Bad Nintendo Wii software sales, is it a big issue?
Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo Wii | By: Daniel
Posted on: October 28, 2007 | 50 Comments
Lately I have been hearing a lot of people claiming that the Nintendo Wii software sales are very bad and that this is also the biggest issue that the Wii has.
Some Wii owners also say that many of their friends and themselves only have one Nintendo Wii game.
As an owner of the Wii, Xbox 360 & Sony PS3, I have to admit that I do have over 10 Wii games and many on the PS3 and 360.
So I do find it hard to believe that the Wii is having bad software sales, after looking into it a bit more this does seem to be the case.
One comment we had on another post said “The software sales for Wii are bad and the publishers know it. With only a 1.3 attached rate, and majority of software sales going to 1st party, it really doesn’t bode well for Wii’s future. Wii owners ask yourself, how many games do you own? Seriously? Most ppl I know still only have Sports. Thats it. This is the main problem.”
Do you agree with this persons comment and Wii owners, how many games do you own?
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mike
I have Zelda, Elebits, WarioWare, and Res 4 (plus Wii sports which doesnt really count). I’ve enjoyed them all.
I’m waiting for Galaxy, Battalion Wars, Res Chronicals, Manhunt 2, Zac and Wiki, Medal of Honor Heros, and Smash bros.
Also i may get Metroid, mario strikers and paper mario soon. I consider all of these must haves.
So for just over a years worth of games 14 must haves is not bad. I’d have struggled to come up with 14 games i badly wanted from the Xbox’s first year and a bit’s lineup.
Pues como dicen los americanos… estos pendejos de los 3rd parties siguen haciendo juegos bien mierdas y quieren venderlos como si los que compran juegos no supieran que es bueno… Quien rayos quiere jugar algun juego que no tenga el fun factor de Strikers ahora mismo??? o el flow de MEtroid…
Again, si siguen haciendo juegos charros ala “PS2 ahora en en el Wii” pues que breguen con sus shity ventas…
saludos desde PR
Zak and Wiki!
Probably the best 3rd party game released for wii yet.
Other than that, I agree with most of the other comments, I’ve rented and BOUGHT alot of third party software for wii most of it is complete and utter ass.
That and Mario Galaxy will sell better than Mario 64… it’s the most intuitive game of that type I’ve ever played.
There is a BIAS here. A LURKING VARIABLE
THE MAJORITY OF 360 OWNERS ARE “HARDCORE” and in there teens, 20s, 30s. THey have the interest in video games to create a high attach rate, such as the 3.3 360 carries.
but, the wii has less of the “hardcore” , thereby lowering its average. Its not that wii has no good games, like retards often suggest. Its that house wives have no need for metroid prime 3, which might i add rapes all. once more hardcore start to adopt, the attach rate will jump. and once more casuals start to adopt 360, which will never happen, their attach rate will drop. So this figure, the attach rate, is not a very good judgement of the system overall.
ALSO
THe forums are not a good judgement of the system overall, becuase since 360 stil has more “hardcores”, 360 will have more people online checking forums. Therefore, you have more bias.
Isn’t Advanced Placement Statistics amazing?
one more note, When I bought Guitar Hero 3 this morning the sales went like this:
Wii, Wii, Wii, 360, 360, Wii, 360, Wii, Wii.
(then I left)
I think it’s safe to say that the wii is selling third party software that is GOOD, just fine.
I own 3 games, all Nintendo, I understand the problem, but i am not going to go and spend my hard earned money on shitty 3rd party games. If they want sales they have to start making good games.
Right now no one can compete with Nintendo when it comes to making games, and that it because Nintendo puts time, money, and effort into all there games. They just Delayed their biggest game until after the holidays so they could make it “perfect”. How many third parties would do that. None.
i have 8 wii games this person is mentel
i have 6 wii games: Scarface, Resident Evil 4, Wii Sports, Wii Play, Metal Slug: Anthology and Zelda: Twilight Princess.
i have had my wii for about two months, and bought them all within the first couple weeks.
there is a lack of standout titles on wii right now- but in the next few months, that will see big improvement. Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero III, Metroid Prime 3 (not out here in Australia yet), Battalion Wars II, Medal of Honour; Heroes II, smash brothers brawl, manhunt ii, No More Heroes- these are the ones i can name off the top of my head that i plan on buying, not to mention all the ones i’ve momentarily forgotten.
I don’t know if anyone ever played them, but i’d like to see developer genki make a samurai sword slasher by the likes of kengo: master of bushido, and sword of the samurai for wii (they’re ps2 titles). these games weren’t overly popular, but i loved them. It’d be great to use a samurai sword on another sword wielding opponent via the wiimote in a game that isn’t cheesy and cartoony. i know genki has expressed support for the wii, so yeah, hope that comes about.
Oh my god
LISTEN!
When everyone talks about attach rates Downloadable content is inclued. This goes for the Wii, 360 and PS3. The Wii has the best attach rate for DLC, then the 360 then PS3 since there is nothing really great to buy on PSN.
When you take away DLC from all the systems 360 still has the highest attach rate for retail, then PS3, then the Wii.
The 65 million Wii games sold includes virtual Console games in that number. That is a FACT. Also Wii Sports is in there too. Also you must note that Wii Play is in there since it sells so well since you can get another controller with the game.
For Retail games the Wii has a low attach rate. Usually the games bought are first party games so third party games usually get screwed.
The Wii can sale all the hardware it wants but most people are buying games on virtual console so retail games. Wii needs to have better games. It has some great games but a lot of them are just PS2 ports are bad party games.