Why won't 1st party developers other than Ninetendo touch the Wii?
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This. Also, if he meant that, its because a) the Wii has a higher percentage of 'casual' gamers who aren't interested in the same things as XBox, PS3, and PC gamers typically are (so the potential customers on a Wii for multiplatform games is lower than it would seem), and b) the Wii has a low amount of CPU power and memory, and a very different control interface, making it more work to port too, if not outright impossible in some cases.Lukeje said:
Basically, not enough money for the work needed to port to the Wii. As for Wii only games, I'm not 100% sure. I imagine Nintendo are quite restrictive about what developers they let code for the Wii, but thats just a guess.
Alos, what are these so called sony games on xbox, i haven't seen any other than that metal gear solid one.
Well I'm assuming you mean good third part developers, so I would think it's because
1. They would have to create new programming for that stupid wii remote thing which would take a lot of effort to make function and not suck balls.
and
2. The wii has extremely shitty hardware. It would never be able to run something like fallout 3 or GTA4, let alone some of the more high end games like MGS4 and Uncharted 2.
1. They would have to create new programming for that stupid wii remote thing which would take a lot of effort to make function and not suck balls.
and
2. The wii has extremely shitty hardware. It would never be able to run something like fallout 3 or GTA4, let alone some of the more high end games like MGS4 and Uncharted 2.
Ignoring the mis-speak, Nintendo's the developer creative enough to implement motion-sensing correctly.
Because only Nintendo can make 1st-party games for the Wii. And only Microsoft can make 1st-party games for the 360. And only Sony... well you get the picture. It isn't "1st-party" if an outside studio made it.
Before someone quotes me on this: don't buy the Wii if you'd rather play online. Wii does the best on local multiplayer, and single-player is where it really shines. But yes the Wii's online capability sucks.
Ah, look again! MW2: Reflex is coming soon. Sans downgrades to graphics and multiplayer, it will play the same but with motion controls.mrhappyface said:
Before someone quotes me on this: don't buy the Wii if you'd rather play online. Wii does the best on local multiplayer, and single-player is where it really shines. But yes the Wii's online capability sucks.
I understand what first-party means, thank you. you may notice that Nintendo need only own 51% of a developer for it to be considered "first-party". And even if they are wholly owned by Nintendo, a subsidiary is still a separate legal entity.Sad Robot said:
Nintendo are by no means restrictive regarding third-party software on the Wii. That's why the Wii has such a reputation for shovelware in the first place.Doug said:
I think it's mostly said reputation, as well as the economics of it, that keeps quality developers away from the Wii. The only serious devs who make games specifically for the Wii are those who actually see the Wii as a way to realise their game vision rather than money. See No More Heroes, Zack & Wiki, Okami's Wii port, almost everything Nintendo's made for the Wii. None of these games are particularly orthodox, and none would be quite the same with a conventional gamepad. The other consoles, on the other hand, have a definite market for more conventional games.
Oh, and I forgot to answer the OP: It's because the Wii was designed to target an audience outside the traditional gamer demographic. Many third party developers aren't targeting this audience yet, and most of the ones that do are dismissed (often rightfully) as shovelware.
Rule #1 of all hardware sales that rely on associated media: people go where the media is. Were Sony or Microsoft to pursue software on the Wii, something that only EA has done successfully (and even then only once), they would be undermining their own businesses. As it stands, the Wii has been demonstrated to sell incredibly well to people who don't generally play video games but has done incredibly poorly when it comes to moving units of software that didn't come from nintendo.
I bought the Wii to play games on...I wouldn't buy a 360 or a PS3 without first looking into a new PC, but the Wii is unique: It has games (Good games) out that aren't on the PC...yet...So no, "people" do not buy the Wii as a novelty item. They buy the Wii to play games on, otherwise they wouldn't buy it. People aren't quite so nostalgic as to purchase something with no value of any kind, contrary to what the PS3 people would've had you believe when it first came out.grimsprice said: