| DanneSandin said: I don't understand how that's pissing on my "parade". Fact is, 3rd party developers makes far more money on the 3DS than they do on Vita. The 3DS is a more profitable platform for publishers. And in the end, THAT'S what matters. The original Xbox had the highest tie ratio of any console, and I think GC was close behind. You gonna tell me THAT mattered in the end? |
Nintendo also take much higher percentages and charge higher licensing which puts off smaller developers and publishers.
And you seem to forget, there was a time when 3DS sales were poor too, developers and publishers support the platform from a standpoint that it has potential to grow, and those that buy in to the platform become potential buyers for future software, and conversely, older software too.
And quite frankly, the profit margins of releasing games on xbox live and psn are better, and the SDKs used to actually make the games gives much better support for networking and infrastructure options, all in all a lot of the lost revenue in sales due to a smaller install base are ofset by the money saved developing, advertising, and publishing with playstation over nintendo.
For many it's simply a matter of having more control over things, and not having to bleed money to nintendo for the sake of releasing on the 3DS.
You are clearly a Nintendo fan however, so I'm not too sure you'll be able to swallow that.
