I’m sure that most of us are still shocked to see that our small white box has surpassed all consoles this generation, so it’s no surprise that 3rd parties are and trying to play catch-up. EA’s CEO John Riccitiello, has also shared his regret for focusing his resources on early bets this generation:
…we typically figured out who the market leader was going to be before the start of the cycle and bet with our development resources on that platform. We made the wrong call there (by betting on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), which made this transition harder than it would otherwise be. But now we’re catching up, and I think we’re fine. We’ve got some incredibly innovative Wii titles, incredibly innovative DS titles coming. And so I think that issue’s sort of behind us.
Who would have figured that a small sleek console with a magical controller would be shaking industry giants at this moment? Considering Capcom has also shared their opinion about providing more resources to Wii development, I assume that there are others doing the same. It’s only a matter of time before we should see the fruits of this labor.
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