Yes, I know it's the summer but honestly, have you seen the UK games charts recently? Casual gaming rules. Forget GTA, Metal Gear Solid 3 and the rest of the recent "hardcore" titles - Brain Training, Wii Play and the rest are outselling the lot. This week's chart is typical. Wii Fit is number one - I really must dust my copy down again - with Wall-E and Mario Kart Wii making up the top 3. The rest of the top 10 includes the aforementioned Brain Training and Wii Play which, along with Sonic & Mario Olympics, seem to be permanent fixtures in the top 10.
Publishers are responding. EA chief John Riccitiello has said the company should have bet on Wii rather than focussing solely on PS3 and Xbox 360. How long before publishers decide to ditch those expensive to develop RPG/shooter epics and replace them with family friendly Wii games that are likely to sell twice as much for twice as long?
