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Soundwave on 16 April 2016
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Darwinianevolution said:
Soundwave said:

Nintendo doesn't have anything like Star Wars or Pirates or Marvel though. That's kinda the issue. 

Even in the 90s, Nintendo had things like Killer Instinct, Star Wars, GoldenEye/Bond, Perfect Dark, Starcraft, NBA Courtside ft. Kobe Bryant, MLB ft. Ken Griffey Jr., 1080 Snowboarding, and various other sports games. 

Today these are pretty much non-existant, they've gone backwards in the last 10-15 years. 

A deal with Marvel/Disney for games based on those characters would be a smart deal to make, Spider-Man, Avengers, X-Men, etc. are examples of IP that appeal to kids, but appeal equally or even moreso to teenagers and even adults. Nintendo doesn't really have enough of that dynamic. Japanese developers have narrow appeal today, Nintendo needs to wake up and start to collaborate with Western licensees. The console market is 90% in the West now, whether Nintendo likes it or not. 

Aaah, that license is monopolized by EA now. Nintendo had a great relationship with LucasArts, it's sad they went away.

Marvel and James Bond seems to be available though. 

Fast & Furious, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park maybe as well have no real console games, could see Nintendo making fun games out of those licenses.

I'd buy the Bond license, it's probably cheap right now.