculous) non gamers still outnumber hardcores enormously....
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What is funny is the fact that some people dont realize that even if they were correct in saying that Wii only attracts non-gamers (which is pretty ridiculous) non gamers still outnumber hardcores enormously....sHaDyCuBe321
The problem is, if Wii is only for Non-Gamers, what are the hardcores going to play. In reality that's not a problem, but it is still what they fear.
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#332 jedigemini
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[QUOTE="sHaDyCuBe321"]What is funny is the fact that some people dont realize that even if they were correct in saying that Wii only attracts non-gamers (which is pretty ridiculous) non gamers still outnumber hardcores enormously....Tylendal
The problem is, if Wii is only for Non-Gamers, what are the hardcores going to play. In reality that's not a problem, but it is still what they fear.

Hardcore gamers usually go to the console with the most games, and there's a good chance that will be the Wii.
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#333 dustin-diamond
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My thread reached over 300 posts, 17 pages?

damage control must be in full effect.

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#334 Number_1_Gamer
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I said it before in another thread:

-Nintendo is dominating, while M$ and Phony are fighting over the scraps. They are like homeless rummaging through garbage, while Nintendo dines out on Filet Mignon.

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#335 dustin-diamond
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I said it before in another thread:

-Nintendo is dominating, while M$ and Phony are fighting over the scraps. They are like homeless rummaging through garbage, while Nintendo dines out on Filet Mignon.

Number_1_Gamer
Thats actually a good analogy because the existing console market litterally is like fighting for scraps while Nintendo is expanding the market and feasting on the rewards.
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The Wii is going to die out buddy, it s jsut a matter of time now. Sure it seems fun to play at first, but it is crap for hardcore gamers. Only three types of people buy the Wii in my perspective: people who are just breaking into the gaming society, people whoa re rich enough to afford multiple systems (Wii + 360/PS3), or little kids with ADD/ ADHD.Setsa

Yeah, because little kids with ADD hate playing twitch games like FPSers and arcade racers.  And the Wii has a ton of those compared to say, the 360.

I am sick of this rampant ignorance that hardcore gamers are people who only play M games and FPSers.  It pisses me off.  I've been gaming since consoles first appeared in homes.  I've owned numerous consoles and handhelds and I follow the industry religiously.   ANd you know what?  I bought a Wii.  Why?  Because as a "hardcore gamer" I care about all games as long as they are fun and entertaining to play.  And as a hardcore gamer I am sick of the militantly vocal minority thinking they know what they are talking about yet look like fools everytime they open their biased fanboy mouths. 

If you judge consoles by their ratings and not by great games...then you, sir, are not hardcore.  You are a poser.  You are a fraud.  Stop making those of us who are REAL gamers look bad by making such ignorant and insulting posts.

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[QUOTE="Setsa"]The Wii is going to die out buddy, it s jsut a matter of time now. Sure it seems fun to play at first, but it is crap for hardcore gamers. Only three types of people buy the Wii in my perspective: people who are just breaking into the gaming society, people whoa re rich enough to afford multiple systems (Wii + 360/PS3), or little kids with ADD/ ADHD.Rosencrantz

Yeah, because little kids with ADD hate playing twitch games like FPSers and arcade racers. And the Wii has a ton of those compared to say, the 360.

I am sick of this rampant ignorance that hardcore gamers are people who only play M games and FPSers. It pisses me off. I've been gaming since consoles first appeared in homes. I've owned numerous consoles and handhelds and I follow the industry religiously. ANd you know what? I bought a Wii. Why? Because as a "hardcore gamer" I care about all games as long as they are fun and entertaining to play. And as a hardcore gamer I am sick of the militantly vocal minority thinking they know what they are talking about yet look like fools everytime they open their biased fanboy mouths.

If you judge consoles by their ratings and not by great games...then you, sir, are not hardcore. You are a poser. You are a fraud. Stop making those of us who are REAL gamers look bad by making such ignorant and insulting posts.

Dude, you need to calm down, this is just System Wars.
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Ubisoft, based in the Paris suburb of Montreuil-Sous-Bois, had seven Wii games out by December and plans six more by June, said Tony Key, vice president of marketing.

"It's not really a bet anymore,'' he said. "It's a viable system that's going to make us money.''

:lol:

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Ubisoft, based in the Paris suburb of Montreuil-Sous-Bois, had seven Wii games out by December and plans six more by June, said Tony Key, vice president of marketing.

"It's not really a bet anymore,'' he said. "It's a viable system that's going to make us money.''

:lol:

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 yea we know.  Ubi is doing their best EA impersonation these days.  I realized they had turned when they tried to charge $15 for the GRAW Chapter 2 expansion pack that came FREE to PC gamers.  

That was the moment Ubisoft got on my *hit list.

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#340 KILLERJAK702KA
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THE KING OF THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS BACK!!! LONG LIVE NINTENDO!!!
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Ubisoft, based in the Paris suburb of Montreuil-Sous-Bois, had seven Wii games out by December and plans six more by June, said Tony Key, vice president of marketing.

"It's not really a bet anymore,'' he said. "It's a viable system that's going to make us money.''

