Wondering why there aren’t that many blockbusters on the Wii yet? Capcom Entertainment’s Community Specialist nickednamed “Lost” on their forums has a possible explanation. Even though we’re about 19 months into the Wii’s lifespan, developers have only just realized the Wii’s market potential and were busy shifting resources to Wii development.

Luckily, the games are supposedly on the way…

However, the good news is, now that the industry has seen the rise of the Wii, I’m sure many plans and budgets have been shifted and adjusted, and triple A titles should be in their pipeline (though not ready to be announced). This means soon, you should be flooded with the titles from the franchises you’re familiar with, and ones that aren’t just spinoffs.

Yeah, I get all that. But for this kind of a wait, those developers better be putting all they’ve got into those AAA titles.

You can check out the full commentary after the break.

Honestly, I think the lack of AAA titles also has a lot to do with a lot of the 3rd parties simply being caught with their pants down. Triple A take a lot of time to develop; Many years in fact. For them to have been announced/released by now, it would have meant that they were in development/planning before/shortly after the Wii was released. However, nobody, besides Nintendo, expected the Wii sales to be so strong, and anyone who did should be buying lottery tickets.

However, the good news is, now that the industry has seen the rise of the Wii, I’m sure many plans and budgets have been shifted and adjusted, and triple A titles should be in their pipeline (though not ready to be announced). This means soon, you should be flooded with the titles from the franchises you’re familiar with, and ones that aren’t just spinoffs.

Have a little patience and faith in the little white console that could. I know I am. That’s why I’m bring it with me on my move to China. :D

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via GoNintendo

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