First, let me say, it is fairy obvious the Wii's 08 lineup is far superior to the 07 lineup. When the question is presented "what is after brawl" the anwser is not simple. Some big titles for the Wii in 09 and 10 likely include Starfox, Kirby, Punchout, and another Zelda game, among other speculation, however lets get to the question at hand.
It's a common misconception that the Wii's lineup is(weak in 08), because most people who don't own a Wii, don't spend their time researching the upcoming titles.
First, lets talk about the guarnteed "Big" sellers for the consoles, and lets talk conservatively:
360: Fable 2, Halo Wars, GTA 4
PS3: MGS, Gran Turismo, Tekken, FFXIII*, GTA 4
Wii: Brawl, Kart, Fit, Music, Spore*
*Assumes 08
Many people like to leave out Wii Music, however it will almost definately be a blockbuster, that has been in development since the Wii was the revolution(remember miyamoto using the remote as a baton, that's the game).
Fairly balanced, if you think about it, considering that all the titles listed are highly anticipated, even giving the Wii the edge, considering the popularity of the Smash Brothers and Mario Kart franchises on the Gamecube(they were the 2 top selling titles).
However, where the Wii excells and surpasses it competition in 08 is with its relatively large range of exclusive titles that are not guarnteed 500k plus sellers. I am aware the 360 also has such a list with games like Alan Wake, but I contend that the Wii's list is better overall, imo, however, it is at least competitive with the 360's list, and considering the 360's biggest game is a multiplat, I think this will give the Wii the edge in 08.
Besides Brawl, Kart, Spore, and Fit, we have:
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
No More Heroes
Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk
Mushroom Men
Fatal Frame 4
Endless Ocean
Bully
Rygar
Baraque
Harvest Moon: Wii
Oboro Muramasa Youtoden
Fragile
Project O
Worms: A Space Oddity
Eternity's Child
Shiren the Wanderer
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Samba de Amigo
Nitrobike
Rock Band(not confirmed)
Red Steel 2
Monster Hunter 3
Okami
Dragon Quest Swords
De Blob
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Obscure: The Aftermath
Brave
100 Bullets
Opoona
House of the Dead 2 & 3
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
King Story
Castle of Shikigami III
Boom Blox
Super Mario Stadium Baseball
...heh
Keeping in mind most of these games are exclusive, and while you might not like some or any of the titles you see(though I dunno how), you must admit, that Wii fans don't have anything to worry about, considering they matched 360 software in the US 1 to 1 this week according to VGChartz, with its current library which is inferior to the current 360 library. Software does sell on the Wii, the argument that it doesn't, is long dead. This year, we're finally getting a lot of great software.
I promise you ladies and gentlemen. Wii fans aren't worried, they are extremely excited. Are you?
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