Metallicube said:
Well, chalk up yet another third party failure on a Nintendo console. If I was Nintendo at this point, I would simply give up on third parties, expand my company to create more games, and buy out more 2nd party studios. At the very least, they need to return to the tight quality standard they had in the NES days, where companies were limited to the amount of games they released for the console and Nintendo had to oversee production closely to make sure it was up to the standard.
Though I'm curious to know what their exact beef with this game is.. I mean, I've seen extensive footage of it, and there doesn't look like there is anything particularly wrong that jumps out at you. Looks fun and innovative, graphics have gotten much prettier, controls don't seem to be an issue. Seems like they really nailed the survival horror formula, far more than Resident Evil does nowadays..
I smell bias. |
While it's too early to say the game is an overall failure, as the EDGE score was solid, I agree with the premise.
There's no reason Nintendo cannot create a franchise as good as Halo or Uncharted or Assassin's Creed or Resident Evil on their own (in terms of appeal). And own that franchise forever (no Resident Evil 4 going multiplatform .... ooops).
And enough with the Metroid. They've tried to shove Metroid down people's throats for the last 10 years, and while the Prime games were excellent, they have limited appeal to the general market, as neither Metroid Prime 2 or 3 sold over 2 million worldwide. Do something new, not some franchise invented in 1986.
Third parties when it comes to Nintendo are useless. You cannot reliably bank on them for anything. If they deliver something good, fine, let that just be icing on the cake, but don't ever expect them to deliver the cake itself, otherwise you're asking for trouble, Nintendo.
I'm willing to bet "Zombi U" would a far, faaaaaaar better game if EAD or Retro were allowed to make a game like that (so would Ninja Gaiden 3) and would be the badly needed killer app for the machine that can be marketed towards 13-35 year old males. So let them try for crying out loud. The world is not going to end if we get one less Mario spin-off or one less DKC/Metroid game.
