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Ampharos64

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Reggie: Third-parties don't 'get' Wii [update]

Nov 19th 2008 12:45AM (Joystiq Nintendo)
*Clings to precious copy of Okami...not that that was developed for the system*
Really, I'm inclined to blame Nintendo for any lack of third party support. If Nintendo themselves focus on a casual audience, then that's the kind of game third parties will produce, as casual games become percieved as what will sell on the system (look at the slow avalance of RPGs, especially old-school ones, the DS has recieved). These games could still be better quality, but I think are less likely to be than more demanding, traditional games.
Though I frequently wish third parties would promote their own games better, Nintendo could have helped more here, as well, and encouraged more people to try possibly unfamilier third-part games - sometimes people just seem to wait for the next Mario or Zelda, without checking what else is out there. I think Reggie is right that people with a Wii are, or could be, interested in 'games that sell strongly on other systems', but maybe they don't always hear enough about those already on the console to want to go out and buy them, especially if they're unsure about what the game will be like (which in turn, puts off more third party development due to poor sales).
Regardless, I don't think it's a particulary good strategy for Reggie to criticise third-parties - it's hardly going to encourage third party development. *Sigh*
Nintendo has always been criticised for not handling third party development particulary well. I just hope they think about ways to encourage more, and better, third party games, as Reggie at least seems to have aknowleged it as a problem.

"When I can shake it for most things and it works, there is soemthing wrong."
'So when it works, it's wrong? Huh?'
I think what was meant was that the controls don't alwys require much precision, sometimes indiscriminate shaking working just as well as more skillful careful movement. I too hope Wii Motion plus will fix this, though it should really have been included in the first place.

I actually bought the Wii for the interesting third party games (like Trauma Center) I expected it to get, so here's fingers crossed.

Wii Warm Up: Tell us a story

Oct 23rd 2008 10:24AM (Joystiq Nintendo)
I believe people have been starting to get the covers, so hopefully yours should come soon too.

Easily Okami. The story gets gradually more complex as the game progreses, and I thought the way Japanese mythology and folklore was woven in was really interesting. The game also managed to surprise me - often, when you play a game (or read a book, in many cases) you could probably predict a lot of what will happen, but not only did Okami have some unexpected twists, it managed to put a new spin on certain concepts, like the 'chosen hero'. Best of all, the eccentric characters were truly endearing - I really cared about what happened to them, and was drawn into their world.

Wii Warm Up: Holiday wishes

Oct 17th 2008 7:14PM (Joystiq Nintendo)
Probably nothing on the Wii, but there are stacks of DS games I'd like. Which one it'll be (FFIV? FFTA2? Dragon Quest?), I'm not sure yet, but I think it's a fairly safe bet it'll say 'Square-Enix' somewhere on the box. Am getting something slightly Wii related though - the Okami artbook, which I've already ordered, and which is very pretty. ^_^ Uh, not that I opened it and took a quick peek at a couple of pictures or anything, of course. Oh no.

Wii Warm Up: Your favorite reveal

Oct 8th 2008 9:53AM (Joystiq Nintendo)
I'm excited for Another Code R, as I really enjoyed the first one, and thought there should be a sequel, though wasn't expecting one. I wouldn't have expected it to be on Wii, either, but from the short clips that were shown, the style of the game has translated well to 3D. Fingers crossed it'll be a good game.

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