| spurgeonryan said: They lost many gamers ,, no third parties will ever come, first party games not as sought after as in the past, current leaders are trying to destroy the company, wii u will drain their funds giving them one last go as a console maker. So what, if anything, can they realistically do? |
I see a few moves they can make.
1. Capitalise on the success of the DS/3DS by creating a peripheral to allow DS/3DS games to be played on the Wii U, using the game pad as the second screen.
2. Recapture the hardcore market by bringing back certain staple franchises that have been sorely ignored. The Wii U would be very enticing with a new HD current-gen 'Star Fox', 'F-Zero', 'Golden Sun', 'Fatal Frame' and even 'StarTropics' game. These are all first party Nintendo licences, use them.
3. Use some of that massive pile of money they have from the Wii and DS/3DS to buy up struggling development teams. I genuinely think signing Sega and Capcom as exclusive Nintendo development subsidiaries would help greatly. Niether company is in a strong financial position, but both have great franchises such as 'Shenmue', 'Golden Axe', 'Shinobi', and obviously 'Sonic' for Sega and 'Street Fighter', 'Devil May Cry', 'Resident Evil' and so much more for Capcom. These are all franchise that Nintendo could do wonders with. A brand new HD modern take on 'Shinobi', a modern revival and completion of 'Shenmue 3', or a decent, from the ground up reboot to 'Resident Evil', all exclusive to Wii U. That would turn heads. Nintendo has the money to do this, it has the production power to use these franchises, the organisation to do it properly, and both Sega and Capcom are skint and could greatly benefit from Nintendo's guiding hands.
These are the three things I'd hope Nintendo will do in the next 2 years. Honestly, if even one of these things happen I'd be ecstatic and I'm sure even just one of these things along would make a massive difference for the security of the console, but I'm not holding my breath.
