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DélioPT on 26 March 2015
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Soundwave said:
DélioPT said:
Getting 3rd party support won't just depend on what HW Nintendo makes.
If Nintendo really wants to convence them, it's going to take more than HW to make them overlook how great 3rd party franchises have sold on Wii U. Even if the ports weren't perfect.

Nintendo will either have to present a bigger audience to them (Fusion) or a deep change in strategy (marketing, what games they will putting out, etc.). If both can happen. then, awesome!


Nintendo will never have great party support again and I don't think they really care all that much. Sure they don't want it to be as bad as the Wii U is now, but I think they'll be relatively OK with 3DS level third party support.

The whole point of a fusion platform format is to minimize the need for 3rd party content anyway. 

Fact is, with Sony AND MS, Nintendo will simply never be the no.1 or even likely no.2 priority for third parties unless its a kids licensed property (ie: LEGO). That's just how it is, and it ain't changing. 

With smartphone profits likely being large, NX/future dedicated platforms may just end up being gravy to Nintendo really. If they can make a OK sized profit from traditional game platforms, great, but even the N64 and GameCube could do that. 


Never say never!
Until last generation i would say that no two consoles could be successful at the same time. History had shown that.
Still, it happened: PS3 and and XB360 were neck and neck and at really high numbers, not low numbers, which was really impressive.

It will be really hard to change people's perceptions of what to expect from Nintendo.
Even if they bring core like games to complement the usual Nintendo type of games, it won't be easy to regain that kind of support, but it might help really improve the level and quality of support.

If Nintendo can really change their market stance with games, strategy and marketing, anything can happen.

Yeah, during N64 and GC days developers were happy because at least then the machines were making good money. Let's hope that we reach that point again! :)