Rumor: Nintendo started talking with third-parties about NX at E3, positive reception; NX more than a year away

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pokoko said:

Darwinianevolution said:

I'll take that "positive reception" with a grain of salt. Remember, everyone was on board with the WiiU at first, and then quickly ran away when the boat showed any weakness. Nintendo needs to bring to the table a strong 1st party lineup the first year to attract hardware sales, that will attract 3rd parties.

Also, I hope they talked with Bethesda already. They made a big deal about the WiiU because they didn't talk with them before release. I hope they at least try to release something on the NX this time.

The same with Gearbox.  People with both companies said they had zero communication with Nintendo before the Wii U's launch.  

It seemed as though Nintendo pretty much ignored western publishers and developers not named Ubisoft, Activision, or EA.  It's really no wonder they were ignored in turn.  It will be interesting to see if Nintendo's concept of "third-parties" is still limited to Japan and the Big Three in the west.

I don't believe that about Gearbox. They were developing the Wii U version of that Aliens game. 

Nintendo did court a few others besides the big three. They had WB, THQ, Codemasters, and Crytek all confirmed to make games for the Wii U while Epic Games, Take-Two, Irrational Games, and Insomniac all showed interest in 2011-Early 2012. Square Enix was the only Japanese publisher that didn't demonstrate interest. 

They didn't really ignore western developers, but they could be more proactive. Bethesda never really had a relationship with Nintendo in the past so it doesn't surprise me that Nintendo didn't court them with the Wii U. That needs to change. They know which third parties to get (read: all of them), they just need to work a little harder to make sure they are satisfied so they don't bail before the system launch (Lookng at you EA).