| RolStoppable said:
Third parties didn't like the Wii, so that can be ruled out. The initial claim was that Nintendo ignored third parties with the Wii U. A stage appearance by executives proves this claim wrong, because no executive would show up for a console manufacturer that ignores them. |
EA and activsion didn't like the Wii with all the shovelware they sold on it? Anyway whether they liked it doesn't change the fact that it was hugely successful and thus has them paying attention. So many people on here thought the Wii U would sell at worst 40m (back before it launched) simply because it was follow up to the wii, I imagine Ea and Activision were no different.
And a stage visit by an executive of EA doesn't disprove that claim unless you take "ignore" as literally as not sending them dev kits or not speaking/responding to them. Did Nintendo consult with them and ask what power they wanted from next gen hardware, what their ambitions were, what achitecture they were with, what power bracket they would need to meet to be in the same bracket as other platforms (PS4/X1). If Nintendo did ask those questions and responded with the Wii U then thats the equivalent of ignoring third parties, if Nintendo didn't ask those question, that too is ignoring them.
