Japanese Developers 'Nervous' About Wii

[Demon_Skeith]

According to The Nikkei Business Daily, some Japanese game developers are worried about the long-term prognosis for the Wii. Mirroring the opinions of many gamers, some Japanese game-makers seem to feel that the Wii may be more of a fad than a long-term success.

One unnamed president of a developer told Nikkei: "The Wii is like the 'Billy's Boot Camp' weight-loss program on DVD. People bought it out of curiosity, and it's likely a lot of them haven't used it".

Some developers also claim Nintendo has been the only beneficiary of Wii's success as it was able to predict demand for the console, while other publishers were forced to catch up quickly producing titles--resulting in worse games and worse sales.

Sales of the Wii slowed to just 168,000 units - the worst month of sales since December 2006.

Now companies are "on guard for signs of a major change".

What do you think, TheFeed reader? Is the Wii a fad like the pet rock and streaking? Where do you see the future going for Wii?

 

[Seaofclouds]

I think the slump in sales may have been more a slump in distribution on Nintendo's part. You still can't find a Wii sitting on a shelf anywhere around here.

 

[Spiritwarrior]

Maybe they're a bit nervous either because the Wii consoles are selling out fast, or that they are unable to make games by putting the Wii remote to their advantage. Some developers have from the beginning, and some have not.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

theres a lot of talk going around that the Wii might end up like the game cube so nintendo needs to keep start getting Wii's out on the market and keep making great games for it

 

[Spiritwarrior]

QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ October 15, 2007 09:39 am) theres a lot of talk going around that the Wii might end up like the game cube so nintendo needs to keep start getting Wii's out on the market and keep making great games for it
The Wii should come out greater than the Cube. The system's been selling out so fast, and they ought to convince other game developers to take advantage of it.