| padib said: 4d) I'll give you that Sony and Microsoft try, but how many of their IPs will still be good for something next generation? Thank you! Ahh, it's good to hear it after all this. Yes they do try. What is the reward next gen you ask? They will have expanded their area of knowledge to that of their competitors. At least they can build on their effort, to a certain extent, if they wanted to. Nintendo is still in a position where you'll say "They are not able to do that." From a business perspective, it doesn't inspire confidence! 3rd parties are businesses, period. It also gives them new IPs to work with, new characters, new worlds , new music. Things stay fresh! It's good to see a James Bond movie every now and then at the movies, but it's also nice to see Inception, and other single-entity IPs. That's the part of Hollywood I want to see more in the games industry, and Sony is doing it. Kudos to them. Some have outright flopped and others have fizzled out by now. You could say that Sony and Microsoft got crushed and this happened during a period when Nintendo didn't even really try anymore.
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What are these single-entity IPs you talk of? I can list numerous new IPs this generation from Sony and Microsoft that went from 1-3. Lets see.... Uncharted (since you love it so much I'll list it first), Gears of War, Killzone, Resistance, and the list goes on. Basically, if they see the game sells more than 2 million they jump on a sequel. I am not complaining about the amount of sequels that has taken over the industry but give me a fucking break you act like Sony is the only one making new IPs or single-entity IPs when that isn't the case.
Nintendo has probably released more new IPs for the DS/Wii than Microsoft and Sony have for their systems. Their new IP efforts are still valid even though you might not enjoy their new IPs or consider them catered to casuals. Hardcore gamers do not have the purchasing power as the casuals. There are more casual gamers than hardcore gamers. Nintendo would be foolish to not cater towards the market that helped them the most. Guess what? Most would consider me a hardcore gamer even though I like to play some casual games (I've been gaming before most teenagers were born on this site, and I don't really like the stupid name titles "hardcore" , "casual") and I see zero problem with Nintendo's long term strategy.
Basically, I don't even know what the fuck the point of this thread is anymore. The arguments have spanned the entire gaming industry. Should I bring up Atari 2600 now?
