Soundwave said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Soundwave said:
In a lot of ways -- yes.
I think Microsoft squeezed Nintendo out of the core market and convinced Nintendo that they couldn't compete head on in that area because they are much smaller company than MS.
And while being the alternative game company served them well for a few years, they've lost the casual audience to iOS/Android gaming now too ... which leaves them in a very difficult position now.
If MS didn't exist, IMO Nintendo would be a much more balanced company today, making more games for core gamers (rather than being at the mercy of more unreliable and fickle casuals) while still making the same ol' Mario/Zelda/Metroid games that everyone enjoys. |
Microsoft saved Nintendo from Sony's wrath.Nintendo was on a path to being destroyed by record setting numbers in the gaming industry and losing massive chunks of marketshare. Since Microsoft has been basicallu warding off Sony, Nintendo has been making their own plans. Nintendo would've gone down with the ship had Sony not been distracted by Microsoft.
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I think if there was no XBox, the GameCube would've sold at least 30+ million units, a healthy amount and then they would've built off that and seized on Sony's mistake of making a $600 PS3.
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Possibly, but I don't think Sony would have made a $600 PS3 if MS hadn't been breathing down their neck and released the 360 when they did, instead they would have sat on the PS2 a bit longer until the PS3 became cheap enough to build. But on the whole I agree with you, the GB would have been more successful, though probably not enough to meaningfully change the overall outcome of gen 6.
OT, I agree with people that say Nintendo let go of Rare at their zenith and therefore sold out at the best time. I really don't believe Rare has amounted to much since MS purchased them, and I feel MS would have got better return on investment from building a developer up from scratch. Most of Rare's best talent had already left.
