Toddifer said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
People saying that Nintendo should spend its money on expanding studios should know that Nintendo has already done just that. Retro moved into a much larger building this past year and now has about double+ the employees it had just a few years ago. There's also a new, much larger head quarters in Kyoto and EAD's staff has been rapidly ramped up. MonolithSoft, too, has greatly expanded, opening a second studio in Kyoto in 2011 that can work directly with Nintendo EAD. Nintendo has done a massive expansion over the last 3 years, we just aren't seeing the results of it yet. Games take time to make.
That said, I wouldn't mind a new studio or two, especially in the west. Over the last number of consoles Nintendo saw weak third party support in a number of areas. #1 was RPG's, but that's been very well addressed now by Monolith. The two main shortcomings I see right now are western 1st/3rd person shooters/adventure games and sports. I think either through a new studio or further expansion of Retro Nintendo should make a few mature adventure/shooter type games. Another studio should be developed to make realistic sports. There was a time when the NES launched with Nintendo-made Baseball, Football and so on, and we have even seen licensed games in the past like Ken Griffey Jr Baseball, NHL hockey and NCAA basketball. 1st parties once made all kinds of top sports games, it baffles me that almost everyone has left the sector for EA to dominate. They are so easy to make and take in so much money. Since EA is blacklisting WiiU and 2k has weak interest, if I were Nintendo I would jump all over this. They already make good sports games, just need to ditch the Mario element for a few.
So I'd make two western studios. One to make new unique western ip shooter/adventure games and one to make realistic licensed sports. |
I guess the concern here is if Nintendo decides to expand into these genres, what would be left for third parties to bring to the table?
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Third parties aren't bringing sports anyway, so nothing lost but weakness adressed and money made. If Nintendo makes one really awesome adventure shooter, it shouldn't hurt 3rd parties in this sector any more than Halo or Uncharted do on other platforms. If anything, it should encourage the genre. As it stands, lovers of these games can get a better fix on PS4 or XBOne, even if AC, WatchDogs and COD come to Wii U as well, because there's no 1st party presence. Zelda needs to deliver here, Retro needs to, and another studio would be great.
