Analysis: Wii winning the "exclusivity war"

Nintendo platforms have often, whether rightly or wrongly, been criticized for hosting very little besides first-party software. If the latest numbers from a Next Generation analysis are any indication, though, that's really not a bad thing-at least from a business perspective.

Analyzing what has been dubbed the "exclusivity war," Next Gen's Matt Matthews has compiled data demonstrating that Nintendo is winning the battle of the exclusives. Based on data compiled from the launch of the Wii and the PlayStation 3 through to the end of 2007 of the 100 best-selling games, the Wii boasted 12 exclusive games, the PS3 five, and the Xbox 360 three.

[killer_trap]

i'd say dragon quest, fatal frame and monster hunter makes this theory right, at least in japan. but when it comes to the western parts of the world. the ps3 & 360 are having most of the good third party support.

lol, now that i think about it. how was i calling it a casual system? it's true most of it's games are mindless motion sensor crap but the three i mentioned above are more than enough to make it a hardcore system.

[MURKERR]

come end of 2008 ps3 will most certainly top that poll by a huge margin

[v1c1ous]

dude....seriously...

[theKiller]

with motion sensing, and thats what make it fun other wise its not a create games, wii sport for example, its very basic but the user interface is fun!! people after while would like to experience the master peace of software like MGS4,GT5, GTA4, R2,Killzone 2, motorstorm 2,gears of war 2, fable 2, ninja gaiden 2.

[meepmoopmeep]

are we only talking about only the past year? then sure the article is right.
but OVERALL sony has the most 1st party exclusives... and BIG franchises at that.

[ScottEFresh]

Analysis : Wii losing the "gamers war"

[princejb134]

of course wii has the most exclusives
but how many of those exclusives do gamers actually wanna play

[bigjclassic]

Twilight princess, Smash Bros., Mario Galaxy, No More Heroes, Metroid Prime 3 etc. etc.

Unlike HD era games, everything isnt FPS FPS. Thats not being a real gamer at all. Playing all genres and variety makes a gamer hardcore.
And Smash Bros. hasnt been out a month and its at 4 million units already. You guys need to grow up about gaming. Its not always about blood, guts and graphics. I still play my SNES and dreamcast along with my Wii and PS3.

also wasnt Mario Galaxy GOTY for 2007 and is the 2nd highest reviewed game of ALL TIME. Come on people.

[princejb134]

of course its not about the graphics its about having fun and continuying to have fun with those games
i still play snes games on my psp such ass mario all stars earthbound and chrono trigger and still find it fun

[v1c1ous]

if you count "Carnival Games" a worthwhile exclusive.

[TripleTags]

of those "exclusives" sucked major donkey critic nuts .. Metascore is the new ruler.

[Harry190]

=Rehash of the same games.

[OJ_juice]

is and will always be last at everything.

[Gam71]

Not for money made from those exclusives. Thats sony.
Guess the sony fans aren't talking with their wallets.

Quote from the article itself
"Microsoft has clearly maximized the effectiveness of its three exclusive titles. To put it in perspective, the three games exclusive to the Xbox 360 earned more than the nine combined games exclusive to Sony's PlayStation consoles. (For the record, Sony's PSP had no exclusives which sold well enough to rank in the top 100 this year.)"

And then

"The Xbox 360 can play more than a majority of the games listed in our top 100 software rankings. Right behind it, with 52 games and its own majority, is the Wii. The PlayStation 2 is further behind at 46 and the PlayStation 3 even further back with 44."

sony last again. So your comment is so wrong you make yourself look a fool

But why would you read something when you can get all your information from the idiot notes someone left for you.

What I found interesting from the article that i actually read unlike other fangurls was that software sales were haigher in the uk and europe than the us?

I always imagined that to be the opposite.
So that makes it even worse that companies shaft europe compared to "lesser" markets. (i am being sarcastic with the lesser comment)

I liked the slaes figures for grid iron and football (real football) and where they are only selling. Made me chuckle.

[Bladestar]

Most wii games (if not all) feel like mini games... I went to the store the other day and I saw a bunch of wii games... and very little of them interest me. 90% of wii game should cost no more than $10.. therefore is a rip off.... some arcade games or PSN games offer more than many wii games.

[beans]

Thats so tue blade lol! Everytime I go over to my girlfriends house I spend quality time with her son and everytime he pulls out the wii I have to beg him to pull out the ps2 or original xbox because I find all 9 of his games boring as he11 for the Wii! We finally got smash brothers online but the game overall feels boring unlike it felt when i had it on N64! I've always been a huge nintendo fan but I swear they did everything possible not to appeal to me this generation! His birthday is next month so I'm going to get him a 360 if MS confirms the rrod crap is behind us finally at E3!

