I'm just following this game loosely because I think it's funny that it seems that so many people are treating this game as if it's going to be a miracle game for the Wii or something. Game of the Year? The Wii's Halo? A system SAVER? High praise for an unestablished game from a fairly unestablished developer when it comes to games like this. Nothing I've seen has convinced me to pick up this game on launch day at opening hours of some store... or even get it at all, for that matter. I also don't see this game doing anything to sway the opinion of other developers, especially since the odds of being mediocre/not selling well are just as good, if not better, than the odds of being superb/selling like hotcakes. Still, when a game becomes this insanely popular, you kinda have to involve yourself somehow. Something of a gamer's obligation, I guess... :PMadmangamer364

Finally a disagreement between the two of us :P. It is indeed high praise for a relatively unknown, unestablished game coming from what can roughly be said about the developer, but from the effort I've seen put into the game so far, High Voltage has won over my praise. As many people have said before, effort on this scale coming from third party developers is an extremely rare sight on the Wii. In my opinion, it is a very crucial part of the success of the Wii and let me explain in detail in the remainder of my post why:

-If it succeeds, other developers will take notice and hopefully follow suit

-Third party developers with creative ideas at developing outstanding games with "risky" genres and themes stand a better chance to succeed if games like The Conduit set an example, change publisher and developer views in general on the Wii demographic's wants and pave the way forward

-The potential emergence of original "killer" IPs, exclusive to the Wii

And above all, when a developer takes a different road from the rest for the purpose of bringing high quality software (shown through the effort they've put in) at creating what most publishers are reluctant to do because it is indeed swimming in dangerous waters of Wii shovelware, they should be given credit for it. Even though FPS isn't my favorite genre, I'm going to support this game by purchasing it the day it comes out. I want to see standards raised from the pitiful levels of minigame wiggle waggles to phenomenally well done creative works of art - I will support this game because that is something of my "gamer's obligation";)

New zelda ( analysts predict that)

frootloopsfan

Source please? I don't remember hearing about this anywhere. Revealing the new Zelda at this year's E3 is believable, but it actually being released this year seems like a long-shot.

"(we) will rival Nintendo in terms of quality (with MotionPlus tech helping)."

HarlockJC

That is a pretty bold statement. Of course I'd be happy if it actually holds true, but I wouldn't be disappointed if we see a serious attempt at achieving such a daunting task. With that said, I'd still prefer a Ocarina 2.0 over a new Madden, both extremely well integrated with Wiimotion+.

With the news of the recently announced Deadspace for Wii -- there was one little comment that has me particularly interested -- its the following:

"We're bringing core intellectual property to the Wii," Riccitiello said. "Wii is the market leader -- they're getting half of our emphasis in terms of title count."

Are we going to see more developers follow suit? Is this 'shift' finally going to happen? I honestly think so and its a good sign, though developers are kind of late to the Wii boat.

I also think if developers see how successful (or unsuccessful) games like Deadspace sell on the Wii, they might add support, however, I kind of think its a bit too late .. as they should already be making titles for the console, because they will sell well.

What about you guys?

Is a potential shift going to happen, or if not, more focus on Wii titles than previously?

Haziqonfire

Although they are late to the boat; if what you mean by late is that finally some quality software is being produced by third parties, then the situation is very similar to the DS. That still remains to be seen though. If it all works out, the console will finally be receiving its long awaited proper treatment.

I don't find it late at all as I've mentioned above, the timeframe from when the DS started receiving top-notch support is roughly more or less the same, if it happens to the Wii now.

Haha! Am I the only one that sees a "Mii Most Wanted" channel coming up in the near future? It wouldn't be too far out of Nintendo's norm to try out. Anyways, superb find. Beautiful! :DMadmangamer364

:lol: That channel would be hilarious, though the most Nintendo would do is probably revoke his Mario Kart driver's license.

There is a wanted Mii out there in Japan for a hit and run according to GoNintendo and Yahoo! If any of you civilized, responsible drivers spot this Mario Kart daredevil on the road reckless driving, abusing red shells and doing a live hit and run with bullet bills, report him to Mii's Most Wanted:

*EDIT* Reworked post.

Does anyone else here remember the infamous 'Nintendo Power Glove'? It was ment to be used to control your games with just your hands but it failed misrably. But just imagine if they remade the Power Glove and implemented the Wiimote into it. Boxing games would rely on your fist movements to hit the oposition. It would give extra immersiveness and control over games. Shayde_Shadow

For some reason, I find your post and avatar significantly related.

[quote="GamesIndustry"]Mario Kart Wii sold 8.94 million units in the three biggest software markets globally, according to new information in a report released by The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track and Enterbrain.

The title sold 5 million units in the US, 2 million in Japan and 1.94 million in the UK to take top spot.

Wii Fit was in second place, on 8.31 million, shifting 4.55 million, 2.15 million and 1.61 million in the territories respectively.

Slightly surprising on the surface was that record-breaking Grand Theft Auto IV only came third on the list, with 7.29 million units - but that was thanks to very quiet sales in Japan in comparison to Nintendo's hits. It sold 5.18 million copies in the US, 1.85 million in the UK, but only 256,000 in Japan.

Super Smash Bros Brawl was fourth, with 6.32 million units sod mostly in the US and Japan, while Call of Duty: World at War was fifth on the list based on sales in the US and UK only.

The list is as follows, broken down as: Total (US/Japan/UK)

* 1. Mario Kart Wii: 8.94 million (5m/2m/1.94m)
* 2. Wii Fit: 8.31 million (4.55m/2.15m/1.61m)
* 3. Grand Theft Auto IV: 7.29 million (5.18m/256k/1.85m)
* 4. Super Smash Bros Brawl: 6.32 million (4.17m/1.75m/404k)
* 5. Call of Duty: World at War: 5.89 million (4.46m/0/1.43m)Hexagon_777

After reading this article, I really do not see "the danger of casual games" when 4 out of the 5 top selling games of 2008 are traditional games. What gives?

I'm a long time Nintendo fan and all, but Wii Fit at #2 is just cheating because of the same reason I find Wii Sports cheating out Super Mario Bros for best game sold in all time.

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