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| 04.16.2007Re: Analyst Questions Third Party Wii Support
Dear Editor,
I recently read the article titled "Analyst Questions Third Party Wii Support" and I am happy other people are seeing what I am seeing.
The Wii, although fun, still needs to establish itself as more than a fad. Nintendo has stated that they are going outside the "hardcore gamer" and more family oriented (Soccer Moms, Grandparents, etc).
My problem I find with this is these new customers aren't going to care about Tiger Woods 2008, Need for Speed: Dangerous Streets, or even Call of Duty 4. These are the type that seem to be satisfied playing Bowling, Tennis, and Golf.
Where is the problem? I mean Tiger Woods is Golf right? The problem is that golf is offered inside Wii Sports, the game that comes inside every Wii purchased. In Tiger Woods they can't use their Miis (The other "game" Nintendo is pushing) or people could just make a Mii of Tiger himself.
Also, what's the point of playing Virtua Tennis or AMF Bowling on the Wii if bowling and tennis are offered in Wii Sports? One could argue that they give a deeper involvement to the games with more realistic responses. But this isn't something a casual user new to games cares much about.
They don't see the justification for spending $50 for another Tennis game if they can already play Tennis, not to forget that they won't be able to play as their Miis.
The Wii will continue to showcase Nintendo published games and give limited oppurtunities to third party software.-Matt Ponton
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