Soundwave said:
Honestly if I was sitting in Iwata's position with the Wii U in early 2011, first off, I would've tailored the machine more to the needs of the Western market. Consoles are done in Japan, no point in bending over backwards to make a 33 watt console because it might make some Japanese housewife happy.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron IV - Greenlit for Wii U launch. Good support title, Factor 5 can maybe push the system, highly likely to be profitable.
Soul Calibur Hyrule - Soul Calibur + Zelda characters in one fighting game using the existing SCV engine -- greenlit for Wii U launch. Highly likely to be profitable, fills a need at launch.
Both of the above are doable I think.
I'd also go big or go home with the third party collabs and offer Square-Enix the following deal -- Nintendo x Final Fantasy RPG series. A virtual lock to sell 7-10+ million every time out. In exchange Square-Enix agrees to FFVI and VII remakes for 3DS + Wii U. I think they bite as such a franchise could potentially be bigger than any FF, DQ, or Kingdom Hearts game worldwide.
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem is nice, but how many Wii Us is that really supposed to sell? I'm fine with smaller collabs too, but you gotta get one that really can push hardware.
I'd tell Reggie to get off his butt and find the most interest Western studio project they can find from a Western dev and secure the rights to it and finance its development.
Take a chance on one at least, maybe you find the next Halo or Uncharted developer just before they are breaking out. If development proceeds smoothly, then lock them in to a 3-4 game contract.
The deal with Platinum Games is great, but it's not nearly enough.
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No this is not how things work for them, Nintendo is not follower, to follow some model or fortune forbid some trends is death sentence for them.
Halo or Uncharted, what a joke.
Square - Enix is finished with Nintendo they stopped support them, just look at 3DS currently dominant platform in Japan and their release list for 3DS is empty.
Begging for 3rd party support especially western 3rd party support is the way to hell for Nintendo.
