| DarthMetalliCube said: This is going to sound snobby, but the main reason third parties stear clear of Nintendo is Nintendo just is on another level of quality compared to many third parties. Hence why they don't sell as much on Nintendo platforms. Sure, you could argue the strength of IPs has something to do with it, but these Nintendo IPs are successful for a reason - they are the faces of quality games that have poven to be enduring to Nintendo gamers and enabled them to be popular in the first place. Nintendo doesn't put some spell over its audience compelling them to buy their games. They're simply at a level of quality that translates to sales. What third parties need to do if they want to do well on Nintendo platforms is really look at the elements of Nintendo's games that sell, emulate those features, and create some great products for their consoles. Not just crappy rushed ports, not afterthoughts or spinoffs by devs' B teams, but fully-fledged, quality software that has great and enduring gameplay. As long as these devs really put their passion into making great software, I really do believe that their games will sell very well. After all, there were plenty of quality NES and SNES third parties titles that sold strongly. Why couldn't this happen again? |
it cant happen again because Nintendo doesnt have the power or influence it had in those days. Its not even close and they were a pain in the ass to work with from what we know. And they are simply not willing to do what Sony and MS do with their 3rd party relations. Do you see Ninty money hatting? I dont. Do you see a Switch bundle with COD? I dont
Edit: i keep seeing this argument that Nintendo games are SO good. But if that were really true then surely the strength of their games would have ensured Wii U sold better. So it cant be that good if people arent willing to put down the money for the HW to access them
