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S.T.A.G.E. on 14 December 2014
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Experimental42 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Without third party the Wii U's development cycle cannot sustain itself past 2018. NIntendo kind of has to take the dive. They will need to be in touch with third party and find out how much power the next gen consoles will need so they wont get alienated.


They've already found a way to support the Wii U indefinitely, and have outlined it.

1) Nintendo has finally learned HD development which cuts down crippling delays.

2) Asset creation is being outsourced to third parties, which cuts dev time significantly.

3) Existing assets are being used in new ways. Captain Toad was developed in less than a year, at a fraction of the cost, and looks absolutely amazing. More will come. Expect more Mario characters to get their own adventures with the "spinoffs" Nintendo was talking about. This isn't a new process either, Majora's Mask was done the same way and shows it can be successful and extremely profitable.

4) Nintendo is opening first party properties to third party developers, which is also known as second party games. Did you ever imagine another company making a console Zelda title with free reign? Bandai got to be a big part of the latest Smash Bros and will likely be a huge part of the franchise going forward thanks to Sakurai being done.

5) Nintendo is rescuing projects that have gone over budget or lost funding. We keep hearing there's at least two more we don't know about, one of which is likely Shadow of the Eternals (semi-sequel to Eternal Darkness) which Nintendo owns key elements too. rescuing projects like these not only nets Nintendo exclusive games on the cheap, but improves relations with the third parties releasing said games.

There's also a huge library of games waiting for HD ports too. HD ports are widely accepted now, and there are many games that would be easy to improve and rerelease. Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy 1/2, Xenoblade, Skyward Sword, any of the Mario Sports games, etc.


Nintendos development time has always been lower and cheaper than most companies. Thats not what I am talking about. Nintendo selfishly makes their consoles powerwise with only their ends in mind. Third parties are only ignoring them because not only is the fanbase weak but the console is weak as well. Its a simple fix really. All they have to do is listen to the third party. Nintendo doesnt listen to anyone but themselves.