Can Madden NFL 09 selling better on the PlayStation 2 than on the Wii prove that Nintendo's White Box o' Waggle is a wasteland for third party publishers? If you're Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz, then yes. Yes it does.
The Wii has the largest install base of current-gen machines, yet Madden 09 sold 79% less units than the PS3 version, and 87% less than the Xbox 360 version. Creutz uses this to back up his theory that "the Wii is a relatively inhospitable platform for third-party publishers."
I think it merely proves that even Wii owners have taste.
No, that was just a little joke (the last thing I need to do is alienate Madden fans as well,) but I do disagree that this proves the Wii is "inhospitable" to anything that isn't a first or second party game. Capcom had no complaints with Resident Evil 4, after all, and I believe both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band did pretty well. I'm also sure some of the crap that Ubisoft puts on the thing must sell well enough to keep them going.
All this really proves is that Wii owners like football less than PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 owners. That's really not a difficult thing to believe, with all the housewives buying it.
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10:03 AM on 09.12.2008
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But that is cool, and more power to them.
I think its just the fact that people don't play on their wii's. Kind of like that child you once bought on Ebay, the novelty wears off and it kind of gets boring after a few months so you box it back up and put it in the cupboard.
On top of that, Madden is not a casual's game anymore. The hardcore sports player has swallowed it whole, and they live on the 360 and PS3. Of course those games are going to sell better! Common sense, you analyst dumbasses.
That's all the pics I've seen of it. And I own Madden 07, and don't feel like changing the roster for another £30.
Okami did just fine on Wii also... as I recall.
This isn't surprising really. The Wii is for casual gamers (at least that's what Nintendo wants you to believe with the ads), and casual gamers by definition don't buy many (if any) games. They are content with whatever games came with the console (Wii Play?).
"hardcore" madden players just simply dont want to use a remote to throw a football, they want to use analog sticks. plus, yes online play and better graphics is a plus for that sort of game.. so it only makes sense it sells better on ps3/360.
oh yeah.. if i recall, okami did terribly on the ps2 as well.. just like ppl buy wiis and never get any other games besides maybe mario kart or wii fit, ppl bought ps2s and got no other game besides gta or madden. get over it.
+ the original studio doesn't exist.
Personally, the only sports games I have ever cared about are NBA Jam and Wii Sports.
They sell Madden in the UK? OMGWTFBBQ? Wow... That really weirds me out.
I buy a Nintendo console for Nintendo games, not EA ports. That said, Nintendo don't make games anymore, they make housewife simulators, so there's $400 down the drain.
Get real, you guys are so fucking dramatic =/.
I hate this attitude from gamers, it just doesn't hold any water.
Why the hell would they not make any games, like they used to?
It's their franchise of 20~30 years!