Wii: A Threat to Gaming?

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Originally Posted by Angrist

I don't really get the frustration that TheGame and other gamers have with the Wii. How does it hold back development? Did the people who bought Halo, Morrowind, Warcraft III, etc. suddenly stop buying those games because there's a Wii now?
There is still a market for 'high quality' titles as you call them (which I think is not a fair description). But the market is slowely realizing that creating better graphics and bigger worlds costs more money that it used to. But games still sell for the same price. So it's less profit. It's just how the market works.

The Wii, DS and I guess PSP motivate the creation of cheaper games, which can still be about as fun. The gnome in the backyard has shown where the money is.

Angrist, the Wii hasn't been around for 10 years. We can't look back and see the impact yet.

I agree entirely with The Game, actually. He makes a really, really good point. Nintendo (and developers for Wii games) have taken a super casual route to gaming this generation. Games are short, arcade-ish, and relatively "cheap".

The fear is not that since those games exist now, nobody will buy other games.
The fear is that since casual gaming and "safe development" does/did so well, that more companies that make games for Sony and Microsoft will take that route and move away from the epic titles for shorter, casual games. Because it's all about money.