Nintendo´s next home console...the real test for 3rd party support?

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Killiana1a said:

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Personally, I think 3rd party support is great, but not necessary. The interests of the console makers are not the same interests of the game developers. Game developers want to create games on all 3 consoles because doing so enables them access to the largest possible market. On the other hand, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft benefit from exclusives defining their "experience."

The best possible gain I can see from 3rd party support is buying the game developers outright. Nintendo gets no credit if Treyarch's game does good on all 3 consoles. Where Nintendo would get credit and more hardware sales if they bought a 3rd party like Treyarch with Treyarch making games exclusive for the Nintendo attracting new Nintendo buyers.

I think that 3rd party support is important, but Nintendo shouldn't allow their own games to fall behind, or become dependant on them.

Nintendo hit a slump at the end of 2008 that continued into 2009, and they are still on rocky ground compared to where they were in 2006-mid 2008; they had a drought of good games, which healthy 3rd party support could've covered for them, and kept the Wii from a slide.  On the other hand, 3rd parties are what made the PlayStation and PS2, but in this generation, they are split between the PS3 and 360, and is a major reason why the PS3 took such a hard tumble.  Nintendo has to be responsible for its own fortunes and the success of its platforms, and while 3rd party support can go a long way towards accomplishing that, they're also unreliable.

And you have a point with 3rd parties being in a red ocean, group think is a major factor when industries stay in a red ocean because it's easy to convince yourself to stay in place when everyone else is doing the same thing.  Sometimes you really need a singular company to stand up and lead the way into uncharted territory, and who better than a 1st party?