Without Playstation, would the industry be in another crisis?

[S.T.A.G.E.]

zorg1000 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Thats a terrible excuse. They are in business to make money just like anyone else. They were just forced into exclusivity when they wanted to expand. Thats what third parties do. Nintendo's force of using exclusivity would've broken contract with them and they essentially would have to go to the smallest market possible to make money. Nintendo knew they had the majority of the market so they used the tech to keep them locked in on their console. Nintendo is the reason Nintendo initially was thrown into a spiral of constant spending on first party just to stay alive. There is no excusing it. The court threw it out but they talked to Nintendo about unfair practices.

What the fuck are you talking about?

I just told u there was a point in time when Nintendo didn't have a foothold on the market, Nintendo didn't release FSamicom/NES and instantly sell millions of hardware, it was a slow burner and there were other devices on the market to choose from before Nintendo became a dominant force. Why did 3rd parties choose Nintendo on the first place?

The answer is easy. The reason third parties worked with Nintendo is the same reason PC companies came to consoles...expanded market with greater chances for profit. Nintendos ventures eventually penetrated the mass market in the west and thus it only made sense for them to come. The more platforms you exist on the more money you can make. The issue with Nintendo was their distate for anyones profitability outside of their own, hence why they were sued by atari monopolozation attempts. The courts did not sense a monopoly but they did sense foul play so Nintendo was kept in check.

This is shit I only expected from Microsoft until I actually read up on the history. Seems Nintendo is no better.

When smaller companies are struggling with a decent product the bigger players will always throw their weight around.