There is one surefire way to fix this problem. It's called Moneyhatting and Nintendo should swallow their pride and do it. I know it would open the floodgates for other third parties to 'expect' moneyhats for their games, but exclusive content on a big third party franchise coupled with advertising of such facts would no doubt stimulate interest in the franchise on Nintendo's console. Once third parties see that those efforts are making money, they'll see a Wii U release as a higher priority and moneyhats will no longer be necessary.
I'm not sure what Nintendo's thinking is with regards to this, but it seems that they're not willing to throw the same amounts of money behind games as other publishers. Is that smart? Yes. It's sustainable, but having those games made by teams of 100's and 1000's of developers is important, as it shows what your console can really do. I know I'm ranting now, but I really feel that a couple of strategic moneyhats (Ubisoft, Activision, Take-Two or EA) would go a long way to recovering from their current position.
Existing User Log In
New User Registration
Register for a free account to gain full access to the VGChartz Network and join our thriving community.
