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

[zorg1000]

potato_hamster said:

zorg1000 said:

Why does it need to outsell all other versions? Why does everything have to be number 1? The game sold more than the Xbox/Vita versions and basically tied with the PS3 version while not being all that far behind the PS4 version. It shows that a game like Rayman can be a success on Nintendo platforms because it appeals to the people who play Nintendo games like Mario, Yoshi, Kirby, Donkey Kong. U want to have successful games on a platform than release games that appeal to the fan base of said platform.

Doesn't this just further the idea that Nintendo fans only buy Nintendo games, or Nintendo-like games, and thus third parties shouldn't bother with it unless they're going to make a game that "appeals to the fan base"?

Which gives you the same situation the Wii U and 3DS are in now.

Why do people think the next platform is going to get more support than either of those platforms?

 

Sorta but the same goes for PS/XB. Those consoles in the west are primarily bought for online shooters, open world action, sports/racing sims, fighting games which leads to the vast majority of retail releases coming from those genres.

On the other hand, genres like platformers, party/local multiplayer, puzzle, life simulators, turn-based RPGs are more fitted for the Nintendo audience so it makes more sense to release games in these genres on such devices if u want a game to succeed.

It all comes down to demographics and genres that fit in with the userbase, if u want a game to be successful on a platform than release a game that appeals to the primary audience of said platform.