[jessupj]

why not a ps3? Now is one of the best times to get one. But I guess it depends on how old the kid is. Ps3 is more an adults concole.

[supremacy]

well if anything nintendo does have a large game division themselves, but i don't count the wii in this next gen battle, i mean the graphics are inferior to the other two platforms and although its not all about graphics i have to admit i already have switch to HDtv which means im aiming at HD gaming and i mean true HD gaming, the other thing is the wii mote isn't suitable for everyone, my lil bro hates it, so i had to return the wii a day later.

and just for the record i hope they aren't counting ps2 ports as exclusive or enhance ps2 ports as a wii exclusive, either i mean cuz i would totally hate that as it under values what Microsoft and sony are both doing with actual next gen projects.

plus no online? thats a bummer nintendo, so no i could care less really.

sure mario this mario that smash bros i must admit is pretty addictive, but ill take final fantasy over zelda any day thats for sure, at least i know it isn't going to be about a princess all the time, not to hate as zelda games have proven to be innovative in their own right, but a game like ico or colossus have also left me thinking hard about nintendo's creativity.

my point here is nintendo is by far the most creative of the three, but im afraid i don't play last gen gaming graphics anymore i have since switch to higher resolution gaming, no pun intended, im so spoil with pretty visuals and sounds, thats its hard for me to just settle for bright colors and some mediocre graphics. guys i know i sound like a pure hater, but please try and understand how i feel.

[jessupj]

It should actually be 'I could NOT care less'.

[Archaeox]

Duh, more kids are interested in Mario

[Megaton]

Oh no! What will I do without all that exclusive shovelware?!

They have a few gems (mostly, if not all, first party titles), but the majority of Wii games are garbage. Slopped together to get a taste of all the money printing going on in the Nintendo camp.

[meepmoopmeep]

yeah i agree.. the ONLY game that even interests me on the wii is Zelda

[iamtehpwn]

Wii has the most exclusive games, naturally. Think about it, They can produce more games for less money. It would be a lot more to higher the graphical artist required to put these same Titles on 360 or Ps3 and spend more money to do. However, this leads to LOTS of shovelware, But we're seeing some good stuff as well.

Wii just needs a lot more 3rd party support. Though, Nintendo hasn't supported their own platform this well since SNES, so I'll give them that much.....Although SNES had 3rd party support =P

[Dacapn]

That's understandable considering Mario's face is on the cover of every other Wii game that is released.

[PS360WII]

Well this isn't talking about all the generic stuff that came out. This is talking of the top 100 games sold from last year. So the best selling exclusive games are on the Wii by a wide margin. They aren't including all the crap stuff 3rd parties have made that didn't sell. They are counting stuff the helps the bottom line. So if 3rd parties with an idea of a good game and they want to make money they can look at last year and say I better make it for the Wii.

[Mu5afir]

Because of it's CONTROL SCHEME.. talk about a dumb article.

[Palodios]

Think of all the big games that have come to ps3/360 that HAVENT come to the wii, like assasin's creed, call of duty 4 or gta, devil may cry.... those are HUGE games. There are tons of big "exclusives" that the wii isn't even getting, while games for the wii, like Zack and Wiki or Nights, come out for the wii only because of the control scheme, or these games come out for both the ps2 and the wii. I think that's why Sony and Microsoft are both working on getting motion controllers like the wiimote, to let publishers put more games on their systems.

[ItisI]

Whats wrong with Mario. Yes he is in a lot of games but guess what those games sell. As a company you would be idiotic not to use that power to make a profit. If Sony or MS had a character as well known and sellable they would use it too.

[Fux4Bux]

This is the same as counting online flash games as PC exclusives. Exclusive shovelware is still shovelware.

[bootsielon]

It fails to mention those games that DON'T appear on the Wii platform, i.e., those considered "Multiplatform" but that will never appear on Wii, PS360 games, or PC/PS360 games. Yeah, surely the Wii has the most gimmicks, but it also has the least amount of AAA third party games.

These franchises and all its next-gen iterations are just a few examples of what WON'T appear on the Wii: Assassin's creed, Stranglehold, Grand Theft Auto, Last Remnant, Lost Planet, Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, Tekken, Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter.

If you're a dedicated gamer, you're better off with anything BUT a Wii.

[Superiorrior]

Um? What games for the Wii? Wii had a chance of having a decent line up IF Sonic Unleashed was exclusive, but by going multi-plat (since Sega probably needs the money) it's pretty concerning, Nintendo pay attention to how good Sega has treated you and buy exclusives from them!

[JasonX43]

...that people that play 360 or PS3 want each other exclusives, but not the Wii's?