Will Western 3rd Party Games Ever Sell Well On Nintendo Platforms?

[bunchanumbers]

Ljink96 said:

bunchanumbers said:
Nintendo needs to make NOA a thing again and have another maverick like Howard Lincoln. He brought in Rareware and Retro, He made deals to get EA games on the N64 and he was ruthless about protecting Nintendo and their interests. After Iwata neutered NOA it has been a mess. I hope that Kimishima will realize that they need to be a global brand again and not just quirky Japanese games.

I think that time period was necessary for Nintendo though. That time when Iwata lead them. But now, I agree. Kimishima needs to go back to cut throat Nintendo, the Yamauchi Nintendo,

It worked for a little while but it pretty much shattered 3rd party relationships in the west. Howard Lincoln had it figured out. He even had exclusive baseball game deals to get Ken Griffey Jr Baseball on N64. Hell Madden 64 didn't even have the NFL license and EA still made it happen. Nintendo doesn't do anything like this anymore and it is to the detriment of the company and consumer confidence. Yes Wii was a hit and yes DS were miracles. But they shouldn't have sacrificed NA deals that kept the N64 afloat and kept the GCN in western support.

I think neutering NOA was the worst thing Iwata did.