Was WiiParty a smart decision by Nintendo?

[SnesTea]

Demotruk said:

Snesboy said:

I will answer your question with a question:

 

Is making money ever a smart decision by X company?

Yes, but that doesn't fully answer the question. There is more to decisions than just profits, especially for a platform holder like Nintendo. There's opportunity costs and other things to consider also.

 

In this case though, they hired a new company which ended up making a quality game that has sold extremely well in Japan at least. The opportunity costs are probably low enough, and putting Mario Party on temporary hold may have been itself a great idea now that the recent one became so huge. (I'm a big believer in spacing games out to maintain the value of franchises, especially big franchises)

You make a good point. It's not just about making money but a profitable franchise and how much money you make over time.

Bold: Hell yeah!

 

EDIT: If that made no sense, and I know it did, it's because I've been up for 32 hours fixing laptops lol