Nintendo needs to make real games on Wii.
For some people's complaints about Nintendo not focusing on "real" games enough, it seems they've got more than they did with GamCube, even before we know what they'll show at E3. For GameCube I think I've got all NOA-released titles for 2001 and 2002. For Wii I've listed titles with 2007 NOA release dates.
Series showing up on both; a wash
||Mario Party 4|Mario Party 8
Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Melee|Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3 traditional|3 traditional
1 nontraditional|1 nontraditional||
GameCube vs Wii
||Animal Crossing|Battalion Wars 2
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem|Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Luigi's Mansion|Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse|Endless Ocean
NBA Courtside 2002|Excite Truck
Pikmin|Fire Emblem
Star Fox Adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wave Race: Blue Storm|Mario Strikers Charged
|Pokémon Battle Revolution
|Super Paper Mario
|WarioWare: Smooth Moves
|Wii Play
|Wii Sports
6 traditional|9 traditional
2 nontraditional|4 nontraditional||
Total
||GameCube|Wii
9 traditional|12 traditional
3 nontraditional|5 nontraditional||
Italicizing those titles that frequently get derided for being nongames, kiddy games, or minigame fests by the hardcore, Wii leads GameCube on both counts.
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Yearly Comparisons
I above combined things in 2001+2002 and 2006+2007 to talk about overall statistics, but here's how things would be split between years and not sticking series showing up on both into a separate category.
-2001
||Luigi's Mansion|Excite Truck
Pikmin|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Smash Bros. Melee|Wii Sports
Wave Race: Blue Storm|
4 traditional|2 traditional
0 nontraditional|1 nontraditional||
GameCube is the traditional and overall victor for 2001 vs 2006.
-2002
||Animal Crossing|Battalion Wars 2
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem|Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse|Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Mario Party 4|Endless Ocean
Metroid Prime|Fire Emblem
NBA Courtside 2002|Mario Party 8
Star Fox Adventures|Mario Strikers Charged
Super Mario Sunshine|Pokémon Battle Revolution
|Super Mario Galaxy
|Super Paper Mario
|WarioWare: Smooth Moves
|Wii Play
5 traditional|8 traditional
3 nontraditional|4 nontraditional||
For 2002 vs 2007 Wii is the victor in both categories, but moreso in traditional games.