:lol:

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Ubisoft, EA, and Take-two are three of the largest publishers in the world... wherever they go everybody else follows ;)
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And yet, the games still suck. I'd rather have the less sold xbox 360 with good games than the new fad wii with crappy games.
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the wii is a success. ive been gaming since i was 5. started on the NES. i would call myself a hardcore gamer. i like the complex games like zelda, metriod, halo, god of war, FPS and what not. but ive got to say there is a lot of 3rd party help coming to the wii. u cant deny its success. and as long as the wii keeps getting developers that means only one thing. new games. not only those companies established franchises but totally new ips. the wii is already getting acclaimed franchises such as Guitar Hero, Man Hunt, Raw Vs Smackdown, RE, MK, the list goes on and the list will conitinue to go on. i own a wii and its awesome. i love the games for wii. red steel is fun, sure its got issues but what game doesnt. show me a perfect game. i guarntee u cant find one. not on the wii, ps2, ps3, xbox or 360. every game has its flaws. big whoop. the fact of the matter is the wii is getting support. its already got more 3rd party support than the gamecube had. its not a novelty item. its a gaming system.

 

i also hate how there are people here trying to explain the direction of nintendo. nintendo is going after casual gamer and bringing in new crowds to gaming. well no crap. if u would have paid attention for the past year and half, thats what nintendo SAID all along. they said they werent gonna be in the same market as Microsoft and Sony. as those companies are graphical companies. their systems are just hypercharged versions of their old ones. at least nintendo took a chance to do something different and breathe new life into the video game industry. which is pretty obvious they did. and i dont think its going anywhere. anytime soon. 

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THE KING OF THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS BACK!!! LONG LIVE NINTENDO!!!KILLERJAK702KA
quoted for the truth. Lets hope they can break the 3 console curse this time.
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#345 danabo
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There's no way I'm reading 7 pages of nonsense so I'll just comment on the report.

 

Congratulations Nintendo! Wii knew you could do it!

Change can be a good thing and the gaming industry was getting stale. This could be a great revolution in gaming or real gaming could revert to it's nerdy stereotype because the market leader turned our hobby into a kiddy/toy/gimmick/fad. We'll see. 

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#346 jedigemini
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And yet, the games still suck. I'd rather have the less sold xbox 360 with good games than the new fad wii with crappy games. Golden_surfer
did u not read why the games 'suck'?

because they were rushed to development... give it time and the Wii will have a better library than 360 or PS3.

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[QUOTE="Setsa"]The Wii is going to die out buddy, it s jsut a matter of time now. Sure it seems fun to play at first, but it is crap for hardcore gamers. Only three types of people buy the Wii in my perspective: people who are just breaking into the gaming society, people whoa re rich enough to afford multiple systems (Wii + 360/PS3), or little kids with ADD/ ADHD.Rosencrantz

Yeah, because little kids with ADD hate playing twitch games like FPSers and arcade racers. And the Wii has a ton of those compared to say, the 360.

I am sick of this rampant ignorance that hardcore gamers are people who only play M games and FPSers. It pisses me off. I've been gaming since consoles first appeared in homes. I've owned numerous consoles and handhelds and I follow the industry religiously. ANd you know what? I bought a Wii. Why? Because as a "hardcore gamer" I care about all games as long as they are fun and entertaining to play. And as a hardcore gamer I am sick of the militantly vocal minority thinking they know what they are talking about yet look like fools everytime they open their biased fanboy mouths.

If you judge consoles by their ratings and not by great games...then you, sir, are not hardcore. You are a poser. You are a fraud. Stop making those of us who are REAL gamers look bad by making such ignorant and insulting posts.

You're as much of a tool for speaking out and rambling quick biased judgement about hardcore gamers. In case you didn't know, which is quite obvious, there are Core Gamers out there who have different taste than YOU do. It really depends on what the Core gamers are into these days.

I'm 29, and been gaming since 1982, with the Atari 400 as my 1st ever console.  Since then and for the past 22 years after the NES release, my taste in games have "evolved". Occasionally, I love the pick and play games like Tetris on my old GB. To this day, I'm still addicted to Tetris. But I also love the mature, complex games that we have today, with some minor exceptions (I despise RPGs). I'm mostly into FPS, RTS, Sim Racers, Action-adventure. 

The point of all this is just because YOU'RE a hardcore gamer, doesn't necessarilly mean all OTHER hardcore gamers have to like what the Wii has to offer. Honestly, the Wii, IMO, just doesn't cut it. As for Nintendo, their 1st party titles have been pretty mediocre at best, in the past few years. The last Nintendo game I played was LoZTP on GC and it was a great game, but not better than OoT. 

From my PoV and as a Core Gamer, Nintendo can reap all the benefits as a successful gaming company. Good for them for redeeming themselves, Good for them for expanding the market. That's the way big businesses survive in this type of industry. But as far as the games are concerned, I'd rather look to other platforms and enjoy the games that serve my interests and taste.  

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#349 NECR0CHILD313
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Third party devs rushing to Nintendo? Nintendo outselling Sony?

Me, Doc, and Marty are going to go back to last year to post this thread in SW, I'll let you know how it fares.

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#350 Golden_surfer
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[QUOTE="Golden_surfer"]And yet, the games still suck. I'd rather have the less sold xbox 360 with good games than the new fad wii with crappy games. jedigemini

did u not read why the games 'suck'?

because they were rushed to development... give it time and the Wii will have a better library than 360 or PS3.

Yes, they were rushed or ports. And that's all we've been seeing for the past 5 to six months of launch and what will be seeing more. Look at capcom, they're almost kind of laughing at us by releasing a rehash and rails shooter RE.