Miyamotoo said:
Yes, "strange coincidence". :D Of Course it's not coincidence, Nintendo before also had games that showed and released in same year, even in in that 2013. with SM3DW, and if it's just coincidence why we still didn't saw just one 2018. game!? Still not showing 2018. games and focus on 2017. games on E3 is evidence that they want much more less time between announcement and release, not that they dont have any 2018. games (lol). Thinking that they didn't show any 2018. game because they nothing to show is totaly crazy, 2018. will come in 7 months and of course they have games for 1st half of 2018. that are nearly completed and that could be easily be shown.
Again, Sony/MS and Nintendo have different approaches, Sony or MS almost never announced and release game in same year. Nintendo don't want to talk about games that will be out in 2-3 years like Sony, MS or most of 3rd parties, they are focusing on games that will be out in near future. Switch is still selling great and Nintendo still cant keep up with demand, they don't need yet to hype people about 2018. because rest of 2017. is very strong and they want to hype them first for this year games. They will start hyping people about 2018. games when we are getting closer to 2018. Recent example of that Nintendo approach, Pokemon Tournament DX is announced last week and it will be out in just 3 months, we also having almost sure thing that Mario x Rabbids will be shown at E3 with release just 2-3 months later.
It doesnt matter, point is that they all sold great without heavyweights, that could easily be case for Switch also. Heavyweights are important if you have classic console like Sony or MS, they are not so important for Nintendo consoles because huge majority is buying Nintendo console for 1st party games, especially different type of consoles like Switch. Of Course it's better to have them in any case, but Switch can easily sell great even without them same like Wii, DS and 3DS. Switch is just released recently so you need time to see sales, and still dont have some big 3rd party games available, but from what we saw most available 3rd party games are for now selling pretty good. |
First, i never implied they have nothing for 2018. Second, i never implied that 2018 won't be as good as 2017.
Like in our past conversation, i am merely asking questions because Nintendo' strategy hasn't answered those questions.
"games on E3 is evidence that they want much more less time between announcement and release"
It's not one or two games (Pokken and Rabbids) that will make my your view right.
"they don't need yet to hype people about 2018. because rest of 2017. is very strong and they want to hype them first for this year games"
It's a coincidence that Nintendo decided to plan things this way right when they had no games to show for...
Why do companies not follow this route aswell? Why don't Sony and MS spend their E3s just hyping their games coming in the current year and announce their plans for the following year at a different date? Why?
So, you are ignoring how Wii and DS sold so well because a different market that just doesn't exist now? Also, you realise how badly 3DS compares to GBA, right?
Their home console segment went south - and fast - and no 1st party efforts saved it; Handheld was going that same way - even if things weren't so bad.
Gamers want a certain type of games and Sony and MS are willing to pay for some extras or publishing rights because they are too valuable.
1st party Nintendo games are not the priority anymore.
What 3rd party games are selling well?
I've only read about Bomberman and Neo-geo games.
