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Azzanation on 30 September 2016
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vivster said:
bigtakilla said:

But the obvious thing here is that Nintendo have release to very high critical acclaim even without being on the best console specs available. 

 

I mean, do you honestly believe other game developers would just close down shop if all consoles released were only just as powerful as Wii U? Hint: they wouldn't. If so then I'd say they are failures as game companies if flash is all they have to offer, and sone amazing 3rd party 3ds games prove my point. Power isn't the end all be all, It's just an excuse to allow companies to release hardware twice a gen and pressure the "power is king" minded to fork over the cash. 

No, power is the reason why they can deliver all kinds of experiences and not just cater to a specific kind of fan. Power does not make games worse, it just gives developers more freedom. What they do with their freedom is their choice.

Believe it or not but even Nintendo developers would welcome it if they had more freedom to develop their games instead of being so restricted on extremely closed platforms.

They do not produce great games because of how restricted the platform is but in spite. Now imagine what they could produce if they're freed from the shackles.

Power doesnt always lead to better products. If you give too much freedom to developers they can lose focus on what makes games good. Imagination can be lost in exchange of power. Look at Mario Galaxies on the Wii, it didnt need the Wii Mote to play, but the game was probably created due to the idea of motion thanks to the new innovations which breeds newer ideas. Zelda OOT on the N64 was created due to the Analog sticks, if Nintendo just created a more powerful SNES than Mario 64 and Zelda OOT etc would have not been created. I am not saying lets all have underpowerered systems. My point is that what Nintendo does is amazing and there 1st party games still outsell PS4s and XB1s best 1st party lineup. Nintendo are proof that you dont need over expensive machines and power to creat amazing games. I am looking forward to the NX because i cant wait to see what is there next big idea, i couldnt care less how powerful it is because i know Nintendo games deliever.