naznatips on 23 July 2007
| ItsaMii said: I would like to know more about this Nintendo relationship with third parties. Is Nintendo at fault for ignoring 3rd parties or is it just that they do not want to bribe (or do not have that kind of money) the developers with money, booze and hookers? I would like to request a link with historical data on this issue (if possible). I have heard that Big N screwed up on N64 days and that developers just left. Looking at Gamecube I do not things this way. It was like the 3rd parties were showing Nintendo the middle finger. "Things do not sell on Nintendo consoles" "It is kiddy" "They only care about Mario or Pokemon" "Should we release a real game on GC? NO! Just make some crappy spin-off". |
No, you are wrong. Nintendo was quite arrogant during the N64 days. They reacted verry harshly towards 3rd parties, insulted their opponents, and never co-opperated with 3rd parties in game development for their difficult system. I do NOT think that Nintendo acted like this during the Gamecube era, but the damage had been done, and it takes time to rebuild relationships with 3rd parties. I think that after their bad attitude during the Nintendo 64 era and their bad sales during the Gamecube era 3rd parties saw the Wii as a worthless venture. A lot have realized things have changed, but certainly not all of them, and it will take time for the Wii to develop a dominant share of good 3rd party software.
