Nintendo is often seen as the champion of first parties, but is criticized for not doing enough to support third party developers. Nintendo, however, has responded to criticism that third parties don't do well on the Wii by ... well ... by saying that's wrong, basically.
"There is an assumption out there that just simply isn't true... We're setting the record straight. This is fact," stated Nintendo of America's Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Denise Kaigler, while pointing at a colorful chart. "We are selling third-party games and they are doing very well, and better than our competitors."
It is assumed that Wii software does not sell as well as Xbox 360 or PS3 games, but if Nintendo's chart is to be believed, the Wii dominates in software sales just as much as hardware sales. This kind of triumph can only be attributed to sales of the critically acclaimed Bug Island.
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7:40 AM on 08.08.2008
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That sure doesn't skew the numbers at all.
You hand that in to your 4th grade teacher and that's a C- for you!
Yeah, why would 3rd party publishers know anything or have the right to criticize 3rd party sales. They got some nerve!
It pains me to say it. I fought on their side in the 16bit wars, but they need to fucking wake up.
I didn't want to post the graph because I didn't want to embarrass whoever designed it.
Ummm... GH3 sold best on PS2. Wii and 360 both sold about 3 mil and PS3 1.5 mil. Not really sure what point you are trying to make.
And why is there a Summa avatar?
GH3 actually sold best on the Wii.
Flawed chart is flawed.