Mike_L said:
In point 7 we're so close to finding a middle ground when you say that 3rd parties aren't conspiring against Nintendo but I'm not 100% sure that you understand that Square Enix's decision was based on financial logic rather than bias. Why the hell should they be biased against Nintendo? |
So basically, "middle ground", to you, is me agreeing with your view.
As for Square Enix - even Square's own president admitted that they refused to release for Nintendo systems because of pride. Here's a direct quote from an interview in a Nikkei newspaper:
"Our true enemy," he admitted, "was our pride". This was pride that resulted from the heady years of the original PlayStation. When Square originally announced back in 1997 that the Final Fantasy series would be PlayStation exclusive from now on, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi treated the affront lightly, saying that the console selection "couldn't be helped." Suzuki responded by publicly bashing the N64 and convincing Enix to join the PS camp along with them, which, looking back at it now, he realizes wasn't an incredibly smart move. The little grudge match between them that resulted was the main reason Square failed in their bid for a Nintendo license earlier this year.
But hey, it must be my imagination and "financial logic rather than bias", right?
