"I'm so disappointed knowing exactly what the Wii can do -- and I still think nobody knows it better than we (no pun intended). I really have to say, boy, am I disappointed! They all have finally figured out, five years into the hardware's life cycle, how to do at least basic shaders and a rim light, but that's what everybody does. But I still don't see enough bump and normal-mapping, if any. I still don't see enough post effects, although you would have insane fill-rates with Wii. I don't see any of that. I was digging out Rebel Strike the other day and was looking at it, and we had some people who were visiting ask, 'Why isn't anybody else doing this on Wii?' And I am at a loss. I really am."

--Julian Eggebrecht, Factor 5

Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, 2001 - GCN launch title. Runs beautifully on the Wii.

Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, 2003.

I say lazy developers.

 

I strongly disagree. Developers who would make their decisions what games or consoles to make six months into a consoles cycle are very shortsighted and would hurt themselves by not waiting until a significant, sizable fanbase has already been determined for a console.

shsonline

Disagreeing makes you wrong in this instance.  I guarantee you that every software publisher in the world was making decisions about where to spend money on software development before any consoles launched - when they had even less information.  They are obviously making those decisions right now as well.

And you can't argue at all about the sales momentum.  If current PS3 do not pass current Wii and Xbox 360 sales in the next 24 months, it is almost impossible for it to ever catch up under any scenario.

I understand that in the end the console with the most sales win the console war, but I just don't understand THIS EARLY...why do people keep comparing NPD sales charges and whatnot this early this gen? Won't these systems be selling for 5+ years? Is sales really relevant 6 months into it? I can understand a yearly report, but I think its been getting kinda ridiculous lately. Won't the winner of this gen most likely be the console with the biggest, best, most diverse library? Why don't we talk more about that?shsonline

In a lot of ways, the sales figures now are a lot more important than the sales figures say, two years from now.

Early momentum is key for any platform.  Almost never in the history of game consoles has a console managed to catch up and pass a rival with a head-start.  The only exception that readily springs to mind is the SNES's narrow victory over the Genesis.

With regards to current events, every month that Wii outsells PS3 in NA, it increases its lead.  If existing sales trends continue for as little as another six months, it will create a nigh-insurmountable lead for the Wii over the PS3.

I mean it.  Sales two years from now are not going to turn things around for the PS3 in any scenario that doesn't involve Ninja assassination of all Microsoft and Nintendo executives as well as tactical military strikes on their production facilities.

Game publishers reduce the decision to develop and publish a game to a mathematical formula.  One of the primary variables of this formula is the install base of any given platform.  Maximizing this number as early as possible is the most ironclad way for a platform to ensure that it will get the biggest, best, most diverse library.

The PS3 will not approach the sort of dominance that PS2 enjoyed with regards to its software library under any rational scenario.

The big problem with this line of thinking is that Sony can't simply keep pace with historical Xbox 360 sales - that would always leave them a year behind!

They will never catch up in North America unless current PS3 sales exceed current Xbox 360 sales.

"Current next-gen"

I think there's a contradiction in there.  If only I could spot it.

Sega didn't have enough money to keep it going. Its a shame, because the Dreamcast was better than the PS2 at the time of its demiseMass_Effect

Bad accounting.

Actually, everyone should just be happy that Sega's accounting was so poor.  If they had actually known what their real financial position was prior to launching the Dreamcast, they would never have released it.

As it was, one day they looked up and realized, "Hey!  We have no more money!".  So they had to halt their operations and re-organize their business. 

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http://gonintendo.com/?p=14968

500 wii points for the final version.

I'll just stay with the trial version.

cobrax80

Get your facts straight, if you have the trial version the full version will be a free downloaded until june.

Even if you don't have the trial version the full version is a free download until the end of June.

After reading about PS3's Aussie launch, I think Sony should stop lying to themselves and go to defcon 5! Not to mention Devil May Cry 4 on 360 and FFXIII posswibly going multiplat.lantus

DEFCON 5 = Normal peacetime readiness.  You mean DEFCON 2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defcon

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Gunpei Yokoi is Dead.

Don't disrespect his memory by trying to involve him in a petty popularity contest on System Wars. Please.

Hoobinator

We all die in the end and if anything I'm telling people how good he was at Videogames, how many people know him as one of the greatest Videogame pioneers?

Me for starters.

But there are many ways to honor Yokoi without taking unneeded pot-shots at Miyamoto.