pokoko said:
Because the way Nintendo and Sony have historically treated third parties is like night and day. Nintendo's history is well known. There really is no reason to list everything from the past but, as an example, EA was once ready to go PC-only until Sega came along, simply because Nintendo was choking the life out of developers. Yeah, that was a long time ago but some of that attitude still remains. On the other hand, Sony and Microsoft treat third party developers and publishers like business partners. They create an environment that is beneficial to them and they maintain constant communication. It's not just about total installed base. Sony and Microsoft have helped developers build consumer bases that follow their products and they've done it consistently over generations. The problem for Nintendo is that they haven't done that so now third parties would have to start from scratch. Is it worth it? I'm willing to bet they've run a lot of projections and know far better than we would. Imagine if console were malls and Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo were mall developers. Nintendo builds a mall. They tell retailers, "you can come rent a space now." Most of the customers just come for the Nintendo brand store, though, and Nintendo doesn't give the retailers any more thought. Sony and Microsoft don't just build a mall, though. They talk to retailers about location, unit size, parking, lighting, and everything else first. Then they build the mall. After that, they run programs to pull in customers to the retailers, they help with the advertising, and they do their best to support the entire mall instead of just the Sony/Microsoft brand store. Is that how Nintendo is going to be for the NX? I don't know. However, they would still have to fight all that history. Nintendo would have to go above and beyond just to reach parity, if it's even possible at this point. |
You have a twisted view of reality and the market.
