| Cobretti2 said: If it does turn out that 3rd party don't want to support the Wii U, Nintnedo will need to accept that this has happened over the last several generations. They need to bite the bullet and change their buisness model to be more aggressive by creating more studios and buying out a few, even if it is jsut to secure franshises in order to create the mature western games some gamers are looking for. |
If most third parties do indeed end up doing the same thing with Wii U as they did with Wii, I think Nintendo needs to choose the publishers and developers that put real effort into their systems, and get closer to them.
Ubisoft is a major one on this list. Nintendo needs to develop a closer relationship with Ubisoft.
Another noteworthy publisher is Marvelous Entertainment, which is a publisher that would benefit greatly from a closer relationship with Nintendo.
Third on the list is Sega, but I think Nintendo should just buy Sega entirely. There's a great combination of synergy and complementarity between the two.
Some lesser examples are Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei, and Warner Bros Interactive.
And, of course, the independent and semi-independent developers, like High Voltage Software, Platinum Games, and Treasure.
Even before Sega, I'd have Nintendo buy High Voltage Software. They seem to be very engine-oriented, and did a great job, engine-wise, with Quantum3 on the Wii. Combining their technical quality with Nintendo's artistic quality would make for incredible graphics. Pair HVS up with Retro, with a little oversight by Miyamoto, and I think you'd have an incredible game.
I'd also suggest that Nintendo approach Treyarch to convince them to design a game specifically for the Wii U. I think they'd be open to the idea, and I think Activision would be fine with the idea so long as Nintendo put up most of the money for it.
