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pokoko on 19 June 2014
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padib said:
pokoko said:
Third parties had very little confidence in the Wii U coming in and even less now.

Have all the test products been totally fair? No, probably not, but I doubt it would have made much of a difference. Does anyone really think any of these games would have taken off had the ports been equal?

Regardless, it's up to Nintendo to change that. It's their machine. If they want third-parties, they can go out and support them. The templates are out there, it's not like what Sony and Microsoft do are secrets. Business is about creating mutually beneficial relationships and Nintendo has mostly ignored that through much of their history.

You reap what you sow.

If people are serious about Nintendo consoles having third-party support then stop bad-mouthing them and tell Nintendo to get off their asses and start paying attention to the larger picture. It's up to them to make the effort. If they don't want to do that, that's fine too, it's their company, they can do what they want. Make no mistake, though, it's Nintendo's responsibility either way.

If Sony and Microsoft can do it, so can Nintendo. Everything else is just an excuse.

It's really not up to Nintendo to sell 3rd party games...

Nintendo has sold their own games VERY well on their own consoles, here is the proof.

There is nothing wrong with the way Nintendo makes their own consoles, no matter what people judge. If Nintendo can sell games on their own consoles, then so can 3rd parties.

For example, if 3rd parties were as competitive on Nintendo consoles as they were on Playstation, the U's SW sales would total 100m at the moment, a very healthy 2nd year SW total.

Of course it's not.  If Nintendo doesn't want to form partnerships then that is thier option.

However, third parties are also not required to support Nintendo, especially when there are other console manufacturers out there who are willing to form business partnerships.  Most companies in most industries will tell you that working to create mutually lucrative alliances with other companies is a requirement.  Nintendo has gotten around that because of the history of their brand, coming from a time when they could dictate terms, but things have obviously changed.

It's a simple situation.  Microsoft and Sony try hard to build an environment where other publishers and developers can make a lot of money.  Nintendo does not.  The results speak for themselves.