Soundwave said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Soundwave said:
hsrob said:
Would have about as much impact as third party support has on the WiiU. |
I think it would have more impact than people think.
If Sony supports, than I think a number of other third parties would throw heavier support on the Nintendo handheld and it would be seen more of a industry standard rather than a "kids toy" that Western developers look at the DS/3DS as.
You probably would start seeing more Western developer content for the device than the 3DS or DS got or other traditionally Sony-centric IP like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Borderlands, Grand Theft Auto, FIFA, and Street Fighter may also start to become more prevalent.
Part of Nintendo's problem is they don't themselves really try to engage in these other types of genres, so third parties look at that and say "well if Nintendo's not trying why should we? They're making a bunch of mascot games for it so we'll support it with mascot and kids games".
With Sony onboard though they could act as buffer a developer like Rockstar could say "well hey Sony is making an Uncharted and God of War for this thing, maybe we can try a Grand Theft Auto for it".
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So games that didn't do well on handhelds before are now magically going to start being succesful? Seems unlikely...
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Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy Dissidia, FIFA, God of War, Gran Turismo, etc. and others have sold well on the PSP in the past.
The issue is today is Nintendo is the only one strong enough to push through smartphones and have a handheld userbase that makes selling big IP titles feasible.
Third parties trust Sony, if Sony banks on Nintendo, then a lot of them would follow suit too IMO. Sony brings legitimacy and wider market demographic to the table.
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I am inclined to agree in overall sentiment in so far as I've seen people playing FIFA on the last gen PSP and that seems unthinkable on the 3DS for what seems like virtually no good reason outside of a failure of understanding of what handhelds can do. I mean come on, freaking FIFA might be 'bro-dude central' but its also a perfect fit for handheld gaming from a ludological stand-point! If Sony could help break the line of thinking that prevents other games like that from having enough effort and marketing put in to actually sell to their full potential it'd be epic...
It would definitely be worth Nintendo's while to hire Sony for a 'games and parts' contract like you suggested if Nintendo even suspects, or if Sony can confidently suggest, that outcome.
