Oddworld Creator Comment: is it the fault of a console maker if third parties don't do well?

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twintail said:

freebs2 said:
For a partnership to succeed, you'll need commitment form both parties. I don't think there's much else to say.

 

Pretty much anyone who answered like this know whats up. Is pretty obvious that Sony, and even MS, do something a lot better than Nintendo has ever done (and even now), and that is actually establish, maintain and strengthen their relations with 3rd party devs/ publishers. Of course every specific situation is different, and everyone makes mistakes.

Pretty much anyone who answered like you is actually very inconcrete and vague on details. What does Sony and MS specifically to strenghten their relations that Nintendo isn't doing? And no, I showed already for Oddworld, that Nintendo was advertising it as much as Sony would've done, Lanning was just wrong about it.

I already explained that this is mostly an image-problem: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8493492

The image is very hard to change actually. Yes, Nintendo is responsible for this image, but it was formed over a decade ago. As far as I know Nintendo does nothing really today to further strengthen this image, but it is hard to change an image that has hold for years. Yes, you're right, everyone makes errors. But as far as I can see the details Nintendo today does not more wrong than Sony and MS.

Actually Nintendo does have some progress with japanese and indie devs. They usually are very positive about the relationship with Nintendo. Lorne Lanning really is an outlier here. With big western publishers the thing is still difficult though.

 

twintail said:

KrspaceT said:

For example....

 

Is it Nintendo's fault if third party titles don't sell well on their system?

 

Is it Microsoft's fault that Japanese originating games like JRPG's don't sell well on their systems?

 

Was it Sony's fault that PS3 titles had a long history of underperforming? 

 

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You could probably say yes to all these questions. MS haven't done much to strengthen their ties with JPN devs OR the actual Japanese market. The fact that they have barely tried to strengthen in the Asian market is going to make JPN support even more difficult to come by. PS3 was expensive and difficult to develop for unless you zoned in on the hardware. So yeah, that is a Sony problem. Just like 3rd party devs/ ublishers not all giving Nintendo full backing is Nintendos problem. Again, it works 2 ways. It is how all business relations work. Its not any different in the gaming industry.

 

You must be kidding. Microsoft made in the X360 era substantial investments to strengthen in the japanese market. But while developers were willing to support MS if they made the right incentives, customers in Japan mostly avoided the system. One thing MS cannot do: they still stay an american corporation, while Sony and Nintendo are japanese. Nevertheless, saying MS didn't try must be a joke.