Zen Studios: Wii U eShop is an "Amazing Development for Nintendo"

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sethnintendo said:

Taken from the interview I posted in later in the thread.

"Nintendo Life: If we can start with a look at your two pinball releases on the 3DS eShop, how would you summarise the reception and sales of Zen Pinball 3D and Marvel Pinball 3D on the platform?

Mel Kirk: We are quite pleased with the reception of Zen Pinball 3D and Marvel Pinball 3D on the 3DS eShop. User reviews have been very positive, and sales have been quite strong. Nintendo really helped us out with strong store front marketing for both games which really helped. It turns out that both games were included in the top 25 for 2012, something that we are very proud of."

Yes, Nintendo is pretty good about promoting third parties both on the eShop and (occasionally) in Nintendo Directs. They put newly released games front-and-center. It's common sense for Nintendo, likely not so much an act of good will as a business decision. Regardless, Nintendo does this, but they are not obligated to do so, and they are certainly not obligated to do more than that to "even the playingfield," which is what I was getting at.