dongo8 said:
FloatingWaffles said:
This whole thing seems pretty pointless since what you're saying can be answered with one thing: The Nintendo Switch is not a "dumbed down PC". Just because a developer maybe wanted that doesn't mean Nintendo can snap their fingers and magically change it to that for them. That developer has to deal with it.
So if a developer was hoping that Nintendo's next system would be more like a PS4 or Xbox One, and might not want to support it because of that, its up to Nintendo to work with that developer to come to an agreement and show why the Switch is still worth supporting, not to have a mindset of "Oh, you didn't like it? Well we didn't need you anyway" or some shit like that. At that point they would just be burning bridges since, as I said already, they already have had troubled relationships with third party developers for years now.
Nintendo isn't going to lose consumers by trying to offer more games on their system. I have no idea how you're jumping to that conclusion or think that offering more games on your system can ever be harmful, but you're entitled to think whatever you want.
Also I feel like you should speak for yourself in saying that consumers don't want a Nintendo console that is a dumbed down PC, because i've seen a lot of people that were very vocal in wanting Nintendo to just make a regular console and not have any gimmicks or anything special and just wanted it to be a box and controller. I personally don't agree with that because I feel like Nintendo's constant innovation in every generation is what the industry needs and what sets them apart and makes them unique from everyone else.
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I think A) they are waiting to see if the thing has the power that they are looking for, and B) they are seeing if it sells well, which I personally think is a copout. Devs don't hold out on the other systems because they automatically assume that they will sell. It's a double standard that almost CAUSES the system to sell poorly because it doesn't have support, and then they won't support it because it's not selling well. It is a pretty messed up cycle.
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I would guess that they're probably waiting to see if the system will sell well too before they start supporting it. A lot of developers like Ubisoft backed the Wii U massively when it launched because after coming from the huge success of the Wii I think they assumed that the next would be just as big as well and wanted to be in on it from the beginning. So maybe some developers are having a more cautious approach this time around and waiting to see how it goes at launch and the first few months.
It does lead to a shitty cycle though, like you said, but hopefully Nintendo can avoid having a drought with the Nintendo Switch, and seeing as how all of their development teams will be working on a single platform now I would think there would be a significantly less chance of that ever happening now. So even if some third party developers do take a bit before supporting it, hopefully it won't be too many. Judging from the list of developers already supporting it though I don't think there's too many waiting.
