Sqrl said:
Why do people contradict themselves? How can you say they couldn't and then point to the gamecube as an example? The gamecube is probably one of the best examples of them going it alone. Sure you didn't buy the gamecube because of it but it doesn't change the fact that they went it alone and made money. It isn't the kind of money they wanted to make but they stayed afloat. But no you weren't done contradicting yourself, after saying that the reason you didn't touch the gamecube was because they went it alone..you say they didn't go it alone with the cube. I know you are trying to redefine the discussion by telling everyone your definition of "going it alone" but thats now how this works. As for Nintendo running around for 3rd party support, I have heard people complain they are clamming up on third parties not running around looking for them. The fact is that all of these 3rd party deals happen behind closed doors so nobody really knows if Nintendo is scrambling for 3rd party devs or if they are playing hard to get. People are just talking out of their arse. @Game_Boy, I hate vista enough that I wouldn't even buy Wiindows Vista =P @ckmlb, /agree |
Nintendo didn't go solo with the gamecube. There was some third party support. I didn't touch it because it wasn't enough support.
About Nintendo going after third party support, it was an interview with Iwata some time back. This was before the wii launched. Iwata stated that they learned that they needed third party support. This was mainly due to another idea that he mentioned. He said that profit alone wasn't going to take them very long if the cash circulation was low compared to it. Nowadays, people talk about third parties going after nintendo. Do you think they were going after nintendo before the wii launched? Who do you think was going after each other then?
Does anyone have a link to this interview? Kind of old...
