| JinxRake said: I'm not one to judge Nintendo but I can say that I'm not going towards them anytime soon. I have nothing against them really, I haven't actually played most of the Nintendo games outside of NES and SNES (and those were on my PSP in most part), but I find it hard to shell out money to a company that seems so very unwilling to take risks anymore. I can believe that the new Mario Games are great, or the new Zeldas or Metroids....but they are just the new same old franchise. Nintendo doesn't seem to want to actually do something new, to create new characters, new worlds, new concepts that are more than hardware. Sony however seem to be ready to back just about any piece of rubbish. Lair is a terrible game, but at least it was a new attempt at something. Folklore is pretty fun. Flower and Journey are beyond words in my opinion. Heavy Rain was an interesting experiment, which for me succeeded in some aspects. Uncharted has its pros and cons, but it's a series that seems to be growing beyond just its looks. inFamous 2 is one of my favorite games of this generation. Demons' Souls deserves an actual sequel, a blood relative rather than a spiritual one, as it was in some regards beyond Dark Souls. Heavenly Sword was a good transition between the older PS2 sensibilities and what would become the new gen, with some very good points in its favor. Little Big Planet created something that I had not expected to see on consoles any time soon The Last of Us has potential to be something great this spring. Unfinished Swan and Papo & Yo are two other games I have a vested interest in and believe they have a shot at impressing me. Also Gravity Rush is one of the first games I'm buying for a Vita this spring. Where Nintendo have a constant trickle of good titles - judging by reviews - that are mostly centered around well established franchises, Sony seems to always bet on some project or another that may or may not pan out. A lot of people seem to confuse interest with sheep mentality when us fans choose to try out and, consequentially, praise something new from Sony. But at least it's always something new that they back up, one way or another. Sometimes it's too little, if at all, but hopefully that will change in the future. I may buy Wii U sometime. I doubt I'll have reason to take the PS2 and PS3 down from my rafters, but it may happen. I just wish Nintendo would trust themselves more with what they've created, enough to actually risk creating a new monster. Would it be so bad for Mario to retire in the wake of a new mascot, one with fresh ideas and a whole new world to expose? I doubt it. |
There are two important points about Nintendo's software innovation.
First, they innovate within their franchises (for the most part). For example, Super Mario Galaxy is a whole new experience from Super Mario Sunshine (New concept). In Zelda, it's a whole new world with only a few recurring characters but most characters are all new, as are the worlds. Kinda like Final-fantasy (chocobos and aeons are recurrent for instance).
As for new IPs altogether, it's true that Sony is more aggressive on those in the core market. However Nintendo does have a small share of new IPs in the core market like Another Code, Pandora's Tower and Endless Ocean (in comparison to say ecco the dolphin). They just don't market them as much as Sony does, and that's their business strategy and it makes money. If you really cared about the new IPs you'd play them regardless of marketing. Another thing is that they have a slew of new IPs in the casual space, more than can be counted, on both the DS and the Wii.
So, there's some nuance to give to your post.
