Hardcore: Stop having fun! Games are supposed to be serious!

[Kantor]

Mise said:

Kantor said:

I was in a ranting mood when I wrote that post. I assume you are objecting to the Nintendo comment. Well, you don't get the feeling that some of Nintendo's games are created with the clear purpose of selling millions and raking in pots of money? And have you ever seen Nintendo do that before this gen?

This wasn't addressed to me specifically, but I'll take it anyway since I'm bored.

I do get what you're saying, but making money is (one of) the biggest reason(s) to get into the videogame business. If you intend to make video games for a living, you HAVE to care about the money at least to an extent - that's a fact. Especially now when a single big flop can put you and your company out of business - unless you somehow manage to find a patron or something to finance your projects, or are a small-time indy developer.

And I don't personally think that Nintendo has really sacrificed its "vision" for money at any point. Way I see it, Nintendos goal has always been to make games that as many people as possible can enjoy (and make a fortune out of them) - not solely children, adults, hardcore gamers, softcore gamers, other gamers, non-gamers - but all of them, and it's damn good at what it does.

Nintendo may not be catering to you spesifically, but that doesn't mean they're completely ignoring you.

OT: Oh yeah, and people enjoy different things about videogames. Just because you don't like thing A, doesn't mean nobody else likes it either.

Certainly, the developers want to make money, but it shouldn't be the highest priority. The highest priority should be to make a quality game. Of course, not all developers/publishers believe in that (cough Activision cough). Nintendo were excellent in this regard. Never did they make a shitty game because they thought it would sell. Their games sold because of quality, and because the quality of the franchises had given them many fans over the years. Now, I'll probably be flamed for saying this, and to clarify, I am not being sarcastic.

Wii Fit. Was that made with anything other than sales in mind? However, that did turn out quite well. But then...

Wii Music.

I am not saying that Nintendo are bad developers, or that they don't care about the quality of their games. They are some of the best developers in the industry, and always have been. But success is beginning to make them greedy.