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S.T.A.G.E. on 13 August 2017
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Snoorlax said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Sony covers a more complimentary base to Nintendo. Their only issue is politics and past squabbles. If Nintendo wanted a Forza or halo they couldve made it better than Microsoft if they put their mind to it. What Nintendo needs to do is make sure metroid is turned into the premier FPS game on the switch.. If Nintendo could turn that franchise into the it shooter on the switch we wouldnt have to bring up Halo.  No offense to Microsoft, but at this rate with their internal development all theyve got in Halo, Gears and Forza. Nintendo and Sony will continue to build up new ips and quite frankly their consoles compliment one another better. What Sony and Nintendo have that Microsoft does not is developmental identity, creativity and talent. They know what they are focusing on, make games for that bracket tirelessly and with a high level of quality and polish. I mean...at this point Spencer has admitted this about Sony and Nintendo with single player games. I mean, lets face it....Xbox Live is great but PSN is no slouch.

Please we all know Nintendo favors Mario Kart over any other racing sim even over their own game F-Zero. They've solidified Mario Kart as the Nintendo racing game, but let's say Nintendo does like games with realistic aesthetics and for mature audiences why then Splatoon and Arms? Nintendo is not interested in graphics, engines and heavy focus on online play especially not in FPS since they've never reffered to Metroid Prime as an FPS and with good reason because it isn't. Metroid Prime never competed with other FPS like Halo, Battlefield or Cod and frankly it couldn't because Metroid games just don't sell.

I think Sony has far more in common with Microsoft then they do with Nintendo. Sony really doesn't care for it's Japanese audience like they did in the PS1 and PS2 days, in contrast conservative Nintendo has always been about Japan first, rest of the world second which is sometimes their downfall. Sony has shown since the beginning of the past generation that all of their focus goes to Western developers. They keep pushing for more realistic and mature looking games like Uncharted, shooters like Killzone and Resistance, realistic looking Japanese games like Demons Souls, The Last Guardian and Resident Evil, 50 dollars of PSN users, while keeping their "too Japanese" looking games in the closet. Why do you think Sony lost Monster Hunter and now quite possibly made a deal with Capcom to keep MH Worlds exclusive? Because they were losing the Japanese support the only reason Japanese third parties keep developing for Sony is because PS4 is leading in sales and they've got the hardware they can develop for, Nintendo on the other hand has the weak hardware as usual.

Nintendo and Microsoft would compliment each other much better.

What are you talking about? Sony doesnt care about the Japanese audience? The seemingly sony doesnt really make any JRPG'sbecause all of the exclusives that come to them by default. They are the defacto third party Japanese console. Nintendo shares Japanese games on the DS. You're right about one thing. Their lack of first party investment in Japanese titles have caused an issue. As far as the Japanese market is concerned the only two platforms that matter are the switch and the PS4. I have all three platforms  and the only odd man out is the Xbox. Microsoft doesnt even make enough titles to be considered a compliment. Nintendo is most definitely a complimentary console to the Playstation, especially if youre a fan of single player experiences. Even Phil Spener said it himself. Sony and Nintendo have the single player experience nailed. Microsoft hasnt even nailed multiplayer. They have nothing nailed this gen at all. Last gen was a totally different story.  Nintendo can only be complimented by a platform with a developmental identity and a mission statement. Microsoft currently has neither.