Dromble: Dan Adelman Discusses Nintendo’s Culture, Third Parties, VC & More

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zorg1000 said:

st0pnsw0p said:
Interesting interview, but I strongly disagree with the whole "3rd parties can't compete" theory. I stand by my explanation that Nintendo's consoles are simply aimed at a demographic that isn't very interested in 3rd parties' games.

It's not necessarily that the demographic isn't interested in 3rd party games, they just aren't interested in the AAA blockbuster style games like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed and other games that appeal to a similar demographic.

Games that have a similar appeal as Nintendo first party titles seem to sell accordingly. Rayman, Lego games, Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Just Dance do pretty well on Wii U. 3rd parties need to see what demographics are on each console and put games on them accordingly. Expecting a console with a strong kid demographic to buy M-rated games in droves doesn't make sense.

Well yeah, there are some 3rd parties that make games that do appeal to Nintendo's audience. I was only talking about the ones that sell really well on other platforms but poorly on Nintendo consoles, like CoD, AC and the like.