spemanig said:
zorg1000 said:
Alot of people in here are talking about porting from PS/Xbox/PC to Nintendo's next console/handheld but if they do go with a unified approach where all games run on both platforms then do they really need the major 3rd party titles?
I kinda think thats a major reason for going with this strategy so that they can essentially support themselves without the need of 3rd parties, of course they will still be welcome but not absolutely necessary, its not like Nintendo home consoles have really gotten excellent 3rd party support for the last 20 years and when they do the games usually sell much worse than the competition.
Nintendo has excellent software output, the only problem is that they are spread out across two seperate platforms resulting in droughts but if all the games released on there handhelds were also on there consoles and vice versa then Nintendo may honestly be able to pump out an exclusive every month. Combine that with the fact that Nintendo handhelds always have excellent support from Japanese 3rd parties and u have devices with a steady stream of high quality software. |
...Yes. Obviously yes. Short of them releasing a quantity of eclusives all different genres to rival the 3rd party output seen on other consoles, they can't live off just there games. There are not enough of them. Not even close. They don't have excellent software output. They don't even have servicable software output. They have downright abysmal software output. I think that Nintendo being self sufficient it best for Nintendo too, but they aren't making moves to do that. They don't have nearly enough content for that. They are making moves towards a unified userbase though.
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I mostly meant the AAA western titles that literally have never been a major factor on Nintendo platforms, I later said they would still need the Japanese 3rd party support that there handhelds usually get.
But ur wrong Nintendo has amazing software output, here are the major games they have released from November 2012-May 2014
Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, New Super Mario Bros U, Nintendo Land, Game & Wario, New Super Luigi U, DKC Returns 3D, Luigi's Mansion 2, Pikmin 3, Wii Party U, Wind Waker HD, Wii Fit U, Wii Sports Club, Mario Party, Mario Golf, Link Between Worlds, Pokemon X/Y, Yoshi's New Island, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Mario Kart 8, DKC Tropical Freeze, Tomodachi Life, Super Mario 3D World.
Thats well over 1 game per month and I might be missing a few. Nintendo does have excellent software output, the problem is they have to spread them out on 2 seperate platforms.
