| LordTheNightKnight said: Not announcing games at E3 is not proof they aren't making games this fall. And even if they are not releasing that many, you forget DS 3rd party support was weak until Nintendo did THIS EXACT THING with the DS. They got in a few killer apps, and then held back on games after a year and a half. The third parties came in, realized their games DO sell on Nintendo systems. It was only AFTER that when 3rd party support for the DS turned into what it is. Nintendo isn't abandoning the hardcore. They're likely just using a sneaky trick to get the hardcore back. |
It took Nintendo a lot longer than 1 1/2 years to lay off DS support. That puts the DS squarely in mid 2006 when New Super Mario Bros. came out. Plenty has come out since then across many genres, including that Fall of 2006. Nintendo didn't stop the DS support until the third party support was great enough not to miss it. Is the Wii's third party support vast enough in quantity and quality like the DS's is to warrant the same approach? I personally don't believe so. Also the DS last fall came out with both a Legend of Zelda game and a Mario Party game, amongst others. This Fall is the first they are truly holding back. Third party support was raging forward since before that.
Also the claim that Nintendo doesn't want to showcase core games at E3 is a load of bull. I distinctly remember seeing both GTA and Call of Duty 5, amongst a collection of Star Wars titles showcased there. Nintendo just had nothing to show. Does anyone really expect something else to come out of the woodwork at this point? It's going into August already.
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