When the Wii's sales began to outpace the PS2's, I said that it was good because it would inevitably lead to a wider variety of games. It looks like Sega agrees with me, and is taking one of the biggest third-party gambles we've seen in awhile, and for that exact reason.
“The Wii has become this generation’s version of the PlayStation 2, reaching all parts of the market and selling tens of millions of units,” [Sega President Simon Jeffery] says.
This is Jeffery's rationale for why Sega is releasing three major hardcore Wii titles in 2009, with House of the Dead Overkill already on store shelves. The higher-profile MadWorld hits next month, and The Conduit in June. Now, you could argue Sega's probably banking on Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games to soak up any losses that come from those three titles... or you could argue that Sega wants to be the first third-party publisher ready with a solid slate of M-rated triple A titles to greet the massive new Wii install base.
