Soundwave said:
People really underestimate Howard Lincoln's contributions to Nintendo in particular. When EA said they wouldn't support the N64, he went personally to EA, set up a meeting and after that EA agreed to support the N64. Does Nintendo have anyone like that today? Nope. NOA successfully negotiated the rights for Star Wars exclusive games in the 90s, which was huge, Star Wars at that time was probably even bigger than it is now. Things like Kobe Bryant and Ken Griffey Jr. NBA and MLB games all under NOA, hell in the 90s Nintendo had DMA Design (the future developers of Grand Theft Auto III) as a 2nd party partner. I think Miyamoto did not like GTA3 so it was not allowed on the N64. |
Yeah pretty much have the same opinion. Nintendo have segregated themselves from pretty large audience, which is never smart as it is hard to win back an audience you've shunned.
Also Nintendo was never going to win that audience back with games like ZombieU or Bayonetta 2.







