Iwata: Nintendo plans to support third-party publishers more with 3DS

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Soriku said:

ElGranCabeza said:

jarrod said:

Western 3rd parties are dumb...

 

Even still, I expect Activision, EA, T2 and all the others are scrambling to get more rounded lineups ready asap.  Right now I expect Ubisoft, THQ and WBI to capitalize best on 3DS early on.

Execs from Japanese 3rd parties disagree with you :P

And let's get one thing straight, Nintendo doesn't need 3rd parties, they've shown this over the years. In about 2-3 years though, 3rd parties will need Nintendo if they want to put their games on a dedicated mobile machine with buttons and 3D.

Nintendo need third parties. Due to the lack of significant support we're seeing the Wii slow down. They don't need thrid parties as much as Sony/MS but to think that Nintendo don't need third parties and that third parties will have to come begging at Nintendo's doorstep is laughable. If Nintendo thought third parties weren't important, why make a big effort effort to alleviate the problem with the 3DS?

Nintendo has made profits on N64 and GC era. They do not need 3rd parties. Nintendo is courting 3rd parties because, and a lot of people are not gonna like this statement, but Nintendo do not appeal to the dudebro audience, which is huge nowadays. 3rd party games fixes that, but Nintendo does not need them, 3rd parties on the other hand NEED Nintendo. The 3DS will easily sell 200 million with or without 3rd parties, with 300 million being very possible. Who wouldn't want a piece of that pie?