Retro Studios should be Nintendo's Naughty Dog: Journey to the West

[zorg1000]

spemanig said:

zorg1000 said:

Haha no problem, I just edited that last post, what do u think of my idea on the first page?

While I think that's a good idea, I think that it's something that will take time. Nintendo definitely does need a place for sport and racing sims, but those feel secondary to the types of games people buy consoles for. I think that it's important for Nintendo to have those types of games without needing to depend on EA, 2K, or Konami, but I think that Nintendo right now and get people buying the NX first with blockbuster games.

That being said, I do think that Nintendo gains something from having your trifecta. Especially if they can do something to differenciate themselves from those other games. The biggest issue comes from licensing. There's no point in either if Nintendo can't get official player rosters or a good variety of cars. Problems like with Madden are glaring.

Differentiating themselves is a key point in my idea, I don't think they should go out and try making Madden/FIFA/NBA 2K killers because honestly that plan is simply going to fail. Instead make sports games that are a nice alternative to those types of experiences that can still appeal to fans of said games. Take something like Punch Out or Ready to Rumble Boxing, they aren't as casual/simplistic as Wii Boxing but they also don't take themselves as seriously or try to be as realistic as EA Fight Night, they are kinda in the middle.

I know Nintendo has their line of Mario Sports titles but I feel like they are limiting their audience with those games by including Mario, instead they should make games that are a middle ground between Mario Sports & EA Sports in terms of both gameplay and visuals. They aren't likely to sell on par with Madden/FIFA/NBA 2K but can they sell about 2 million per sports title? Ya, that should be possible assuming the install base is large enough.

Same goes for the other genres, Nintendo can't just make a Call of Duty killer and expect 20+ million sales, instead Retro could make a FPS that feels/looks unique sorta like Borderlands or Bioshock, such a game could be a success and sell 3+ million.

Just some ideas on how Nintendo can diversify their portfolio a bit for western audiences.