| dark_gh0st_b0y said: this can only mean one thing for Ninty, no core gamers support (once more) and therefore no 3rd party support (once more) u fail me Ninty |
I think you are spot on here.
Nintendo did well off controller-gimmickry and selling games to women and kids, mainly on novelty factor.
The loyal Nintendo fan base in their late 20s-early 30s (myself included) who've supported them since NES days get left with a few fantastic titles (SMG1&2, TP, MH3), a load of Minnie Mouse goes to the Shops-type tripe and a couple of JRPG type things right at the end of it's life. Nintendo has rewarded our loyalty with neglect. Next to no third party support, tiny selection of games, control system that's great for a few games, but not others.
Crap online features, you can't talk on a headset when playing mazza kart (why the f*** not if the people are on your friend list? How great would that have been??), the little speaker you put on top of your telly for MH3 makes everything said sound incomprehensible. Expensive prices in the wii shop (WHY!!!?? N should have lead the way with the retro stuff). the wii even starts killing it's own graphics chip if you leave Wii connect24 on - which they encourage you to do - bastards!
Ultimately, I hope that history does not repeat itself, 'cos the same gimmickry will not work twice. I have greatly enjoyed some Wii games BUT also saw a lot of painfully obvious problems with it.
I understand that it's a tougher market now, with three competing rather than two. In order to achieve success Nintendo should look backwards at what they got right with the SNES - it had a perfect balance of family and core-gamer support. It also had the nicest graphics of it's generation and a MASSIVE number of games to appeal to all tastes. It created the controller format that all consoles have more-or less followed since, a controller system which worked as well for platformers as it did for shooters and 2d fighters.
One part of winning is sales - another part of winning is the artistic integrity of your games and support for your customers - grrrr don't get me started on those star points.
In conclusion, this is what I'd like to say to Nintendo:
Dearest Nintendo,
You affirmed your position in the market with wii gimmickry, I understand it was a difficult time for you and it was the only way to sell lots of units with limited power while staying in the game. Very shrewd indeed Sirs.
Regarding the Wii U, please recognise you have an army of core gamers out there, do not let us down with an underpowered machine again.
That is all,
Cheers.
Too much planning, and you'll never get anything done.
Karl Pilkington.
