Where is the information Lucas Arts?

Wii owners by now are used to being kept in the dark about their version of multiplat games. Some attribute it to the lack of impressive sales for 3rd parties; but TFU1 on Wii was a different story it sold well. A couple weeks back I praised RedFly's progress with The Force Unleashed 2. The graphical improvements were quite impressive.

One would expect to see some game-play videos emerging from GamesCon (hands on- or some information from LucasArts themselves). One is exactly all we got.




Control wise, the game ditched the successful scheme of the first for pointer controls. More on that on a  later date. But if the game looks better then the first why so quiet?

The internet is flooded with gameplay videos of the 360/PS3 version (PC is also left in the dark), why is that so? It would appear that the HD versions are more profitable then the Wii version, therefore it gets more of the spot light, but lets look at the facts.

First is sales, the most important part of a games reception.

The PS3 version's sales total are 1,603,878 worldwide.
The 360's version total's 2.3 million copies worldwide.
The Wii version's total at 1,482,593 worldwide.

The totals of each version are quite close with the exception of the Xbox 360 version. Now what needs to be taken into account is the development cost of the HD versions in comparison to the Wii version. The Wii version was outsourced to Krome, and was developed for the PS2 and then ported to the Wii. So the Wii version which is a port of the PS2 had the same development cost as a PS2 game. This is no where near the development cost of HD games. The amount of time needed to work DMM and Euphoria, plus all the HD asset that needed to be created add up. The Wii version sold a lot and was cheaper to make.

Now for the critical reception.
The Wii version averages a 73.56 on GameRankings
The PS3 version averages a 72.69 on GameRankings
The Xbox 360 version averages a 73.88 on GameRankings

The Wii version passes the PS3 version, and is short .32 of the 360 version. The Wii version sold a lot, cost less and was as positively received as the HD version and yet Wii owners are left in the dark.

Common LucasArts, give us some info.