Why does Nintendo take that long to make games compared to HD consoles?

[Million]

tabsina said:

Million said:

Ramping up game production doesn't really make sense for Nintendo unless they are guaranteed success in future generations , Nintendo is a conservative company and won't take huge risks for the sake of bigger long term profits ala Blu Ray PS3 , Sony aqquired the most development resources during the PS1 & PS2 era but now they've had to cut back production in some places and divert resources to more casual projects , sold off assets etc.

People don't seem to understand that Nintendo can't guarantee they'll win Next gen and even if they make a killing next next the generation , generations after will be entirely new ball games!. The gaming markets rapidly change every 8 or so years and staying ahead in such a dynamic industry is near enough impossible . The PS1 and PS2 did little for the PS3 just as the DS & Wii may not do much for future Nintendo consoles , no one forsaw the PS3's faliures but are generaly more open minded now with the Wii's is succesful.

Um.. i'm pretty sure breaking away from the new-console formula (ie. increasing graphics -- not completely change how games are controlled) was fairly risky.. although, unlike bluray.. it paid off for them extremely quickly, rather than cause them to suffer loss with every unit sold

Actualy the Wii was less of a risk than the GC2 , they had nothing to loose but everything to gain with an innovative approach , cheaper hardware and a new demographic.