Does Sony Care More About Their Gamer's Then Microsoft and Nintendo...

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d21lewis said:

It comes down to personal preference but Nintendo has the games people want to play and they cater to all audiences, hardcore and casual.  From Fire Emblem to Metroid to Zelda to Wii Sports to Pilot Wings to F-Zero to Kirby to Punch-Out. Some of their game franchises may look childish and kiddie but they actually require more skill and gaming ability than any of Sony/Microsofts franchises.  Anybody can and will beat Halo, Gears, or Uncharted.  Will just anybody be able to beat Donkey Kong Country Returns or Metroid Prime 3? 

One of the biggest reasons why third parties didn't do well on a Nintendo console is because they had to compete with Nintendo franchises.  Nintendo trusts their third parties.  That's one of the reasons they didn't launch the 3DS with their big franchises.....and you see how that worked out.  Still, Capcom (RES EVIL), Namco (Tekken), and Konami (Metal Gear) are releasing titles on the 3DS.  With the Wii, anybody could (and did) release whatever they wanted.  Why was it that Nintendo's games sold and their could not? 

As for gaming droughts, yeah.  Nintendo's Wii had more of them than anybody.  But that's not because of Nintendo.  They put our more games than anybody, this gen--even the mighty Sony and their PS3 exclusives (which included multiple re-releases).  The difference is that Sony and, especially, Microsoft could rely on third parties.  Nintendo didn't have that luxury.  For the most part, the burden of making the Wii (not so much the DS and 3DS) a worthwhile console fell on them and them, alone.  And, looking at my collection, they rose to the challenge--just like they always do.

And the comment about the "Same stuff with new gameplay"?  Is it better to have the same stuff with old gameplay like God of War, Uncharted, or Twisted Metal?  Graphics or innovation.  Where do your loyalties lay?

Wanna go list for list or talk about history and why 3rd parties went with Sony (and now, Microsoft)?  I got all night....or at least40 minutes.

I love the bold, I don't totally agree, but yes it's true. Resident Evil 4 on Gamecube sold good, but not great. The PS2 port did better, but at the same token Isn't Tales of Symphonia the best selling Tales of game, and don't JRPG's sell dump trucks loads full on the DS? Nintendo console owners have unique tastes in games, and Nintendo, unlike Sony and MS, caters to all gamers well.

Wii didn't get much third party support because Gamecube sold so crappy, and like SEGA many thought Nintendo might be out of the home console war. Back in the NES and SNES days, Nintendo consoles got the most 3rd party support, and it's still the case for Nintendo handhelds. I think Wii U will change that, Nintendo is big on 3rd party support.

Just want to add, I have more HD games then Wii, but when I look at my esclucives, I value the Wii ones more. Like you said, even if I beat Donkey Kong Country: Returns, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart (Not so much Metroid Prime) I will want to return to them. Some 360 games are like that with heavy online support, but I have yet to play a PS3 exclusive which I came back to after beating it.

Nintendo puts more effort into making fun worthwhile games. This is why Nintendo games never depreciate. Try to get a copy of Mario Kart now, it's still a $50 game. I can't say the same for Forza or GT.