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Vinniegambini on 22 May 2014
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spemanig said:
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padib said:
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...Is that a joke?

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251476/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-global-launch-sales-comparison/

The same argument could be said between 3DS vs Vita.

Again : Nintendo's concern should not be in creating Intellectual Properties specifically tailored for Western markets; instead, Nintendo should seek new partnerships with already established properties and develop new properties that have worldwide appeal - Mario & Company are great but Nintendo's arsenal, though arguably the largest in gaming, needs to be larger.


The Vita's failure is an entirely separate issue of trying to cater to a home console audience on a handheld. Those people can already play those Vita games better on the come console they most likely already own. They're catering to an audience that only practically exists in Japan, there come consoles aren't popular, so there isn't competition. (and even there it isn't doing so well because, again, home consoles and subsequently their type of games aren't popular over there)

So again: Their current properties are not enough. Most (console) western gamers want (console) games Nintendo just isn't providing. New people making the same (console) games won't do anything, just like a western studio making Sonic won't suddenly make Sonic Boom sell better in the west. They need new (console) IP that (console) western gamers want and aren't getting from the Wii U (console).

We're going to have to agree to disagree as I simply do not understand the point you are trying to make.

Nintendo's properties have a broad appeal; as such, Nintendo is able to sell their products in a number of countries and achieve a certain level of success.

Creating exclusive software solely for the Western markets limits Nintendo's possibilities to recoup their initial investment in the title. Would the launch of that title be successful in Japan? Would emerging countries such as China and India authorize Nintendo to release such a game in that marketplace? There is a risk.

The mature western IP is a crowded market with low-growth opportunities; Nintendo is much better off investing in new Intellectual Properties that have a broad appeal.