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YoyOne said:
DélioPT said:

Western studios are what they need. They already have good relationships with japanese developers.
And if the Fusion strategy becomes a reality, all the japanese developers who would naturally develop for the handheld, with little effort - and supportted by Nintendo -, would also bring those same games for the home console.

They need those western games that only western studios are making.

They need to start now because those sutdios take time to build, to prepare the staff and to actually make games.
Even if they start tomorrow, the results won't be seen until next generation starts. Which would be a good way to launch next gen - by putting out new franchises.

Nintendo would benefit from publishing those games themselves to help change their image in the west.

Multi-platforms are useless, as gamers buy "superior" version anyway.

Nintendo would need exclusive IPs from these western studios. And these IPs should fit Nintendo fans taste. Focusing on gameplay and fun over anything else. And I can't imagine any of the big western editors doing that in the near future...


I'm not sure i understood your first comment.
Are you saying that, if Nintendo, or any other company, made the same game for both platforms, players would choose the superior version, as in, the home console version?
If that's what you meant, i don't think that would hurt Nintendo, it would actually help Nintendo sell one of the systems to people who don't want a Nintendo console.
What we have got until now is a mixed library of games: some games only come out on handhelds and other only on home consoles.

The new IPs would be made to attract audiences only found on XBox and PS. That would be the point of extending the genres that is capable of offering.
If they succeed in attracting non Nintendo gamers, 3rd parties would have a good reason to better support Nintendo as there would really be an audience for their games aswell.