Third parties pull a fast one and blame Nintendo for their own crappy games

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BornFirst. said:

Interesting article. I think the writer is right to an extent. Ninendo are to blame for the third party offerings, but think nintendo, totally planned for this, and even expected it. For example, at the end of an article IGN had on Miyamoto and Iwata before the wii was released, it said "Finally, Iwata spoke on the Revolution's unique interface and if it would alienate third-party developers. 'Well, of course, the idea is that the Revolution will sell and sell and sell so it becomes the standard in the industry," Iwata mused. "However, at least for the launch period, we designed the controller so it can play any of the different conventional styles. After all, we are talking about it playing games from our past machines (i.e. the virtual console). So don't worry.' http://uk.cube.ign.com/articles/636/636350p1.html (Link for anyone interested) Nintendo knew this whole third party situation would happen. I think thats is very important. This seems to be part of their disruption strategy. One thing i do know about industries that are disrupted, is that they never are the same again, they may retain a few of the old values, but for the most part the old ways are shattered and gone. Right now it seems nintendo are building a games industry catered towards their strengths. Look at this chart

 

 

This chart alone should send alarm bells ringing in the games indusrty. If you study this chart we have Nintendo out profiting the entire industry. Look at thier competition, Sony and Microsoft at the bottom with  huge losses. In todays world, money is power. That chart speaks for itself

 Nintendo sees the wii as as disruptive force to this industry.I can't help but notice the last time they had a system like that, the whole landscape in gaming changed.

Like i said before, Ntendo seem to be trying to change the game industry to fit their needs, and it seems it is working, year by year. The consumer is behind nintendo, that much is obvious, so this little problem third parties are having is not nintendo's problem, but thier own. 3rd parties now need to shape a business strategy that will keep them healthy and in profit. 

Can HD consoles do that for them? maybe but look at the cost at what Microsoft and especially sony have payed I do not know what Nintendo are planning, but they are just getting started. They've been extremely  secretive this whole gen.

Personally i am interested to see what they'll do with wii connect 24. I think that will be one of their most powerful killer apps in the future. this feature can not be copied by the other consoles, that alone prooves to me that they have something big install for it.

In regards to 3rd party support, we are already seeing a turn around in japan. I don't think western 3rd parties will eva fully embrace the Wii though.

The future of Nintendo's gaming industry is looking bright, but as for the other industry, the industry we seem to be in today, it seems we are seeing an end of dayz. Though this seems a bit doom and gloom, its just my opinion.

 

 

 

So basically, you argue that nintendo made a system that only they could profit from then you argue that no one else knows how to profit from it. Hmm....