thomaschung Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 if it really is that much cheaper to make Wii games than PS3 and Xbox 360, then why the hell are the games so expensive. £40 is too expensive for most games. should be RRP £30.
Aimless Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 if it really is that much cheaper to make Wii games than PS3 and Xbox 360, then why the hell are the games so expensive. £40 is too expensive for most games. should be RRP £30. The thing is, everyone makes a good profit on the current Wii pricing, whereas if they were much cheaper it would be more like the current situation with 360 and PS3 titles where publishers need to sell around 400,000 units to start making profit on their games. As a business model that isn't very attractive; part of the reason why you won't see many third-party exclusives between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Having said that, I do think £30 is a comfortable price point, but I can see that becoming fairly standard amongst online retailers at least; high street prices are always a ripoff by comparison.
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 Aimless speaks the truth. You'll generally find better deals online, for the most part. What's the RRP for a 360 or PS3 title? Generally, when I buy a new Wii game, I think between £30-35 is about right, for a new title. If I spend 40 quid, it's usually begrudgingly.
raven_blade2006 Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Nice to see developers have realised that the Wii ist going anywhere soon. However sales must remain high so that they wont disappear when the going gets tough.
ViPeR Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 GTA could work really well on Wii if done properly. There's something disturbingly compelling about the prospect of beating people to death with the wiimote...
Teppo Holmqvist Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 What's the RRP for a 360 or PS3 title?. 50 pounds, if we believe Amazon.co.uk. It is probably true, as we always have similar price structure here at Finland.
DCK Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 if it really is that much cheaper to make Wii games than PS3 and Xbox 360, then why the hell are the games so expensive. £40 is too expensive for most games. should be RRP £30. Wii games haven't gone up in price, and their profit margin stayed the same. 360 and PS3 games have gotten more expensive to retain their margin, or just took some loss.
spirited away Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Well Take Two Interactive's other two games might be Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and The Bigs.
mcj metroid Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 what i find strange is the price of ps3 games are generally the same as wii games over here. why have they ripped us off with the 360 games for so long?
Cube Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 what i find strange is the price of ps3 games are generally the same as wii games over here. why have they ripped us off with the 360 games for so long? It's just tempary...they'll be £50 soon.
Teppo Holmqvist Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 I have compiled list of games that are slated for 2007 release in the west. It shows pretty well, that 3rd parties are indeed catching up (I have listed only games that have potential to be good). Alien Syndrome Battalion Wars II Beautiful Katamari Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Boogie Brothers in Arms: Double Time DDR Hottest Party Dewy's Adventure Disaster: Day of Crisis DK: Bongo Blast Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn Forever Blue Harvest Moon Heroes Kirby Madden NFL '08 Manhunt 2 Mario & Sonic at Olympics Games Mario Party 8 Mario Strikers Charged Mercury Meltdown Revolution (for 20 dollar pricepoint it is bargain) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption MLB 2K8 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon MySims No More Heroes NIGHTS: Journey into the Dreams PGA Tour Golf 2008 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Pokemon Battle Revolution Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Resident Evil 4: Wii Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Scarface Super Mario Galaxy Super Paper Mario Super Smash Bros. Brawl Treasure Planet Z Wii Health Pack Wii Music WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 Total: 41 titles Of course, more games will be announced around E3, and some will slip to next year. But in overall, pretty decent list especially when you consider that most companies made decision to support Wii so late as last years E3.
Darkspine S Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 Hmm, nice list. Is a version of E3 still happening then?
Teppo Holmqvist Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 Is a version of E3 still happening then? Yeah, during july. Bad time, IMO, as X07 and TGS are only three months later.
thomaschung Posted April 11, 2007 Posted April 11, 2007 Better late than never. The Wii is still showing amazing sales. I'm liking EA at the moment. I don't usually buy EA games, on the Cube I only got one Fifa title and SSX Tricky. I have now ordered The Godfather on the Wii because of the very good reports. Forget waiting for GTA if ever it makes it to Wii, The Godfather does just as good. Plan to pick up an iteration of Tiger Woods in the future, and Medal of Honour Vanguard too. Had to buy online at Play.com though as I'm not happy with £40.
Retro_Link Posted April 12, 2007 Author Posted April 12, 2007 http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/779/779642p1.html Take-Two Grows Hungry for Wii The GTA publisher sees Nintendo as a high priority. US, April 10, 2007 - According to an article on Gamasutra, Take-Two may be changing its stance on game development for Nintendo systems. In the closing statements of their first conference call after taking the reins at the newly restructured Take-Two, chairman Strauss Zelnick and CEO Ben Feder had some illuminating comments about the company's stance on Nintendo. When questioned about the company's burgeoning relationship with Nintendo, Zelnick commented that "working with Nintendo is a priority." The Take-Two chairman asserted that while it is important to tailor games to a specific console's audience, Take-Two is committed to creating "great games for Nintendo." The upcoming Wii game, Manhunt 2, is most likely the first step in this direction. Take-Two confirmed that this game is on schedule for its 2007 release. While this isn't exactly confirmation that GTA IV is heading to the Wii, it is good news for Nintendo fans who have felt particularly jilted by Take-Two in the past. Sounds good!
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 They can't really believe that sales or popularity will go down anytime soon, if they say they want to work on the system. I look forward to seeing what they can come up with.
Daft Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 I think the Wii can easily ride on the hype until the AAA titles come out. Super Smash Bros should then be able o keep the momentum for a while until Nintendo releases its other big guns and the 3rd parties start releasing some solid Wii specific games.
DCK Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Signs are times will definetely improve over the GameCube era. In a sense, Nintendo is quite smart (intentionally or not) to release all these big names early, have the Wii gain momentum, and then let 3rd parties take over.
Demuwan Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 I think the Wii can easily ride on the hype until the AAA titles come out. Super Smash Bros should then be able o keep the momentum for a while until Nintendo releases its other big guns and the 3rd parties start releasing some solid Wii specific games. Great business, Crap for gamers. Would be AWESOME to play brawl over summer.
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