Soundwave on 28 August 2013
| pokoko said: I've been saying it for awhile, as have a lot of other people--Nintendo never attempts to create the ideal situation for third party developers. They do what they want to do, what they think is best for Nintendo. In the past, developers had no choice but to comply, but with the release of the PS1, that all changed. Now, Nintendo is obviously not obligated to consider business for third parties, but third parties are also not obligated to include Nintendo in their plans. There is no "blame" if they skip Nintendo, as they have every right to do so. With the NES/SNES, Nintendo dictated their terms and everyone fell in line. After that, Nintendo still dictated their terms but the number which ignored those terms began to grow. What happens to Nintendo is the responsibility of no one but Nintendo. Period. They're kind of like the kid who, when you go over to their house to play, they say, "it's my house, I make the rules," then they set things up so that they always win. After awhile, though, people stop coming over to play. That's kind of what we've seen with Nintendo. There is always something they do that doesn't fall in line with what third party developers and publishers want. It's as simple as that. I'm not sure why some people want to rage at third parties for that when, as far as I can tell, it's been Nintendo's decisions that have brought us to this point. |
Good analogy, lol.
