I agree with Kitler and KillerMan.
Of course they shouldn't abandon their huge money-makers, noone is saying that. But there is a market that desires M rated or darker themed games, especially those of quality like we know Nintendo to be able to produce: Perfect Dark, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime, these games were all done under Nintendo's creative supervision.
Yes, that is the kind of game a gamer like me wants. More mature themes, Nintendo quality. Give me all the 3rd party games you want, that will never replace that need for quality mature games by Nintendo (and their 2nd party studios).
And there is a market for those games, now more than ever. Add to that 3rd party support, and Nintendo has a chance at grabbing the core market, much more so than Microsoft with 1 game (Halo), believe me. I know they have fable and Alan Wake, but their big one is Halo.
| Pos | Platform | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Xbox (XB) | 15.77 | 7.17 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 24.65 |
| 15 | GameCube (GC) | 12.55 | 4.44 | 4.04 | 0.71 | 21.74 |
| Pos | Platform | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Xbox (XB) | 191.80 | 65.95 | 3.88 | 9.83 | 271.46 |
| 14 | GameCube (GC) | 135.02 | 40.00 | 27.54 | 6.05 | 208.61 |
Remember guys, the Cube sold nearly as many units as the Xbox did. And that was a different time. They can do as much as Microsoft in the core market next gen, more than ever. Without discarding the casual audience (keep that marketed), they need to have two lines of products, one for the casual and non-gamers (which core may also buy), and one mainly for the core. Names like "Touch Generation" and such should be used as much as possible to help guide buyers to their needs.
