Allow me to respectfully disagree with your opinion that game reviewers are out of touch with reality. Because a game sells like crazy doesn’t mean it’s a good game (entertainment for value), it only means it’s well targeted and advertized. I remember reading somewhere (maybe it was here, not sure) a list of wii games sorted by average playing time per buyer, and this lists matches the metacritic rankings, that makes sense to me.

Also, could you point me to data supporting the clain that polish doubles or triples game sales? Does that apply to the industry as a whole or more particularily to the wii consumer base?

Thanks for all the time you put in this blog, I really enjoy reading your posts.

1.- Nintendo Works only on theirs Systems, Never port a game form DS to Wii or bacwards with some exception, exclusive works gives as result more quality, meanwhile other companies are making multiplatform games, that translates as less quality for every system choosen.

2.- A name, all companies aready have a “Name” before the begining of this generation, but the introduction of new gamers just erased those names, they don´t care what games has made those companies in the past. The companies must remake their names with quality tittles for the most sold system.

3.- You said don´t port and respect the interface. I say don´t make ports of old games. Resident Evil 4 was just good luck, The godfather, Driver PL, can´t have any succe, because nobody want to play games already played recently. Some remakes as Klonoa or the rumored remake of Resident Evil 2 are most justified, because the new gamers has never watch them.

4.- It´s right, there are a lot of casual games on Wii, but, ¿how much of them are million sellers? just some of the first released, because were a big first contact to the public, but not anymore, just wacth EA trying to copie Wii Sports succes and it´s a fact: they can make a game 1000% better, but casual games are not impressive anymore. Just never will sell a lot anymore, except the ones made by Nintendo, because they put theirs best development effort on every game, not like EA, who contract minor studios for make Wii tittles.

5.- The effort, all 360 games make use of both layers on every game, because the companies just work a lot on the game extension. ¿How many games on WII make usage of both layers? Just one, I use Need for Speed undercover as a very bad example, ¿Why? Less cars than others versions, lack of options, graphics worts than the previous game. And EA repeats this actitude for all theirs games on WII: Fifa, Madden, NHL, and next Need for Speed will be an arcade racer, meanwhile others systems get the driving simulation. ¿players decition? don´t buy Wii version because only takes one day or two finish it.

6.- FPS games don´t work on Wii? Maybe you must say “make FPS with some effort for WII” and the public will buy it, just look COD WaW on Wii, more than 850.000 units sold, and still selling, very good for a Port, just watch the list of most sold games for Wii and they have three common factors:
.- Most of them are made by Nintendo.
.- Another more of them are exclusives for WII.
.- Not any EA expendable game is listed.
.- The “new” best seller have functional online or just have it.
.- Most of the casual games listed are form the first year of system release, most of the new ones are jus ignored, but low cost of development ever make them a good invest.
.- Just for fun, most people said that wii´owners are totally new, but the best sellers are not new IP, except those who include some perifal.

If it’s already the fastest-selling home console of all time with what you characterise as ‘ugly’ SD graphics (can’t see it myself, perhaps you should invest in an RGB Scart cable?), would upping the resolution have much of an effect on sales?

The DSi doesn’t make any changes to the core functionality of the DS – surely any revision of the Wii in the short term would be more likely to bump up the limited storage than to completely overhaul the machine.

As for when will Nintendo pull the plug on the Wii, they have replace platforms that were selling well in the past and they will do so again. It is a way of preventing the bubble bursting. And as the Super Wii will almost certainly be backwards compatable they can introduce it at any time that suits them. Just as the DSi is replacing the DS Lite.

Anyway one thing wrong with the article.
4) When will Nintendo pull the plug on the Wii and move on to the next model (this could be as soon as this year)?

Aint going to happen. Why stop selling a console which you cannot keep on the shelves and is outselling the competition combined. Why would any sane company do such a thing. It isn’t going anywhere and with the awesome games coming out this year will probably sell even more than last year.