Nintendo no longer developing Wii games
11/24/12 11:00pm
The Wii U launched last weekend and one question about the console’s predecessor remained in the minds of some gamers (although I’m sure plenty of us already knew the answer), “will Nintendo continue to develop new titles for the Wii?” Earlier this week, Nintendo said it wasn’t. This isn’t too surprising given the focus the company will now need to give to the Wii U.
Product marketing director Bill Trinen said during a recent interview with GameSpot that despite the lack of new first-party games, Nintendo feels with the brand recognition and lower price of the Wii itself and the now (and possibly soon to be) discounted games long-time owners may have missed, that software sales for the console should still be somewhat strong.
“Whether it's things like Nintendo Selects or a lot of the users also are still using their Wii to deliver Netflix content. I think there's also the potential for a lot of people who still haven't purchased Wii, believe it or not, who might be interested at the right price. So we'll probably be looking at it more from that standpoint."
Hopefully this means the Big N will be adding Skyward Sword, and (finally) Super Mario Galaxy 2, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii to the Nintendo Selects line-up sometime soon.
Seriously Nintendo. Most of the games I listed are several years old. Why does it take so long to lower the prices of your games?
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EliteGamerX
Nintendo not developing anymore Wii games. That's okay; I understand that they need to focus on the Wii U, but where does that place third-party companies? I'm still holding on the faint hope for Pandora's Tower. :(
Backfire
And yet, they're still making games for the regular DS (unless Pokemon Black and White 2 were the very last ones). Very interesting.
werdman24
Soooooooo, does that mean Operation Rainfall is a bust?
bigglou
I don't see how its considered a bust since the games sold well by Wii standards.
werdman24
We've yet to see Pandora's Tower come stateside; so if Nintendo says they're no longer making Wii games, I can see the game not being localized whatsoever, and thus Operation Rainfall isn't a complete success. I could see it being remade for the WiiU, but I digress.
CyberAngel573
Many people have probably already said this, but I'm going to say it, too. This eats! It's bad enough that when a brand new console is announced, the company slightly implies that they will forget about the old one, but that normally entails a slow descent into the number of new games released for the console. This comment takes that statement and instantly drops it. It's like ripping off a band-aid really fast, especially for those of us who didn't rush out and buy a Wii U when it first came out. Nintendo, this put a black fade on your once brilliant luster.
Psykhophear
This is quite shocking, especially knowing that the PlayStation 2 is still in production to this very day. It's probably Nintendo's way of telling us to stop playing the Wii and to now focus on the Wii U. Not a bold move, I must say.
larsjj
Xbox came out in 2005 and is going to be selling new games for at least another year and probably about a year when the new Xbox is out. The Wii has been on the market since 2007 (at least, here in the Netherlands that is) and is officially dead. In my opinion Nintendo has not learned from past mistakes. Their own or those others made... Dropping the system that was once the market leader feels like a big screw you from Nintendo. I used to dive into Nintendo-games with all my enjoyment. Now it seems like they have really lost their shine. I even regret buying the entire Wii at all, even the first party games disappointed, including the Mario Galaxy games. And don't get me started on Other M. Maybe a bit of sentimental sadness hits me realising the company I once loved is now pretty much dead to me. But hey, maybe it's just me...
yggdra324
Nintendo game are just fine, your taste in game have changed