curl-6 said:
freebs2 said:
curl-6 said:
They tried that with Wii U, it doesn't work. Mainstream gamers don't want "different". If they did, Wii U's sales wouldn't be so dismal.
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Of course you can't just make something unconvetional and hope for it to succeed. Offering something different means, looking at the market and evalute if there's an hidden or unserved demand by competitors. You'll need to look at the market in a diffrernt way and serve it in a different way. They did so when they developed Wii and DS, and also when they developed the Gameboy in the first place. How much is the WiiU really "different"? its pretty much a standard console with a screen attached to it, you leave it (and use the pro controller) and you have a regular console.
Also, I was specifically referring to games, 1st party games will always remain their main differentiating factor from Sony and MS, you leave that and you are left with an empty shell. The fact Nintendo makes "Nintendo games" and not "mainstream mature games" is the only reason why the 3DS still managed to sell 60m units instead of 10 like PsVita and with a clearly inferior hardware.
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Nobody says they have to stop making games like Splatoon and Mario Kart, but these games alone cannot carry a console to mainstream success in today's market. An lineup composed almost entirely of E-rated cartoon games doesn't cut it in 2015.
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It's unfortunate that these type of games are not as appealing as they used to be, at least in the Western part of the world. Sure, they have their audience and those who are more open-minded about the look of the games they played will be able to see and appreciate what these games represent. However, we're now in a time where technology has grown and the majority of consumers expect something else. Having games like Metroid, F-Zero, Fatal Frame, Xenoblade, Bayonetta, etc., will at least show that Nintendo is expanding their library, in terms of diversity. With Splatoon, Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Xenoblade Chronicles X emerging as key games this generation (for both 3DS and Wii U), it will be interesting to see where Nintendo goes from here.
