Ninty shuns iphone - investors unhappy.

[kitler53]

TWRoO said:

kitler53 said:
i said it before, nintendo's biggest failure was not investing their profits back into their platform.

perspective:
$10,000,000,000 in cash reserves / $10,000,000 avg cost of a major wii release = 1000 games.

...do you really think the wii would have dropped from first to last place weekly with 1000 additional games? even 100? or even 20? why didn't nintendo finance even just a few third parties to make content for their system, especially in the areas their internal development is weak (aka mature, core games)??

the broken part of nintendo's model is thinking that having the mega hits is enough ... i well rounded library is a well healthy library is a happy consumer. NoA viewing xenoblades performance in europe as a "test" just highlights how much they don't get it and is just more fuel for why this particular life-long nintendo fan is now an ex-nintendo fan.

I agree with your point, Nintendo really dropped the ball.... but that's ridiculous maths, the cost to make a game is not just in money but also time and manpower.

the math wasn't intended to be "real"...

but manpower/time can be added; hire new people, pay third parties to use their manpower, buy upcoming studios.

restricting to just this gen sony: farmed LBP and then aquired media molecule, aquired sucker punch, farmed demon souls to from software, invested in Quantic Dream's heavy rain, farmed continued R&C development and the new resistence ip to insomniac, farmed heavenly sword to ninja theory, farmed twisted metal to eat sleep play, (i could be wrong but i believe) warhawk and starhawk were farmed out too,  not to mention all the exclusive content sony got like the joker being a playable character in batman AA.

other than metroid other M being farmed to team ninja  where has nintendo reached out to third parties this gen?  they have the money to do it so why aren't they?

...then again, that was an awefully large post for someone who " agree(s) with your point".  xD