Marks said:
I just don't get how people still think Nintendo is the king of exclusives. They certainly were from the NES until the N64, but I think based on the PS2 and PS3 that Sony has surpassed Nintendo in both quality and quanitity of exclusives. I don't know if Sony will ever have a series as big as Mario or Zelda but they certainly try a hell of a lot harder. |
I agree that Nintendo need at least one new IP a generation that is high profile, has the capacity to sell 1.5m plus, is critically acclaimed and appeals to the so called 'hardcore' (for want of a better word) audience. As you said, they can be seen to need the eqivilent of Uncharted, and by that I mean a TPS, but a game that meets the mentioned criteria. Pikmin is probably the last example of that I can think of from Nintendo.
However, the fact remains that Nintendo has made many new IPs in the 7th as well as launching the 8th gen with one, some of which I listed above. However, none fill all the criteria I listed; the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles and Soma Bringer are very well critically recieved, appeal to the so called 'core' and are high profile games, but don't sell anywhere near the amount they deserve. Equally, Wii Sports is the best selling game of all time and is high profile, but appeals to a different audience. It is factually wrong and many would argue ignorant for one to claim that Nintendo doesn't make any new IPs, and I would (controversially) argue that Nintendo should make less; however, they should put more effort, time and resources into each one of their new IPs and create some that fulfil thecriteria I listed earlier.
As for your final paragraph, quality is of course subjective. However I strongly disagree with your view that Sony have a greater quantity of exclusives in the 7th gen. While I have no evidence to hand, I expect that the quantity of 1st and 3rd party exclusives on the DS and Wii collectively outnumber those on the PSP and PS3. This is probably due to the power difference between the Nintendo platforms and the nearest contemporary platform, leading to a reduced number of titles becoming multiplatform.
