Some of us can't count past that.

You know, I vowed never to post in this guy's threads again but I had to congratulate you on this post.  

But since I'm here anyway...

OT:  Of course Nintendo needs 3rd party support - they're just not as reliant on it as their competitors are.

nintendo should buy crapcom. they have good IPs and they are broke, buy em, fire all the fucktards, make the games exklusiv and get all the old games on the E-shop... that would help a lot.
wii u would have a bunch of mature exklusivs and would be the console u have to buy for retro gaming...

and get a deal with sega for the E-shop. shouldnt be so expensiv.

I like how toastboy hasn't even responded.

Well for one thing, who has ever argued that Nintendo DIDN'T need third party support? Certainly not Nintendo themselves, ever.

But for another, Nintendo first party games DO tend to be the software that pushes Nintendo's own hardware. But third party support IS important, and with system sales, you have to believe it'll steadily come back. Wii U had one of the most robust launch lineups in gaming history, the support was there. It just dried up when system sales dried up.

When the megadrive struggled in its early years, Sega said "Screw it" and established studios to make those kinds of games for themselves.

Nintendo could do that too.

Thus the 'industry' decided to punish Sega later on, when Sega was no longer needed. Sad thing is, Sega's exit from consoles left a gap that has never been replaced. If M$ or Sony bit the dust, things would largely remain the same, because Samsung or any other corporate conglomerate could take there place. But dedicated console makers? Only 1 left. And the industry has been trying to make Nintendo irrelevant for decades.  Fortunately for them, Nintendo is doing a better job at it than they could have.

Nintendo is the only one out of the big 3 that can survive and thrive without third parties. Imagine how long the Playstation would last if it had to rely on Sony's first party. It'd get ugly quick. M$ as well is third party reliant. That is dangerous because third parties are only as loyal as their wallets.  

Totally agree