It's actually quite a good game, folks - flat sales, aside.

And Dr. Wily: if there were NO hardcore Wii market, why do they all come out of the woodwork and bitch whenever they think they're being overlooked. The demographic is absolutely THERE - it just needs to embrace the games on the console, NOT whine that another eight exercise or casual game has come out for every one they'd actually play.

As for the DS, well - it's pretty much a RPG fan's system with a ton of other stuff I don't buy, a yearly Castlevania update and a side dash of everything else. Casual games are of course, going to do well on both platforms, but I can look at my current Wii and DS library and not gripe that they have any junk in them at all.

Pathway to Glory is without a doubt, one of the best strategy games ever for a handheld system and it's even better than some PC or home console SRPGs. Had it been released on a system other than the N-Gage, it would have gotten much wider recognition. I think Red Lynx should consider a DS/DSi version or bring the game and the Isuka Islands followup to XBLA, PSN or WiiWare. Hell, I'd pay full price for a boxed version if one were made.

Oh - High Seize was pretty awesome as well!

Er... Actually... there was a God of War game made for cellphones that's quite spectacular for a mobile game - look it up. In fact, a LOT of mobile games that AREN'T quickie cash cow apps are really good example of mobile games being as good as or better than handheld releases.

Doom RPG, Orcs & Elves, Pathway to Glory, High Seize, Rifts; promise of Power, Settlers of Catan, and so forth and so on. You don't need a "dedicated handheld console" - just a developer dedicated to bringing console quality games to any handheld platform.

I do agree on the Touch not being the go-to system for 'core" gamers, though...

g.

It's not unfathomable to make a game in which you would be a Nazi soldier. It would have to be done with as much taste and love as the soon to be released Beatles game bears, and practiced with the utmost delicacy. It would not be a Call of Duty clone or resemble any other WWII shooter up to this point; certainly not another Wolfenstein. But it could be done, and if it dared, could even be video games' Citizen Kane.

Eeek. i don't even know where to begin here, so I won't. However, a bit of research for you:

There are PLENTY of WWII-themed games focused on the German viewpoint, but no "nice" Nazis, sorry. It's kind of a perspective thing, I believe. Anyway, I quickly searched my collection and this is the best I could come up with:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VTnDFT33Dt0/SqvxHfVUtDI/AAAAAAAACKw/dZpVxPxOys0/s1...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VTnDFT33Dt0/SqvxHdQufFI/AAAAAAAACK0/GWGosgD9jJs/s1...

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VTnDFT33Dt0/SqvxHtXvptI/AAAAAAAACK8/vu4rFNliWAQ/s1...

You also have Panzer General, a lot of console strategy games from the German viewpoint and a whole bunch of PC games that have been released over the years.

In terms of seeing a game based on your idea... don't bet on it. A film, perhaps, but an actual retail game? Nope. Any developer tackling the project needs to find something that's actually positive about the Nazi viewpoint and try and make it sympathetic to players. The Civil War is a totally different type of conflict, given that you had Americans fighting Americans, so yes, like it or not, one could take BOTH sides of that argument (although one side would be wrong in the end from a moral viewpoint).

Pictures, if you have 'em!

That would be pretty funny to see... besides, everyone KNOWS you need a Logitech Wheel and gas pedal to activate VATS...