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A Wii Bit of History - by Scott Pelland
It may seem like a pointless exercise to ask "what if Wii hadn't launched with Wii Sports," but sometimes the decisions that led to a particular outcome were not so clear cut at the time they were made. Things might have been quite different.
The Divnich Debrief: 37% of Wii Games Not Reviewed
The Divnich Debrief: 37% of Wii Games Not Reviewed
industrygamers.com — EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich's latest IndustryGamers column indicates that there's been a big rise in the percent... of unreviewed Wii games, especially compared to other consoles. This has helped the average Wii game review score. (more) The Divnich Debrief: 37% of Wii Games Not Reviewed
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kotaku.com — Every month Kotaku tracks the games that get the most love, per user, on the Wii, but... the stats are frozen this month. Not our fault! You'll see the normal strong performance of Fire Emblem, the continued rise of Call of Duty and the crushing ... (more) The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of ...
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What if Wii Sports wasn’t a console pack-in?
GoNintendo — Looks like someone caught the ‘What if the Wii never happened’ article we posted earlier today! There’s an obvious bit of inspiration from that article in the one linked below, which happens to take things a step further. The Wii is indeed a huge hit, but you have to wonder just how much of that success in the states has to do with the bundling of Wii Sports. Would the Wii have made the same impact without that bundle? Article here

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