Portable GameCube *high-pitched squealing*

[Casca]

I get why third parties bailed too. The disc and console were very different tech than PlayStation architecture. Many had already bailed when Nintendo was forced to stick to cartridges (N64) after Sony ditched them and made their own console. Sales for the PS2 were going through the roof, making sales more possible if they focused on that system. And Nintendo's dense corporate structure restricted developer freedoms.

The Wii was their chance to lure developers back, except it was still behind the times on the tech front. They had massive sales and mainstream appeal, but the cutting edge developers turned to the 360/PS3 for their games.