Nintendo isn't ready for next gen.

[MoHasanie]

RolStoppable said:

MoHasanie said:

I don't have any proof but its not it's not hard to understand that Nintendo consoles, just like MS and Sony ones, do need third party support from Western publishers. Nintendo can't rely on Japan only, and for it to attract customers in the west, they need to make their consoles just as powerful as the PS4 and X1, and they need third party games. After that, they can focus on differentiating their console from the other two, but Nintendo exclusives and Japanese games won't be enough for the NX to do well in the west. 

In the past Nintendo has already committed the mistake that you suggest them to make again. If they design their console for third parties first and then try to differentiate themselves, they'll only end up with an unappealing system; system doesn't sell, third parties abandon ship. The GC was easier to program for than the PS2, more powerful and cheaper, but none of that helped. So what Nintendo really has to do is make a system that sells, because that's the only way that they can hope to get third party support.

But really, the importance of third party support will decrease with Nintendo's new strategy, because their own software will release at a more constant rate. All of that software will be exclusive. Additionally, it won't hurt Nintendo if people buy PS+NX or Xbox+NX due to the absence of certain third party IPs on NX, because they get their sale regardless. The utmost priority for Nintendo is to make a system that sells, and if you look at the sales of multiplatform games on previous Nintendo systems, then it should be absolutely clear that first party software and exclusive third party software is much more important than multiplats. Therefore your suggestion to design the system for multiplats first is... well, it's nonsensical.

But I don't understand that. Having a powerful console benefits Nintendo as well. Instead of making the console more poweful or weaker than the PS4, they should make it extremely similar, so third party devs don't have trouble making games for the NX as well. 

Its hard for Nintendo (or anyone) to release games at a constant rate, and even if they plan out an exclusive release schedule years in advance, delays and other problems could ruin that plan. So in between those weeks/months where there are no exclusives, a third party game could easily fill the gap. 

And why do people have to buy PS+NX or Xbox +NX? Why can't they just buy the NX alone? If Nintendo can make a console like their competitors but offer the same uniqueness that their games have always offered, then they can take some of PS+Xbox's markershare, as well as attract the Nintendo fans and  the kids they've always targetted with their games. And not many people buy multiple consoles. Its only the core gamers that do that and they make up a small percentage of the market. Most people just buy one. 

Finally, making a system that sells its not so easy. We've seen that Nintendo games aren't enough to attract people. If they want a system to sell then they need the NX to have a gimmick, and that won't be easy for them to find and make.