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bigtakilla on 04 February 2016
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Soundwave said:
bigtakilla said:

I'm not buying your train of logic that 3d Land and a Galaxy 3 would take anywhere near the same time to develop. Especially if you had to make sure the performance Nintendo is known for holds up on two seperate devices.

Also, the fact that there were 7 LoZs is not the point. I'm saying instead of 4 games now you get two because everything would have the development time of a home console game.

EAD Tokyo's pretty consistent in being able to release a Mario game in about 2- 2 1/2 years if that's what they want to do. 

The bottom line is a unified library will always be strong than a segregated one. And a unified platform gives Nintendo freedom to be more creative in trying more new ideas of broadening the range of franchises they offer. 

You're not under the gun so much to have to deliver one of the same 4-5 franchises over and over and over again every Christmas to sell systems. You can have 1 or 2 teams satisfy that need, but then 2-3 other teams are free to make new games or revisit lesser known IP. 

Yes, but that being better is only an illusion when in reality it is because the audience is offered fewer choices.

And yes, I'd love to see more new IP and lesser known IP, but the root of that issue isn't because they aren't capable currently. There are ways. Platinum Games is making Star Fox, so why aren't Nintendo outsourcing more? Why can't these games that take far less time to make than a LOZ not have come this year? They don't have to wait to combine software to cut back on some of the more prevalent titles and release new IP or revisit old, they just don't do it... Very much at least. Kid Icarus, Star Fox, Fire Emblem and Splatoon are great examples of these. I just don't think they want to flood the market with games that aren't really going to sell.