No one has abandoned the Wii

So, I've been hearing a lot of flack against the Wii lately for all sorts of random dumb things, but what has really surprised me is the stupid things actual game designers and companies have been saying. Recently I read a quote against the Wii from one of the co-founders of Dice, saying something along the lines of it being "a virus." His reasoning didn't make any sense but the gist of it was that didn't like the wii because he thought of it more as a toy and that gamers were becoming bored with it. Well, as far as gamers getting sick of crappy gimmicky mini-game filled games coming out for it, then yes gamers are bored of that. But as for gamers getting sick of the Wii, I think the sale numbers from New Super Mario Bros Wii will speak for itself. The way I see it, a lot of game industry people have been getting frustrated with their low sales on the Wii as compared to other consoles. This causes then begin making all sorts of dumb comments and making excuses. I even caught Sega bitching about the low sales of their crappy Wii games.

So, for all those who just can't seem to figure out why their game sales are low, let me explain.

You see, a company can make a sub-par game for the x-box 360 and the PS3 and it will get moderate sales. However, they will make a sub-par game for the Wii and get no sales. They brush this off by complaining that people have abandoned the Wii or are getting sick of the Wii, which is dumb. The real reason is that the Wii hardcore gamers are just picky as hell. I know this is true because I'm one of them.

This occurred to me the other day when I started to play Dante's Inferno on my roommates x-box360. I thought the game was ok, but not that good. He was baffled and couldn't figure out why. I then went on to explain all the things I didn't like about it, i.e. lame leveling up system, unoriginal game play, half assed level designs, etc. My roommate said he didn't mind any of those things and thought the game was great.
As a Wii owner, I tend to compare everything to Nintendo's line of games for the Wii and most games just aren't that good. This is the reason that a game can do good on the x-box or PS3, but not the Wii. Its not that Dante's Inferno is a horrible game, its just that compared to other games its not worth my time and money.

When it comes right down to it, its not that the hardcore have "abandoned" the Wii, its just that most of the industry doesn't make games as good as Nintendo. They can complain and bitch all they want, but it's the cold hard truth.

My advice to game companies is this: If you can't make a game as good or better than Nintendo, don't make it on the Wii. If your not up to the challenge of making a great game then make it on another system where people will shell out $60 for your half assed games.