So Mario Kart 8 Isn't Going To Give The Wii U Even 1 Month At 100k+ In The US?

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Soundwave said:

Nintendo Land = Wii Sports (the game that shows off the usage of the controller through various family friendly mini-games)

I've played Nintendo Land. It is not Wii Sports like in any way, shape, or form. I'm actually prepared to argue that it's just a bad game overall, to be honest, but that's an aside to the topic.

KLXVER said:

RolStoppable said:

KLXVER said:

What developer wants to make games they dont want to make...?

A developer who wants to keep his job. Because, you know, if you lose your job, you'll never get to make a game that you want to make.

Yeah, Im sure Miyamoto has one foot out the door...lol

Iwata is arguably closer to that than any major Nintendo developer since Yokoi. And if Nintendo didn't enter this generation with such a massive warchest from its prior generations, many of its employees would be in that precise position. See the Game Industry Deathwatch that's continuing to devour publishers and developers.

But Rol's overall point remains: making games is a job, not a hobby. This job entails selling $60 software to folks who are often reluctant to do so. What the developer "wants" has as much value as what the cashier at a retail store "wants": the paying customer is all that's important.