Nintendo's Unusual 2009 Wii Strategy: Publishing The Oldies

Nintendo-Published Wii Games In 2009

March: New Play Control: Pikmin (GameCube port)
March: New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis (GameCube port)
April: Excitebots: Trick Racing (new game)
May: New Play Control: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GameCube port)
May: Punch-Out!! (new game)
July: Wii Sports Resort (new game)
August: Metroid Prime Trilogy (compilation)
October: Wii Fit Plus (software upgrade)*
Fall: New Super Mario Bros. (new game)

Nintendo-Published Wii Games In 2008

Endless Ocean (new game)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (new game)
Mario Kart Wii (new game)
Wii Fit (new game)
Mario Super Sluggers (new game)
Wario Land: Shake It (new game)
Wii Music (new game)
Animal Crossing: City Folk (new game)

Well, when you look at things like that, the situation is pretty disturbing! I like the classics as much as Nintendo does, but some of these games didn’t come out all that long ago! I’m still trying to wrap my head around Wii Fit Plus when Wii Fit is still selling like crazy. Why cannibalize sales for one title just to make the other successful?

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