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Zero999 on 22 June 2013
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jake_the_fake1 said:
Zero999 said:
jake_the_fake1 said:

What can Nintendo do?

Simple, do what they did with X and bayonetta 2, but go big and go loud like Microsoft did with the 360 and all those Japanese games they funded and published, as well as that cash they threw at EA and Activision to get day one BF4/COD:Ghosts DLC on Xbox one, as well as the cash they threw to get Titan fall exclusivity.

Nintendo has money, Nintendo has the capabilities to money hat, and in my opinion they need to money hat because 3rd parties at the moment don't give a shit about the WiiU or Nintendo consoles in general.

Nintendo needs to grow the install base, it needs to build relations with 3rd party, it needs to woo 3rd parties by giving them a reason to make games for the WiiU, if that means publishing, funding, paying for extra or timed exclusive content then so be it...this is what a platform holder can do, this is what both Sony and Microsoft have done. If Nintendo seriously wants 3rd party devs, then they need to enter the big boy playing field and start using that money they keep hording.

Remember, Nintendo is the platform holder, it's is their responsibilities to ensure that the install base grows, it's also their responsibilities to get 3rd party on board, failure to do either IS Nintendo's fault and not the fault of publishers or developers, hence me saying that Nintendo fans need to voice their dissatisfaction to the platform holder, Nintendo, if they want change. Again, the best recent example is DRM and its removal by Microsoft from the xbox one, there is no reason the same thing can't happen, but this time to get Nintendo to shell out more cash to get proper 3rd parties on board.

But I guess if you’re happy with the WiiU possibly becoming the next GameCube, or worse, potentially becoming the Dreamcast, then more power to you. For me personally, I want Nintendo fans to experience the same level of 3rd party support I get on my PS3 while at the same time enjoying the exclusive 1st party games that have made us choose our preferred platform in the first place, a win-win situation as it were.

Again, just my opinion so you may take it as you like.

 

 

Againg, paying is only an option to get exclusivity. the idea of paying to receive multiplatforms that devs are releasing for free on other platforms is ridiculous. so it's not nintendo's fault when stupid third parties don't release their multiplats.

If Nintendo was like Sony and Microsoft in regards to 3rd party games, yeah I would agree with you. in fact this thread wouldn't even exist let alone the discussion, however, this is not the case, and so far it seems that nothing Nintendo seems to be doing is getting them 3rd party games, and simply waiting to get free multiplats will only cripple the WiiU in the long run.

Nintendo may not want to pay, but it'll have to be a strategy they'll have to try in order to change their 3rd party situation. luckly Nintendo seems to be dabling in it a little bit by them funding/publishing bayonetta 2 and X.  The more they do this, the larger their install base will grow till it reaches a point where 3rd parties can no longer ignore it's install base especially when 3rd parties start seeing non Nintendo games selling well on the WiiU.

I honestly don't understand why you're against the idea of Nintendo money hatting 3rd parties, what would you propose Nintendo do to get 3rd parties on board whch they haven't already been trying but failing at?

X is a first party, i think you meant W 101. there's also the sonic games and smt x fe so I wouldn't say nothing nintendo is doing is getting 3rd parties. they're getting their 3rd's exclusives and some multis as well as their firts. I'm sure after 2013 the istall base won't be an excuse for thirds anymore.

And I think I wasn't clear. I'M NOT AGAINS'T NINTENDO MONEY HATTING 3RD PARTIES. after all I aprove the W101, bayonetta 2 and sonic money hattings. I'm just saying it's out of question for nintendo to pay to receive a multiplatform. no company would ever do that, paying is reserved to get some form of exclusivity, not to get what the others are getting for free.