| JWeinCom said:
The ps4 was unproven and people worked on it. The wii u was unproven and almost got zombiu aand rayman legends exclusively. The xbox was unproven and got titanfall exclusivity. Third parties will work on a console if it has promise, not if it has proven itself. Power is a good indicator of a future proof console due to its capabilities for future games. ........................................................... ........................................................... Nintendo is not going to have success by trying to claw away at Sony and Microsoft's marketshare. It's an uphill battle, and the exact opposite of the strategy that has been successful for Nintendo in the past. |
You wrote a lot, so I will try to address some of the big points
And even if they were, why would that necessitate them not only developing but also making use of the NX's theoretical extra power? How does the extra power help them? Unless they make it so far ahead of the curve that it will be able to compete with the XBow TWO and Playstation 5, that extra power will be meaningless.
more power allows for ease of development. The more restrictions you remove, the less compromises there need to be (Aka less optimization needs to be done) Power isn't just making games look prettier, but also speeding up development time.
You've got to be kidding me with the Wii U example. Ubisoft happens to develop for basically every new console at launch. Other companies gave Nintendo ports at best. Third parties did not work on the Wii U in any meaningful capacity.
Ubisoft had such a successful run with the wii (just dance, raving rabbids) that they were willing to make a bold move and develop 2 exclusive launch games. I don't recall a single ubi exclusive for the ps4. They did so for the wii u because they saw promise, not because the wii u proved itself.
Same for titanfall. EA saw promise in the xbox one, so they gave it an exclusive. Again, I don't recall the ps4 given exclusives by EA.
What am I getting at? If the NX shows promise, which power can help with, than it can gain support without "proving itself"
What makes you say that Wii gamers went to the PS4?
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/15/sony-targeting-wii-owners-with-ps4
there's more just google it.
It may be weird to get this, but the mainstream audience that was into wii sports is now into COD, GTA, and FIFA. Those games have become mainstream, and despite being labeled as "hardcore," they still are casual titles that most people enjoy (especially the sports games). There is nothing that prevents Nintendo from taking that back with a mainstream Metroid Prime or Legend of zelda title, or just new ip.
No they don't. They don't have the amount of developers, they haven't established the market, and they don't have the kinds of developers that work on those sorts of things. The people who are responsible for creative direction of the company are not adept at that sort of thing. They have no expertise in that area, and have not shown that they do.
yes they do have the talent. What's been holding back, the wii u tech. Having better tech allows them to push out great games faster. And their creative directors are more than talented to come up with great games. From Retro, to EAD, to monolith soft, Nintendo has plenty of talented studios that are being held back.
Ok... and what on Earth does this have to do with the topic?
I pointed out splatoon and mario maker as examples of Nintendo's capabilities to make blockbusters
Why is a standard controller necessary at all?
Because that's what people AND developers prefer. This and power caused the dramatic shift in 7th gen from the wii to xbox and ps3. When the xbox one released, did people call for the kinect to be removed or the xbox controller? When the wii u came out, did you not see the amount of people asking for the gamepad to be removed?
Power is not a safe bet, because power costs money which either means Nintendo takes a huge loss (which investors are not going to be happy with considering Nintendo's recent financial results and new CEO) or that they make an expensive console that will limit its appeal to those outside of the "hardcore gamer" realm.
implementing power requires a loss lead mentality which is necessary in order to grow and expand and take away from marketshare. Power itself is not going to cut it, but it's certainly safer to put in a good amount of power than to have weak hardware that noone wants to develop for. Likewise, cheapest is not always best. Otherwise the OUYA and the wii u would be kings this gen
