To those who say NX isn't coming this year

[bigtakilla]

Darwinianevolution said:

bigtakilla said:

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.

Well, most of the time Nintendo games surpass the million copies sold, and even if they don't, almost all of them are profitable enough to justify their existance. Flops like Codename STEAM are really rare, but that is a risk that comes with developing new things. Splatoon could have easily become a mediocre seller (almost half of this forum thought that was going to be the case), but it turned out to be a smashing success. Risk  is part of the industry. Also, sometimes a console manufacturer has to justify their hardware by artificially adding variety, even if it doesn't sell that well, like Bayonetta 2 or Devil's Third.

Outsorcing more would not solve the core problem. If Capcom makes a new Zelda game, the audience don't see it as a new Capcom game, they see it as a new Zelda game, and still ask for new Capcom games. Audiences want 3rd parties too, I'm sure that most would accept a Nintendo console with 1/4 of the support PS devices get.

That's kind of my point. It's fixing something that isn't broken. Having a unified game library will mean bigger sales, but this is not Nintendo's main problem as a company. The main problem is trying to boost home console sales, and unifying the library while still having them as seperate devices only serves to further drive the problem than add any sort of solution.

Well of course Nintendo wouldn't outsource a main series Zelda game, but look at hyrule warriors. Nintendo could outsource mainline games such as F Zero and it would be okay by most I think. It's a futuristic racer. It's all about knowing what to outsource so Nintnedo can focus on their big guns. Think of an Activision Splatoon, lol. It would interest me enough to buy it, and they know all about FPSs.