3rd parties, the key to Nintendo's success on the U

[Rogerioandrade]

happydolphin said:

Rogerioandrade said:
3rd party support is important, but no, definetely it's not the key to WiiU success.
Since the N64, the best-selling games on Nintendo systems are always 1st-party games (with very, very, few exceptions like Just Dance, Sonic Racing Transformed, or Monster Hunter).
People will always buy Nintendo systems interested primarly on their exclusive content, and this content is almost always 1st-party or co-developed games.

I'm talking about real success, above cube numbers, and above and beyond Wii-craze success. Something tangible, that can last. If they did it with the NES, they can do it again.

Wii was a real sucess. It´s now the 3rd best sold console of all time. It will be very hard for any other console in the future to beat it. But a success of a product is not directly related to its capacity to beat direct competition. It´s about making profits. If WiiU sells around 40-50 million in its lifetime, it will guarantee enough profits for Nintendo and will be considered a success.

And still, even on the Wii  1st-party titles were the best-sellers. Which games drove Wii sales ? Wii Sports, Wii Fit, New Super Mario Bros, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Wii Party, Zelda, all 1-st party; Just Dance is the only exception. On the NES era, Nintendo had a very arrogant approach that prevented developers to launch games for other platforms. They can´t do that this time, it´s a completely different scenario.