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it's been well known since the N64, i don't really care since i can find most of the other games for the pc in poundland.



 

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It bugs me. I don't want to have to own two consoles or use PC for other great games.



I have to say its quite irritating that they don't get the same 3rd party support. And to answer your question I'm over it. But there's a bigger question - - - Nintendo has noticed this problem, and though they have made moves, they haven't really shown and 3rd party system sellers yet. The big question is, if Nintendo fails to get BIG 3rd party support for the Wii U, what will they do? One more question, how can Nintendo win back 3rd parties without money?



NINTENDO

nintendo forever . . .

theARTIST0017 said:
I have to say its quite irritating that they don't get the same 3rd party support. And to answer your question I'm over it. But there's a bigger question - - - Nintendo has noticed this problem, and though they have made moves, they haven't really shown and 3rd party system sellers yet. The big question is, if Nintendo fails to get BIG 3rd party support for the Wii U, what will they do? One more question, how can Nintendo win back 3rd parties without money?

They're doing it already and from what ive seen they are doing a decent job of it, problem is that they are a few years late to the party. Most people have bought other systems for 3rd party games. I mean they went 3 whole GENS with bad to mediocore support, what are people supposed to do? NOT get PS/Xbox/PC to play those games? They could but then they would have to understand they are putting themselves in a position where they are going to miss stuff. 



I've bought less third parties games since the GC era. Third party companies supported the GC decently. If you stick with the Nintendo + PC combo then you don't really miss out on too much except Sony exclusives.



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oh and BTW @ OP, none of those comments are troll comments, they are just matter of facts. Expecting great 3rd party support on a Ninty system when it hasnt had it for YEARS(handhelds notwithstanding.)...is a bit bonkers. You buy Ninty systems for first party games...well why the hell else would one buy it? The multimedia features are usually behind the comp and the systems usually do miss a good number of gems per system, with the possible exception of GC, which got decent stuff. If you own one system, you're GOING to miss stuff, thats common sense, nothing to do with NINTY.

As for the query, there is nothing to get over. IMHO. gamers will go where the games are at, period. Doesnt matter whats on the machine, MS, SONY, Apple, Fisher Price, etc.



sethnintendo said:
I've bought less third parties games since the GC era. Third party companies supported the GC decently. If you stick with the Nintendo + PC combo then you don't really miss out on too much except Sony exclusives.

Or all those Japanese games that dont get released on PC, Final Fantasy, Tales, Tekken, Metal Gear (most of em), Mortal Kombat (thats not Japanese I know), just to name a few.



oniyide said:
theARTIST0017 said:
I have to say its quite irritating that they don't get the same 3rd party support. And to answer your question I'm over it. But there's a bigger question - - - Nintendo has noticed this problem, and though they have made moves, they haven't really shown and 3rd party system sellers yet. The big question is, if Nintendo fails to get BIG 3rd party support for the Wii U, what will they do? One more question, how can Nintendo win back 3rd parties without money?

They're doing it already and from what ive seen they are doing a decent job of it, problem is that they are a few years late to the party. Most people have bought other systems for 3rd party games. I mean they went 3 whole GENS with bad to mediocore support, what are people supposed to do? NOT get PS/Xbox/PC to play those games? They could but then they would have to understand they are putting themselves in a position where they are going to miss stuff. 

Perhaps this is where the Bayonetta 2 debacle fits in. Perhaps Nintendo needs not only multiplat, but exclusive games to make their console more elusive and I have a feeling they got more of this up their sleeves. I think they can pull it off. It's just a matter of what and when.



NINTENDO

nintendo forever . . .

As a long time Nintendo I think it would be super cool if we could have all the 3rd party support with all Nintendo platforms, so I don't even need to consider getting a system from Sony (as I would never ever get anything from MS).
On the other hand, I am starting to believe that Nintendo's current policy towards 3rd parties is doing more damage than good. Case in point, the 3DS lineup since it was released. Aside from the two Mario games last year, which looked more like damage control than anything else, Nintendo releases these days are fewer and farther between than usual. And it seems they plan to keep doing that with the Wii U.
So IMHO I would prefer to get more Nintendo titles even if that means fewer 3rd party titles.
Ad to be honest I don't think their plan is going to work anyway. The portable market is quickly changing, especially in NA, so I just don't see western developers committing to the 3DS. And at the same time, I just don't see western developers committing to the Wii U either, as for them it is always easier to keep releasing the same games with enhanced graphic on more powerful hardware than investing the time to come up with anything really creative for the game pad. IMHO if Nintendo really wanted better 3rd party support with their next gen console, then they should have come with a more powerful hardware.



Yes, I finally threw in the towel.