SammyGiireal said:
Nintendo was tyrannic with 3rd partied. However, sales usually dictate whether third parties will support or by pass a system. A CD based N64 wouldn't have lost momentum, and would have had third party support from the get go as ridiculous yet highly expensive cartridge prices ( third parties had to invest 1 million dollars in order to get 100,000 cartridges *Those were the rates if I am not mistaken* making the N64 a very risky proposition) would have been a non factor. |
The point is exactly that, that Nintendo being a tyrant lead they to look for other alternatives, and they found Sony. CD or not CD they would have flocked to the better business partner so it would be likely that the fate of N64 would be still selling less than SNES instead of over 80M as some have estimated.
duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363
Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994
Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."