| RolStoppable said:
Then Ubisoft would save money on initial costs, but since they already got ZombiU to work on the Wii U, they have a working engine in place to make more Wii U exclusives, if that is what they want to do. When it comes to multiplatform support, a Nintendo engine wouldn't help matters, because it wouldn't be universally compatible with the engines that third parties primarily use. We live in an era where exclusives on home consoles rarely happen anymore and the ones that do are usually moneyhatted by console manufacturers in one form or another. It's unrealistic to expect third parties to make exclusives, it's even more unrealistic to expect third parties to be willing to build a market for more expensive games on a Nintendo home console. It isn't about technology. It's about personal goals that companies have. Nintendo can throw everything they want at third parties, it won't solve the problem. |
The ZombiU engine could use improvement, let's be honest. If we compare ZombiU to some top-tier 7th gen stuff (TLoU, TLG), I'm not sure ZombiU's visuals compare well. Whereas using a Retro engine many features could be leveraged. Ultimately whether it's ZombiU or a new exclusive, not only would upfront costs be reduced, but the quality of the visuals would be enhanced. Multiplats are not part of the plan, and I agree there.
When it comes to exclusives, when it comes to Nintendo consoles it's the only way to go for the coming gen, because the U will not be able to compete with the other two platforms (I'm sad to admit it). In other words, the U will only get exclusives. Whether these are moneyhatted or made out of the hunch of a business opportunity (ZombiU?), the fact is that U games will likely be exclusives if they want to sell any reasonable figure.
About 3rd parties, I believe it's time to make a distinction of camps, now that the cat is out of the bag: 1) those that will snob Nintendo due to political reasons or because they don't understand the business opportunity on a Nintendo console, and 2) those that see an opportunity on Nintendo's platform and would support the system with exclusive content. I believe this divide will become more and more clear in the coming months and, with this divide, companies will begin to understand more clearly the business opportunity Nintendo's console presents to 3rd party partners.
