Wii Games Coming Soon

Only Blast Works and Boom Blox really stand out to me in the immediate future. Less so Boom Blox because of the $50 price tag, no online, and no head tracking. Sigh.

Shikigami 3 looks good too, but considering the previous entry was priced at $10 MSRP, I certainly don't want to pay more than $20 for this one.

[quote name='willardhaven']It looks like the PS2 lineup...
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That's not an impressive list, to be sure, but there's some good-looking stuff in there (Deadly Creatures, etc). I don't feel this is a Nintendo-specific problem either, which is troubling -- the only game I *know* I'm going to buy in 2008 is Fallout 3. I've never had an annual line up this empty, and I do have multiple consoles.

Also, I think this makes the no-win situation for Nintendo very apparent. Third parties complain that they can't compete with Nintendo's first party offerings, so when there are no major first party offerings on the horizon, they start droppenzebomben with all their good stuff, right? No, it's clear they never planned to bring anything of substance to the console in the first place. I'm more and more convinced that third parties misjudged the market, but rather than try to adapt to a market situation they didn't expect, they're going to try to adjust the market to their off-base predictions ("Sure, we could start making games for the console most people have ... but we'd rather make sure the pony we picked succeeds.") Basically, they're going to ride their lower profits right into 2011, when they can go back to business as usual.
 
I think the problem involves both third parties and Nintendo. Clearly third parties aren't trying that hard on the Wii (if at all). But on the other hand, after coming from two generations of "lol, no third parties on our system," Nintendo should really have stepped up their efforts to attract third parties, and not just small Wiiware developers.

A lot of key cross-platform franchises not on the Wii could have benefited greatly from Wii controls (most notably anything that involves aiming to shoot a gun), and subsequently, sales. But what we have now is a collection of slapped together games, and the name Wii being synonymous with PS2 and PSP. Nintendo should have taken the initiative to get these companies on board and some serious games in development. Of course, that may all change within this year after they reveal their projects at E3, but I won't hold my breath. If the highlights of this fall's release is composed of solely Nintendo contributions (Animal Crossing, Kid Icarus), I will be a sad panda.

As a side note, I seem to be enjoying my Wii a lot more if I don't focus on the cutting edge of new releases. I have found plenty of games that I liked a lot after picking it up at a budget price. I haven't directly purchased any game over $33 (that includes the big N titles), and I think that makes any of the flaws the games have easier to swallow and even fun to laugh at (i.e. Alien Syndrome, SoulCalibur Legends; $12 each). With that said, try something new (and cheap!) and you may find some decent fun on the Wii.
 
[quote name='Lan_Zer0']I think the problem involves both third parties and Nintendo. Clearly third parties aren't trying that hard on the Wii (if at all). But on the other hand, after coming from two generations of "lol, no third parties on our system," Nintendo should really have stepped up their efforts to attract third parties, and not just small Wiiware developers.[/quote]
What, you mean besides bringing them a ginormous new market on a silver platter? Do the third parties need someone to wipe their noses for them as well?

Nintendo did their part; the third parties now either have to find a way to reach this new market (ideally through well-polished efforts) or grow irrelevant by their own fault.

--R.J.
 
[quote name='rjung']What, you mean besides bringing them a ginormous new market on a silver platter? Do the third parties need someone to wipe their noses for them as well?
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This is the expanded market you speak of. Publishers have been very much taking advantage of this market on a silver platter.
 
The platter may be silver, but that doesn't make the crap being served on it taste better.
 
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