article: wii about to be #1 in market share any day

[Melf]

you know what, I'm sick of people with atitudes like yours. The wii has been out for less than 1 year yet you still bitch about the lack of software.

How long has the Xbox 360 been out before those games you just named were released? 2-3 years?

Please. It's been nine months already. Aside from the three big Nintendo titles (SSBM, Metroid Prime 3, and Mario Galaxy), can you name ONE major 3rd party title coming for the Wii in the fourth quarter? I'm sick of people making excuses for the Wii's lackluster library. "They underestimated how well it would sell!" "Making games for the Wiimote takes time!" I've heard so many, I've lost count. Where are the high profile 3rd party games?

The 360's first year sucked, that much is true; however, it wasn't being touted as the biggest "innovation" in gaming in years, and it didn't have any other next gen consoles with which to compete. The Wii has to go against an established Xbox 360 and a hype-heavy PS3. Mini games and GC ports aren't going to cut it. Eventually people are going to tire of the same old crap and want something "innovative," you know, that word that's been the banner of the Wii since launch?

The fact of the matter is that this holiday season is going to hurt Nintendo if the supply shortage continues. The 360 has some major guns ready, and the PS3's price drop will help make up for it's slow but steady influx of titles. The Wii is a totally different story. If it doesn't say "Nintendo" on the box, you're not going to get any major 3rd party titles save for perhaps NIGHTS (an unhyped sequel to a niche title on a 3rd place console) until 2008.

I know I'm going to enjoy the hell out of Nintendo's offerings (I always do), but I'm quite disappointed with how slow other publishers have been to embrace the Wii. 3rd party support is supposedly stronger than ever, but the games are nowhere to be seen. When 2007 Sega is your best 3rd party publisher, something's definitely wrong.