War is over (Project Cafe to define the Next-gen ?)

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DélioPT said:

Umos-Cmos said:

DélioPT said:

Umos-Cmos said:

DélioPT said:

Slimbeast posed a really important question. Why choose a new console with barely no games and a higher price tag than consoles already in the market?
As much as important as the question is, in the end, in essence, the console will be bought with not a great deal of games and a higher price tag. Why? Well everytime a new console is released, there are already 2/3 consoles with a great library of games and a lower price tag and still, new consoles sell. Why? Because they are a breath of fresh air on the gaming market; they bring new possibilities; exclusive games.

If a console needed great games and a low price tag, probably no console would really get off and would end up dying sooner than later.

What happens is that sooner or later a great number of people end up buying the new console because that game they want comes out, even if there aren`t a lot of games or the price isn`t as low as they would want them to be, it`s just that the game that would "convert" them to new system is out - no so linear as i made it look like, but the meaning is there.

Plus it will be the home of Mario Kart and Smash Bros!

And the idea of playing the new Mario Kart and the new Smash Bros will be more than enough for some people! :D

For me it will!  If they don't get all of the big 3rd party ports it would be a shame, but it still wouldn't stop me from getting it to play Nintendo games.  I could always get whatever Sony or Microsoft bring to the table next gen in addition to Cafe'.

I`m more of a Mario kart fan myself. I never got into the Smash Bros gameplay - and i played them all. Brawl for me was the best. I even bought it but in the end the gameplay just wasn`t my thing. But if the new - unnounced one - is as good then it will really sell a lot again!

I honestly don`t think Cafe will have all the games MS and Sony will have. Actually that depends on a lot of things like how long will MS and Sony wait to release a new console and another being, just like the OP mentions, how powerfull will their new consoles be.
If they are just a little more powerfull, better for Cafe as it won`t look outdated. If more powerfull, i think core gamers will tend to overlook it aswell as developers.

Still, i think this time MS and Sony will only release enhanced consoles instead of new shining hardware: saves them more money and developers' aswell.
I doubt Nintendo, MS and Sony want budgets for games to be higher for their consoles. You can only get so much return is games.

If Nintendo gets left behind... i`ll have to buy another console next generation... again! But i doubt this time will be that bad as it was with the Wii.

It's true, oftentimes perception is harder to change then reality.  The public perception (at least among core and dudebro gamers) is that Nintendo offers little in the way of games designed towards them.  The reality was almost the same with the Wii frankly because they didn't get ports.  For the GameCube it was only partially true.  If the reality is that the Cafe will be home to major ports of the other two consoles (a likely scenario IMO) but the perception doesn't change for them, It will be another generation where core gamers dog the Cafe' just like GameCube of old based on false assumptions.

Luckily for Nintendo fans, we are usually pretty good at sifting throught the bs and enjoying all of those 3rd party games (that dudebros don't even know exist on the machine) in addition to NIntendo's fantastic first pary offerings.  Nintendo gamers likely won't lose either way.  Frankly I just love games regardless of platform, but my heart will always be with Nintendo.