Wii leads PS3, Zuni
p2pnet news | games:- In the red corner is Nintendo wii, and crowding each other in the blue corner are Sony and Microsoft with their PS3 and Zune, respectively.
But if the New York Times is correct, wii will ultimately emerge the winner, with the lion’s share of new games being designed specifically for it.
“Inspired by the early success of the Wii, the companies that create and distribute games are beginning to shift resources and personnel toward building more Wii games, in some cases at the expense of the competing systems: the PlayStation 3 from Sony and Xbox 360 from Microsoft,” says the story.
And the shift is, “closely watched because consumers tend to favor systems that have many compelling games,” it goes on.
“More resources diverted to the Wii would mean more games, and that would translate into more consumers buying Wii consoles later.”
Foundation 9 Entertainment is an indie game developer and the NYT has chairman and CEO Jon Goldman declaring, “Publishers are saying: Instead of spending $15 million or $20 million on one PS3 game, come back to me with five or six Wii pitches.
“We had one meeting two weeks ago with a publisher that was asking for Wii games. Three or four months ago, they didn’t want to hear Word 1 about the Wii.”
Not only but also, “Because of its simpler graphics, development times for Wii games are also shorter,” the story continues. Moreover, the budget for a wii game ranges from $1.5 to $4 million against the $10 to $12 million needed for a PS3 or Xbox 360.
“The Wii is a godsend,” says THQ’s Kelly Flock. “We are aggressively looking for more Wii titles.”
Meanwhile “There is some truth to the fact that you can make games for Wii for less than the PS3,” the New York Times has Peter Dille, senior vice president for marketing at Sony, saying.
“But we still believe that our job is to develop big-budget games.”
Also See:
New York Times – In Battle of Consoles, Nintendo Gains Allies, July 17, 2007
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July 17th, 2007 at 11:25 am
What’s the Zune got to do with it?
July 17th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
i dont like the wii, it has pretty cheap games just because you can move around doesnt mean its the damn best thing
July 17th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
wii, err the wii. I am not a big fan but is it really as popular as say it is.
If so why on Earth are Nintendo spending some much more on advertising then Sony and Microsoft. If it is so popular then why are they spending so much advertising the wii?
Questions, Questions, Questions.
July 18th, 2007 at 6:09 am
@xforce : You sound like a purist, motion sensing is the way of the future, just like joypads made joysticks look old and not as fun anymore. You might not like how Nintendo implemented it, but I just can’t imagine Microsoft and Sony not adding some kind of motion sensing hardware in their consoles in the future.
Pushing buttons is nice, but there’s no button that can replace the Wiimote for games like tennis. I can’t wait to see how the other two will pull theirs off.
July 18th, 2007 at 6:12 am
oh… I almost forgot, Sony has already added some motion sensing technology to the PS3 (right after the Wiimote was presented to the press
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July 18th, 2007 at 9:40 am
He’s right, but for another reason, costs. If you can make a high-end title for $1.5 to $4 million, how quickly do you think that developers and publishers can make money off a title? Not very long.