| Suke said: Iwata on Third Party relationship: http://wiiudaily.com/2013/11/iwata-on-third-party-developers/ |
"Following and imitating others is the kind of reasoning that Nintendo tries to avoid the most, and while we certainly do not have a negative attitude toward strengthening our ties with third-party publishers, employing the same methodology as the other manufacturers would only lead to the most simplistic competitive approaches, such as price wars or money-giving that would never end. We would like to take a unique approach of our own and build sustainable relationships with our third-party publishers.”
Yeah, okay. I have no problem with using your own methods as long as they are effective--the problem, of course, is that those unique methods haven't worked very well.
While I'm at it, I'm also going to point out the writer/website linked might not be the most objective, as she states that, "Microsoft and Sony often require a platform exclusive period for indie developers before they are allowed to release on another console." In Sony's case, that just is not true.
