happydolphin said:
Making things more open is kind of like an "Everybody wins" situation. I'm not seeing what they would lose by doing it. |
Not really. Think of it this way. With Black Ops 2 there's a whole seven people who play on the Wii U. Yes, PS3 owners would be able to play with those same people, but they're gaining seven people. Nintendo is gaining 100k to a million players. Now for the gamer, yes, everyone wins. But for console competition, this is a big win for Nintendo.
It's not hard to see why it's a big win for Nintendo only and may hurt another console competitor. That's because if Nintendo markets the game as being able to play with all people from another platform, then it might have people who would normally get the PS3 version to get the Wii U version instead since they know that they'll still be able to play with their friends who are getting the PS3 version.
If it's a small game that sells few copies on both consoles or when the Wii U versions of games start selling as much as the PS3 versions, then there wouldn't be a reason not to as it won't hurt either company much but would be good for fans of the consoles.
