Wyrdness said:
This is pretty much part of my point earlier in that S2 is being pushed and handled more like a platform intended to be a main or primary platform as opposed to mainly being a vehicle for first party titles, Nintendo actively pushing exposure for third party titles is a move to position third party games as good cover for more quieter periods or even allow first party titles more time in the oven. |
What I believe Nintendo might be trying to do is (a.) as you say, give those mega-hitters some extra time in the oven (recall that SMBWonder had zero deadlines), and (b.) to shine some spotlight on new some new series: Instead of letting Mario and Zelda hog up all the NS2 early adopter sales figures, they’re letting DKBananza, Kirby Air Riders, Metroid Prime, and MKWorld fill that role. It’s a smart strategy for expanding their catalogue of “+10 million sellers”/“mega-hitters.”
I say Pikmin 5 and Metroid Dread 2 should’ve been the launch title, but who am I to make these kinds of decisions? (Also, speaking of Metroid Dread… that game could really use an NS2 Edition. That and PM:TTYD. Give those games some performance boosts and new content, please!!)
