As Microsoft and Sony continue compete for the same audience and maintain minimum growth, Nintendo released the Wii and it captured the expanded audience by capitalizing on an innovative approach to conventional video games. By applying this strategy to the development of Wii titles, 3rd parties can capitalize on a tremendous opportunity to reach a hungry core gaming audience and reach critical sales success.
MyReviewPoint.com examines the opportunity for 3rd party publishers to apply the same principles that made the Wii successful to its development of core titles for the Wii and how it will prove successful.
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
Dash Rendar, Prince Xizor, the Battle of Hoth, and one of the boldest Star Wars multimedia projects ever made. Here’s why Shadows of the Empire still matters.
This game along with Rogue Squadron got me into to Star Wars. The release of special edition VHS Star Wars collection was perfectly times on top of all that. 😆
But it wasn't. Although I do agree that some of the tie-in media, like the novels and comics, were pretty good.
Still, games like Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Rogue Squadron, and the space sims were peak 90s Star Wars. Shadows fell flat because of the abysmal controls and unimaginative levels. And if you wanted to really experience the seedy side of the universe, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 was peak, and it wasn't even close.
Regardless, and much to my dismay, we got the better version thanks to Ubislop in Outlaws, which is what Shadows should've been, albeit at a smaller scale.
As a kid me and my cousins loved this game . I have great memories with this one and the Star Wars pod racer game .
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1. Twilight Princess was supposed to have been released for GC back in 2004 but was delayed to be used as a Wii launch title. Many people who weren't satisfied with the style of Wind Waker felt cheated and were "starving". Once TP was released, and as good as the game was, was seen to be a GC port people again felt cheated to some extent and began to expect something sooner than Nintendo plans to offer it.
2. Metroid Prime 3 was a beautiful game, and rather fun, but aside from the not often used grappling hook, and the FPS aspect, there was nothing really fresh about it as compared to the first two games in the series. It's like eating the same cereal every day. The cereal is good, but you wait for some new taste to be added, but all you get is a bigger box with more cereal in it and maybe a different plastic prize that you don't care much about.
3. Super Mario Galaxy was a great game. They hit just about everything right on with it imo, but then again, the game was in development in one way or another for half a decade.
4. Super Smash Bros Brawl is a masterpiece for gaming at home with friends, but a nightmare online. This relegates it to a weekend game. And after a few months of play, it becomes a weekend game that you play once or twice per month.
5. The fact of the matter is that Nintendo is missing the mark on replay value, and are not releasing enough quality games to satisfy the appetite of those who use gaming as a major form of entertainment. (Choosing it over TV and whatnot). Does it mean that they've forgotten the "core" gamer? No. But they are failing them. When people want to give your company more money, but you have nothing for them, or try to force something down their throats that they don't want, it is failure.
Those who are satisfied, or pretend to be in order to protect Nintendo just don't get it. People have money to spend. They want to spend it on the types of Nintendo products that they enjoy. The ones already released are not enough. The ball is in Nintendo's court, and making excuses and blaming the customer is not the correct approach.
Both of you guys are missing the mark it has always been up to nintendo to provide the system and every one else did the games. It's always been like that. 3rd parties just are not making hardcore games or either their talent has left.
I could have used a more hardcore mario because I'm just a platforming freak skill wise every thing else just framed that part nicely.
Actually if you CAN beat metroid you would see how hardcore it is. That game is pretty challenging but that maybe why it doesn't get to be higher up on peoples list.
Bwii is actually pretty hardcore too since it's aRTS and FPS at the same time. It may actually be too hardcore yet the graphics where suppose to ease you in LOL. Seriously advance wars and they game need to have a collaboration.
But all of that is besides the point. The 3rd parties are starting to show up and the last month has been very eye opening. So far we are getting a new game announced every week almost if you are keeping count and when that's not happening we are getting new screens shots and vids of the games actually being played. People are excited and if your not then your just out of the loop and your not as hardcore as you make your self out to be. I mean really do we still need those long game list?
Oh yeah the new bomberman on wiiware is going to be sweet wifi and you get new moves and hell even the adventure mode looks sweet. Then you have new RGPs from jaleco, great new games just keep coming out. The 3rd parties are ready to make some money now. All the really big publishers have been a let down even on the HD systems.
The key is a lot of these 3rd party games are new IPs. Hardly any of them have sequels attached to the name which is sweet.
Remember this is some thing the 3rd party is suppose to do. I mean even with MS and SONY do you really think their system would even survive if every one left, which has basically happened. Those guys are running out of sequels to make that will sale.
Nintendo doesn`t care.
Who ever said Metroid Prime 3 isnt a visually great game doesnt know a thing about art direction.They are not "virtually" the same as Prime 1 go look at screen shots.I dont even think most users have beat Metroid if you have then you know its an exploration game.People really dont have a clue about Nintendo,Nintendo brings their A game when they make games which is way better then Sony and Microsoft not making games themselves they rely to heavily on third party which is why everything is starting to go mulitplat and certain games arent console exclusives anymore.
Nintendo right now with the wii is coming along with third party support and scissor runner was right about a new game being announced every week almost.You have great games coming our way and most we dont even know about because Nintendo doesnt try to hype most of their games a year or so in advance like Sony and MS so how can we even know about 2009.Wii has great games but if they dont have blood and guns then most users dont care..period.Its sad but true like someone said the new Bomberman for wii looks great...how many will buy it?not alot and its sad because bomberman games are really alot of fun.
How bout the new Megaman 9,its going to be mulitplatform and how many will buy it?prolly just wii owners because the graphics and 8-bit approach scare hd consoles owners away,which is sad because Megaman games are some of the most challenging games youll play.
Its sad how many people this gen bash Nintendo just because they dont give most of the games a chance just because its different or does something different then have blood and guns.
Its not Nintendos fault for third parties not stepping up........thats third parties faults,but as you can see in the future things are starting to look up for wii imo.