With the year-end shopping season approaching, expectations are running high that Nintendo Co Ltd will repeat the success of its DS handheld machine next month with its new game console, the Wii.
Nintendo has developed the Wii not to please hardcore gamers with lifelike graphics but to entice game novices with innovative but easy-to-play games — the same concept that helped the DS far outsell Sony Corp.’s (6758.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) PlayStation Portable.
But the novelty of Wii’s one-hand controller may fade quickly if game makers are slow to come up with fresh titles, analysts say.
“Software makers and distributors are holding such high hopes for the Wii,” Deutsche Securities analyst Takashi Oya said. “Their latest stance is like, ‘Why don’t we reallocate some of the resources from the PS3 to the Wii,’” he said, referring to Sony’s forthcoming PlayStation 3.
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s biggest video game publisher, is working on seven Wii titles this business year ending March 2007, up from its previous plan for five, in a bid to capitalize on the unexpected buzz around the console.
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they hardly need inovative games to keep the system alive. you could go basic with game styles that are reserved for PC games. RTS as an example