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DevilRising on 27 February 2013
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lol Ahhhh, the old "I have top secret inside info but I have ZERO proof" gag. Never gets old.

A. I'm gonna call slight bullshit on the basis that in the last three gens, third party developers produced some of the prettiest/best games for Nintendo's home consoles. Case in point:

N64 - Turok 1 and 2, Doom 64 (for it's time), Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Battle for Naboo, Beetle Adventure Racing, Ridge Racer 64, etc.

Gamecube - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II and III, RE 1, Zero and 4, Soul Caliber II, Baten Kaitos, Tales of Symphonia, etc.

Wii - No More Heroes 1 and 2, Muramasa, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, RE Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles, MadWorld, Red Steel 2, Monster Hunter Tri, Goldeneye (despite being a lame CoD knock-off), etc.


2. I really don't think it's a case of "there's no 3rd party support for Wii U". The launch lineup, on paper, looked fantastic. Many people moaned that several of them were ports of games on other consoles, yet I'm sure many of those same people used to bitch that Nintendo consoles didn't GET those games. Fact of the matter is, Rayman Legends and Lego City: Undercover, both, were supposed to be originally released far closer to the system launch. They were both delayed by their respective publishers, and then Ubisoft pulled their BS with Rayman. It's unfortunate (VERY) that Jan. and Feb. have been such dry months for Wii U. But shit, as the expression goes, is about to pick up from March onward, with games like Lego City and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (complete with a console bundle) finally coming. It was a long two months, and that shouldn't have happened, but that in no way implies that nothing's coming. A lot of 3rd party projects simply haven't been announced. Who would have thought just a month or two ago, that Wii U was going to get Watch Dogs? Yet it is.



I have no doubt that Nintendo might "save the best hardware tricks for themselves" to some extent, but then again, I'm sure EVERY 1st party developer does that a little, Sony and Microsoft included. Hell, even Sega used to always make the best games on their consoles (for the most part) as well. BUT, I really don't think Nintendo is "gimping" people as is suggested, and certainly not to that extent. I also don't buy that 3rd party support went from looking strong at launch back in Nov., to "totally disappearing" a few months later. What it is, is that people tend to overreact to dry spells like Jan-Feb, coupled with lack of news/reveals on new upcoming 3rd party titles. The internet is the breeding ground for overreaction, after all.

But quite frankly, I for one am not worried. I'm still confident that Wii U will see stronger 3rd party support than Wii did (and that's taking into consideration that Wii still got a decent amount of quality 3rd party titles, just not a lot of multi-platform titles).