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

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ElGranCabeza said:

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?

Everyone likes to forget that Nintendo had the GB and GBA. Both of which were cash cows. Not only that, but NIntendo isn't just about making profit. They are about making a lot of profit for their shareholders. Why should they be happy with $900m/year in profit (GC years) when they can make $5b (or even more) with proper 3rd party support?

Also, 200m is a little unrealistic for guarenteed minimum, especially if there were no good 3rd party games. The DS has had some great 3rd party support and hasn't even broken 150m yet.