It's November 21st 2016. The NX is out and more powerful than the PS4. Are 3rd parties on board?

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Illusion said:

If those are the only things that the NX has going for it, then I don't think 3rd parties will jump onboard. We already have a semi-clone of the PS4 on the market and it isn't doing nearly as well as the PS4. If Nintendo comes in and tries to go for the exact same market as Sony and Microsoft without bringing a unique concept forward that really sets them apart then I think we will once again be in the Gamecube days where Nintendo has a powerful but poor-selling console that most serious gamers see as "too kiddy."

Fortunately, Nintendo is going for a "new concept" but we just don't know what that is. Cloud-based processing? Handheld/Console Hybrid? LCD with on-screen buttons? There are lots of rumors but I do believe that whatever this new concept is will give Nintendo a unique angle in the market that nobody else has right now.

Nintendo doesn't necessarily need to break the world with a Wii-like success, but they do need the NX to sell more than 30 million units. When 30 million starts to seem attainable, 3rd parties will begin to find it economical to port games to the NX. Third parties are quite simple: they will be there if Nintendo can create the market for them to be profitable but they are not going to create the initial success for the NX.

Good analysis and I agree completely. With Nintendo their initial success is never dependant on 3rd parties, multiplats in peticular, it has always come down to whether or not Nintendo was able to create a device and software that captivated an audience. 3rd parties help a lot and are more than welcome but it will always be what Nintendo does that determines whether or not their platform is a success.