Climax not sure if hardcore games can succeed on Wii
December 10th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii“We feel we now understand the hardware and the interface very well. But the flip-side to that is that non-Nintendo publishers feel they haven’t done that well on it commercially. That’s the biggest issue. From that perspective the Wii is a really difficult device to develop for, because as a hardcore games machine, Wii games are always going to be held up against whatever’s just come out on the Xbox 360 or PS3. The second you try to make a gamer’s game for it you will get unflattering comparisons. That’s why it’s difficult…despite it being very large, I think the attachment rate is fairly low, and I think that colours publishers’ view on how much they can invest in the system. I think that ROI’s on Wii games are probably low. I think publishers are very conservative on how much they can spend on it. We just don’t know if hardcore games can succeed on the Wii. I think it’s yet to be proven. I think a lot of people have bought Wii’s, but many aren’t buying software for it. With Silent Hill Shattered Memories, we’ve made a gamer’s game, and we’ve put a lot of passion into the game to get it right. But we’ve now got to wait and see how successful it’s really going to be commercially. That’s kind of out of our hands.” – CEO at Climax Studios
It seems like one core third-party title after another this year haven’t found commercial success. MadWorld, Dead Space Extraction, and Little King’s Story haven’t sold well at all even though they’re high-quality games. I really hope that Silent Hill: Shattered Memories will be one of the few third-party offerings this year to have financial success.
- Nintendo feels that there are enough hardcore Wii games for holiday 2009 Published on: August 17, 2009
- Rumor: Climax’s Wii game is a Silent Hill 1 remake Published on: February 26, 2009
- SEGA sees lack of hardcore games on Wii as an opportunity Published on: January 19, 2009
- Mushroom Men explains the lack of hardcore Wii games Published on: January 6, 2009
- Iwata understands we need hardcore games Published on: January 24, 2008
6 Responses to “Climax not sure if hardcore games can succeed on Wii”
By bob on Dec 10, 2009
its sad but this guy is right
By Mateus on Dec 10, 2009
Well, from all the “core” games released for the Wii this year by 3rd party, which ones were “big” games?
You know, triple A games, like Modern Warfare 2, Assassin´s creed 2, etc?
Zero.
Wanna hit big on wii? Put some money on it.
By bob on Dec 10, 2009
madworld was supposed to be big
By Mateus on Dec 10, 2009
But it isnt.
Its a niche game made by a small team with little to none advertising.
Does that sounds like Modern Warfare 2 to you?
By J on Dec 10, 2009
Well Mad World is not my type of game thats why i din´t buy it!
What about a PROPER RE or something like that-Top Notch stuff not 2nd or 3rd Rate crap!
Thats why Nintys games will always sell well on the Wii cause they are the only ones bringing us AAA titles!
By L.A.C. on Dec 14, 2009
Mateus, you’re absolutely right.
3rd parties don’t mind talking about how bad they’re games have done on Wii, but reality is they just wanted quick money with Wii releases?
When they get nothing, they get pissed.