Nintendo and 3rd Party Development: Solving the Problem

[Mr Khan]

green_sky said:
Well i generally agree. It is well thought out and as you can see the conspiracy theories are already in the comments. What i have come to realize is that Nintendo only gamers want third party games but their taste over the years have changed and are met my Nintendo games.

Always saying things like COD is not for us or Red Dead Redemption would not be able to compete with Nintendo games (I know different genre). There are also some fundamentalist and yes they exist in droves in gaming world. These are people who don't want any third party games. You can find some or at least one in these comments.

Another thing i've noticed is that Nintendo loves to keep their customers waiting. They have been asking F Zero for long time. Nothing there. Pikmin was suppose to come on Wii but the entire generation just skipped by. No complaining there from Nintendo fans as they'll buy the next iteration of their console and game. This happens for other publishers too but you can see how negative the outlook is for FF13 versus and The last guardian compared to Pikmin 3.

Nintedo does their own bizzare solutions to accepted gaming conventions. The friend codes were one example. The games you buy on virtual console not being tied to your account but rather the hardware is another. It might work for some but why is there no option for the other.

Another thing is that they really didn't support their best selling home console after its 3rd or i guess 4th year. You have 100 million people who have the console and are ready to buy your games but you got nothing. You push out your mario karts, 2d/3d marios, some kirty, a metroid and some others. All great games but what was there in the end. A zelda game long in the making and 2-3 JRPG's customers had to sign petitions to get. That is just horrible.

This not supporting the console with games is why i switched from xbox 1 to PS3. They pushed out Halo 2 (In Wii's case Skyward Sword) and called it a day. In this case though they have close to 4 times the install base to cater to compared to original xbox.

Point is you really got to like Nintendo games or in some cases Nintendo games only to go for their home console as your solo entertainment gaming device. They do take one step forward but two steps back. I really want to support them and i do as they hold a special place in our gaming hearts. They just don't always make it easy though.

This is really the natural answer that everyone's getting out of the thread: Nintendo needs to bulk up their capacity. Signs are hopeful in that regard, between their reaching out for more partnerships and their building a new facility in Kyoto (and doubling the size of EAD Tokyo)