"Why ?
To make Nintendo happy ?
What's in it for them ?"
That is a strawman point, ignoring what I actually wrote.
"The big problem is that making this new customer base aware of your product when you are not Nintendo is not cheap. Not at all."
Nintendo did NOT do it cheaply. They spent millions on marketing. Do your damn research.
Nintendo makes games mainstream people like. You and many developers obviously think there is some magical formula they can't copy.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs








