I had to check the dateline on this New York Times Wii article a few times to make sure my sister hadn’t accidentally emailed me an older article from days long gone, but no, this is from yesterday. And it describes a firsthand account of Wii elbow, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Basically, Wii Sports is alive and well. That’s great news, and completely unsurprising. It’s also bittersweet. Nintendo created a gem for the ages, and yet no third party developer, to date, has been able or willing to create something that captures the magic of this truly original title. Even solid “blockbuster” titles like GTAIV (with DLC support!) have largely faded away, lacking whatever mystical Nintendo touch has allowed Wii Sports, cheesy Mii bobbleheads and all, to remain relevant three years after its release. Kind of reminds me of Mario, in a way. A minor shame, really.
I think Tiger Woods 10 has a decent shot at lightning in a bottle, but that’s just me. Regardless, I’ve got the Wii Sports itch. Again. And I must bowl.
"Nintendo created a gem for the ages, and yet no third party developer, to date, has been able or willing to create something that captures the magic of this truly original title."
Minesweeper and Solitaire say hello.
And there's DaveRage's brain fart.
Jack, do you mean "capture the magic" as in having innovative, marketable gameplay that sets the world on fire, or simply making a cheap knock-off? Because the latter seems to be what third parties mostly make on Wii.
GTAIV remains one of the highest sellers of all time, and has far from faded away. Blanket statements and generalizations from Jack!
Yeah but Take 2 somehow lost money that year, and GTA IV sold less than the previous games.
On the other hand, Nintendo's been pulling down billions with Wii Sports and Wii Fit. I'd say Nintendo struck more gold than Rockstar and Take 2.
Yeah, I'm sure Take 2 was so disappointed with the millions in DLC they've recently raked in on this game that has "largely faded away".
What was that, one million downloads out of 8 million 360 owners? Meh. Hopefully they have some other games because they are a high maintenance company.
I think the male nudity turned off a lot of downloaders. Just because GTA gamers are "mature" doesn't mean they like to look at penis, although some might.
Meanwhile Mario Kart has sold more this year than the 360-only DLC. Higher revenue and profit. GTA is somewhat popular, but Mario Kart is a monster that just keeps selling.
Yeah, 1 out of 8, that's terrible, they shouldn't have even bothered!
sigh…..
1) That was the amount of sales at launch, its obviously increased since then.
2) How many third party Wii games have reached 1 in 8 sales?
3) You're missing the point. I brought up this data to refute the ridiculous claim that the game has "largely faded away". Anyone able to sell that much DLC, that far from launch, does in fact, have a game with legs.