---Wii holiday game drought---
The Wii Took Devs Completey By Shock - Not Many Wii Titles For Holiday Season
A report by a financial website claims that developers were unprepared for the success of the Wii on the back of E3 and as such many developers had not even begun to work on the platform, meaning that there will be a lack of third party titles over the holiday season for the Wii.
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According to James Lin, a longtime industry analyst and a consultant with Simba Group, publishers “weren't expecting anything" to come of the Wii prior to the annual event, which took place in May. As such, many developers had not yet begun projects for the platform, and will not have Wii titles available in time for the holiday season.
The one notable exception to this is of course Ubisoft, which showcased its Wii-exclusive title Red Steel at Nintendo's booth at E3, and will reportedly have the game on store shelves day and date with the launch of the new console. "No one's going to make money on the software except Ubisoft," noted a hedge fund manager in the report. "Everyone got caught flat-footed."
In addition, the report noted that Electronic Arts was "pleasantly surprised" at the Wii's reception, and though it only showcased a single Wii title at E3 – a version of Madden NFL 07 engineered to take advantage of the console's unique controller – the company recently confirmed that its dedicated Wii development team is working on "custom-designed titles" for Wii, including new releases from the Need for Speed, Harry Potter, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, SSX and The Godfather franchises.
News Source: Gamasutra.com
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---hidden pages on nintendo.com---
Three Hidden Wii Web Pages Present New Info - Wii Want Music!
Some snoopsters managed to find 'three hidden' pages on the Official Nintendo Wii website. Some fresh information is revealed such as Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam & Super Smash Bros. will be available to play online, Wii will use a friend code system for online play, Nintendo Wi-Fi will be free and perhaps more Wii Party games are on the way including Wii Music!
Well I'm trying to put a good spin on this but the devs being shocked means they we're wowed and loved it, and the news about the online games is amazing! I cant wait to kick ass with Pit
