Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime hopes to expand the Wii's third-party library with games targeting serious players, according to an article published today in the Wall Street Journal.

Currently, 55% of the Wii's library consists of games from outside publishers. Fils-Aime wants to push that number up to 70%, the library ratio for their handheld device, the Nintendo DS.

Nintendo is also seeking to diversify its library, in an effort to woo "core" video game players. "In order to achieve high levels of sales of hardware, we need all genres in the market," Fils-Aime tells the Journal.

The Wii has developed a reputation -- deemed false by Nintendo -- as a console benefitting only first-party games, not outside publishers. As the Journal points out, the top-selling game is Wii Play, with 10.7 million copies moving in the U.S. Meanwhile, the top-selling third party title is Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which sold 2.9 million.

As for a price cut on the $250 console, Fils-Aime says the company has no plans to do so, saying good software will excite consumers in the long-term.

Readers, what do you think of the Wii's third-party library?

By Brett Molina

Photo: The Wii (Nintendo)