Why can't 3rd parties compete against Nintendo?

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TWRoO said:

Bodhesatva said:

Publishers in general need -- absolutely need -- to put things in to terms of demographic target audiences.

Things like Wii Sports or Mario Kart absolutely throw them for loops: that is, games that appeal to young and old, male and female. It's like the concept simply doesn't compute. They don't know where to start when they don't have a target demographic.

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I think the Bodherator said it best.

That's cheating. That's the post that made me think of putting up this post.