curl-6 on 12 November 2013
| Soundwave said: Nintendo generally publishes 4-5 "big" games for a platform in a "big year" (usually the 2nd or 3rd year of a console/handheld). This is their peak output generally. After that they sorta become exhausted and need time to recharge. In a slow year you maybe get 2-3 "big" releases. Fact is there's only so much one company can do. Even though Nintendo's expanded a lot too, the loss of Rare has cut down on the amount of the games they release as Rare could often provide Nintendo will 2 good exclusives yearly (sometimes even more). |
That was back in the N64 days, when games required much less time and resources. Rare released 8 Xbox 360 games throughout that console's life, more like one a year. (One of which was just an XBLA game) Not to mention they haven't made a game of Nintendo quality since the N64.
