zorg1000 said:
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That shows 3rd party are important, even if some fans think otherwise, nintendo cant make profit on home console without 3rd party |
The real problem is the tablet control. It pushed away casuals.
More 3rd party isn't going to bring the masses to Wii U.
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The entire PlayStation brand and its success is largely a result of Nintendos hardware stubborness and hostile attitude towards 3rd partys.
Ive never understood the 3rd partys mean nothing to Nintendo argument.
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They don't mean anything. They had alot of 3rd party's on SNES which only sold 40 million and Gamecube which only sold 22 million. The Wii 's 3rd party games sold terribly except for Just Dance and a few others and Nintendo moved 100 million. The DS didnt have very much 3rd Party support either and they sold 150 million. Playstations entire model is different. Without the 3rd parties they may not have even sold 30 million PS3's, and I wish I was exagerating. Same goes for PS4 right now. Killzone and Knack combined have sold 1.75 million / COD and Fifa combined have sold 2.92 million. Flip to Wii U both Call of Dutys and Fifa combined have sold 490k / SM3DW has sold 1.63 million on its own.
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Yes they do mean something. SNES sold closer to 50m and that was a time when the video game market was much smaller, it had well over 50% marketshare back then. And look at one of the biggest games on it, Street Fighter a 3rd party franchise sold over 12m on SNES. The Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy series each sold about 8m on SNES, Mortal Kombat did about 5m, the Disney games Aladdin+Lion King+Magical Quest sold 5m. Mega Man sold 2.5m, NBA Jam games sold 2.5m. 3rd parties helped SNES alot, especially in Japan where 12 of the top 20 best sellomg games were 3rd party.
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How many of those though actually moved the consoles. Super Mario World sold 20.6 million. Super Mario All-Stars sold 10.6 million. The DKC's combined sold 18 million. Those are what moved most of the consoles. The Genesis had most of those 3rd party games too (not Final Fantasy) but Nintendo killed them in terms of the 1st party games and that was that. I have no doubt that 3rd party games can help Nintendo somewhat, but it will never be a big driving force.
