Next-Gen Console Exclusives Explored

SeventhStar writes "Siliconera has an article with a long list of exclusive titles broken down by next-gen console. The Playstation 3 only has a few exclusive games at the moment; 29 are third-party, with 12 are made by Sony. Meanwhile Microsoft has 48 Xbox 360 exclusive games, with 23 of them are developed internally. However it looks like the real winner for exclusive games is the Wii. There are 39 titles only for the Wii and even ported games are going to play differently. When you adjust the amount of exclusive games on the Xbox 360 for its one year head start, the Wii has more original games coming out for it. Since console exclusives help determine which console to purchase is the Wii in a good spot?"

Comments

They don't interest me

[PopeRatzo]

The titles you mention all sound like old-fashioned cartoon games to me. That's not a bad thing, and there's lots of nostalgia about old Nintendo about now, but it just doesn't give me cause to look forward to the Wii.

However, I'm glad to see that these console games are becoming more differentiated from more serious-minded games for the PC. I don't really care for the idea that everyone lumps all tech-games in the same category. Donkey Kong and Black and White don't exist in the same galaxy, and Eve-Online and Pokémon don't inhabit the same universe.

That's a good thing, but no Wii for me, thanks. Someone else can have my allottment.

Re:Only good exclusives help

[c0d3h4x0r]

To whomever marked my post as a "Troll":

It's not a troll. I didn't write it to try to get a rise out of anyone, and I don't personally dislike the Wii or its controller. My point is entirely valid: the American consumer public has already shown time and time again that they look down on gimmicky controllers (power glove? U-force? Bueller? Bueller?). "Flying magic dildos" accurately describes how the American public will deprecatingly think about the Wii upon first glance, and the Wii isn't doing anything (so far) to really counter that stigma. Sure, when you try a Wii, you may discover the control system isn't a gimmick and actually works well, but you have to be willing enough to risk looking stupid to even pick it up and try it. A lot of people wouldn't even get over that and be willing to try it.