no comment on nintendo's best interest..
...but as a consumer it would be nice to have one console that played mario and TLoU. nintendo and MSony are so lopsided on their game development strengths that a coalition sounds good to me.
Lol.
| Zizzla_Rachet said: That is so Wrong...people nagged about the Wii and it sold a fuck ton..only reason WiiU has yet to fly off is due to confusing console name.... |
While the Wii U's name is certainly not the only reason it has not been selling, I do agree that it's far too early to write Nintendo out of the hardware business entirely (even though I agree in the sense that it would be really nice to see a few of Nintendo's IP - ie. Zelda - pushing the limits, technologically speaking). If they were to spend a few generations at rock bottom than that might become a serious thing for them to consider, but they've stumbled their way from the bottom to the top before so on track record alone I think people need to have a little more faith.
It's all about the game.
I think it's a fantastic idea whose time has come! I also think it's wise to take videogame business advice from a guy who had to sell his videogame company to have it stay afloat. Twice. In under a decade.
| Somini said:
Ian Livingstone says Mario maker should value its IP above and beyond a stake in the hardware business Every time Nintendo stumbles, speculation about the company getting out of the hardware game and bringing its properties to other platforms bubbles up. The Wii U's slow start is no different, as Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has advocated for Nintendo to ditch its hardware for the good of its software brands. As reported by Pocket Gamer, Livingstone said Nintendo should go third-party this week during a presentation at the Bristol Games Hub. "Nintendo should have their IP on every platform," said Livingstone, adding, "Otherwise a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games." It's a sentiment Livingstone has voiced before. Prior to the launch of the Wii U, he suggested that any platform stumbles the company faced would only be near-term challenges, as it was well situated to reverse course at any time. "They could easily put Mario on the iPad tomorrow if they so wished," Livingstone said at the time. "They've got lots of options, lots of IP, and a tremendous amount of cash." Livingstone's not the only venerated industry figure to hold in that opinion. Earlier this year, he floated the idea to Peter Molyneux, who enthusiastically agreed with the notion. Former EA exec Bing Gordon also noted Nintendo's situation last year, saying the company was on track to eventually exit the hardware business. Despite the abundance of armchair CEOs in the industry, Nintendo has downplayed suggestions of moving development to non-Nintendo platforms. However, its Pokemon Company subsidiary has dabbled in the mobile market, releasing its first paid app last year. Well then, this guy seems to be writing Nintendo off! So is he a troll, misinformed or what? Comment and discuss people :) http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-06-05-nintendo-should-be-on-every-platform-eidos-life-president |
I had to rub my eyes to make sure I read the above bolded correctly. Quite possibly one of the stupidest things I've read, and that's saying a lot..
You know, Livingstone, they could just BUY the Nintendo hardware.. Then they won't miss out. CRAAAZY concept, I know!
| Otakumegane said: Eidos should have their games on Nintendo platforms. |
/thread
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
Working under the incorrect assumption that other platform owners would buy nintendo games. People buy nintendo systems to play nintendo games, and they'll keep doing it.
it's just opinion from someone who is not even remotely important for neither Nintendo nor anybody else.
It does not make sense for them to become 3rd party publisher certainly not financially, their philosophy is quite simple our systems are build for our games and if our games are not good enough to support sales of our hardware then our games are not good and there is no reason to continue in this business.
Ian Livingstone is a twat. This is the man that was primarily responsible for me and my entire department being made redundant at Eidos in 2008. Nobody should take a man seriously who decided to turn his nose up at Fallout 3 and Bioshock but decides that Escape From Bug Island is a really great idea. The latter sold 56 copies in Europe in its first week lol. The man is a tool.
| theprof00 said: Working under the incorrect assumption that other platform owners would buy nintendo games. People buy nintendo systems to play nintendo games, and they'll keep doing it. |
There is, to a point, a logic here, in that Nintendo's leaving large amounts of money out on the low end, namely that they could monetize the people who are just pirating old NES games or playing them as Flash games on mobile devices and PC if they would offer these games on said platforms themselves, however, the long-term degredation that such could present to their brand would not really be worth it.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
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