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Mummelmann on 31 May 2014
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padib said:
Mummelmann said:

Ah, I see now what you meant in the E3 thread. However; I think you're simplifying it if you conclude that 3rd parties have no impact on Nintendo hardware sales if you're merely tallying total number of software sales and looking at how big a portion of total publishing Nintendo themselves are behind.
Why? Software diversity and major genres where Nintendo have no pedigree and/or focus (mature RPG's, racing games besides MK, FPS games, open-world style games like inFamous, Prototype or GTA etc) that have proven to be causing market movements (i.e; CoD and similar phenomenon).
Broader software library with more quality content on each front and across more genres = hitting the market constant more efficiently (that constant being that console owners buy games).

I completely agree.

However once the numbers are revealed I hope you'd agree with me that the solution would be Nintendo increasing dev output and diversifying in genres, rather than relying on 3rd party software, since Nintendo SW really does sell consoles. Also, keep in mind that 3rd parties focus on console graphical performance, whereas Nintendo can sell games without the need for cutting-edge hardware (you'll see it in the full trends). Due to that, I think it's not only the best solution for Nintendo, but also the most realistic one, because Nintendo's HW philosophy doesn't fit with that of 3rd parties.

So the solution to the correct problem you pose would really be for Nintendo to step it up dev-wise.


I do, without a doubt, Nintendo have always relied and thrived on software/hardware synergy for their efforts, both in marketing and sales and they should maintain this at (almost) all costs, this is also why I'm so opposed to the idea of Nintendo becoming a 3rd party developer themselves. They need to branch out and grow, it's astonishing that they are small as they are with all the platforms and development threads they are currently supporting and pursuing.

It's a new dawn for Nintendo, I talked about how they will need to break free from tradition in the UNITY thread, this is paramount for them to succeed in the future. I believe they can rise again in time, they have always been strong; they simply need a bigger body.