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Tridrakious on 24 October 2012
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phenom08 said:
Tridrakious said:
carlos3189 said:
@Phenom08

Yeah, but the only diff is that Sony can't handle a system w/o 3rd party support... Unlike Nintendo, Sony doesn't have franchises to fill the holes left by 3rd parties...


Although Sony does have strong franchises like Gran Turismo, Uncharted, God of War and LittleBigPlanet. 4 very strong franchises, but I do agree that Nintendo has more recognizable characters.

But that comes from slapping their characters on absolutely everything that possibly was going to be seen. Mario has been the biggest whore in gaming. Been everywhere.

4 very strong franchises is a stretch, more like 1 strong(GT), 2 moderate(Uncharted, GoW) and the rest are mediocre. Ninty definitely doesn't have more recognizable characters because of that. Animal Crossing, Wii series, Nintendogs, etc.. say hello and weren't slapped on everything possible lol. Sony is getting a real test hear, can their platforms survive on their franchises only, the answer is clearly no.

1) Uncharted and God of War are strong franchises. Looking at the numbers show they are comfortable in the 5 million and up category.

2) The Wii series has been everything and anything for Nintendo. From exercise to minigame collections to rhythm games and more.

3) Sony's games would be selling even better. If Sony wasn't completely incompetent in advertising.