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Lawlight on 31 August 2013
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:
burninmylight said:
Lawlight said:
Because their games don't sell.

Because Nintendo can't put Platinum on one of their big IPs that would sell? Yeah, that would be as crazy as trusting good ol' Metroid and Donkey Kong to a Western developer or something...


That western developer has always been a NIntendo developer.

How does that affect sales? People didn't buy Metroid Prime just cos Retro were owned by Nintendo.


You're right. I can definitely see Nintendo giving PG a Mario game to make.



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curl-6 on 31 August 2013
Lawlight said:
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:

That western developer has always been a NIntendo developer.

How does that affect sales? People didn't buy Metroid Prime just cos Retro were owned by Nintendo.


You're right. I can definitely see Nintendo giving PG a Mario game to make.

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."



Lawlight on 31 August 2013
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:

That western developer has always been a NIntendo developer.

How does that affect sales? People didn't buy Metroid Prime just cos Retro were owned by Nintendo.


You're right. I can definitely see Nintendo giving PG a Mario game to make.

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

 

Only if they make it for the 3DS.



oniyide on 01 September 2013
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:
curl-6 said:
Lawlight said:

That western developer has always been a NIntendo developer.

How does that affect sales? People didn't buy Metroid Prime just cos Retro were owned by Nintendo.


You're right. I can definitely see Nintendo giving PG a Mario game to make.

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

speak for yourself. I like Star Fox but not a fan of the studio. I would pass and im sure others feel the same way



curl-6 on 01 September 2013
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

speak for yourself. I like Star Fox but not a fan of the studio. I would pass and im sure others feel the same way

Most wouldn't mind though. Hell, over a million Wii owners bought Metroid Other M despite it being by Team Ninja (not the most well thought of studio) and being hated by most fans.



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oniyide on 01 September 2013
curl-6 said:
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

speak for yourself. I like Star Fox but not a fan of the studio. I would pass and im sure others feel the same way

Most wouldn't mind though. Hell, over a million Wii owners bought Metroid Other M despite it being by Team Ninja (not the most well thought of studio) and being hated by most fans.

that just proves my point, that game sold poorly compared to the more recent games in the series, 1 million is not impressive not when it took YEARS to get their and sold most of those copies at bargain prices. it went sub 30 before its first full year. So i would say most DID mind. Look at Metal Gear Rising, nuff said.



curl-6 on 01 September 2013
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

speak for yourself. I like Star Fox but not a fan of the studio. I would pass and im sure others feel the same way

Most wouldn't mind though. Hell, over a million Wii owners bought Metroid Other M despite it being by Team Ninja (not the most well thought of studio) and being hated by most fans.

that just proves my point, that game sold poorly compared to the more recent games in the series, 1 million is not impressive not when it took YEARS to get their and sold most of those copies at bargain prices. it went sub 30 before its first full year. So i would say most DID mind. Look at Metal Gear Rising, nuff said.

Actually, it contradicts your point; Other M sold after being made by an outside team, and the reasons it was hated had nothing to do with Team Ninja.

Platinum is a well regarded studio; their involvement with Starfox would not harm sales.



oniyide on 01 September 2013
curl-6 said:
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:
oniyide said:
curl-6 said:

Mario wouldn't be a very good fit for Platinum, but Starfox would. People aren't going to look at the box and say, "oh, it's by Platinum, so I won't get it."

speak for yourself. I like Star Fox but not a fan of the studio. I would pass and im sure others feel the same way

Most wouldn't mind though. Hell, over a million Wii owners bought Metroid Other M despite it being by Team Ninja (not the most well thought of studio) and being hated by most fans.

that just proves my point, that game sold poorly compared to the more recent games in the series, 1 million is not impressive not when it took YEARS to get their and sold most of those copies at bargain prices. it went sub 30 before its first full year. So i would say most DID mind. Look at Metal Gear Rising, nuff said.

Actually, it contradicts your point; Other M sold after being made by an outside team, and the reasons it was hated had nothing to do with Team Ninja.

Platinum is a well regarded studio; their involvement with Starfox would not harm sales.

it would depending on what design choices they make. Has Platinum ever made a game like Star Fox? dont think they have, so right their they are going in cold with no experience in that genre, now im not saying they cant emulate it, but if it isnt the Star Fox that people are used to then it wont sell well. Most Star Fox fans wont buy a game that is just Star Fox in name alone. No Other M sold after it hit the bargain bin. Not saying people saw the word Team Ninja and said screw it, but it wasnt the game they wanted so they didnt buy it or waited till it got cheap



curl-6 on 01 September 2013
oniyide said:

it would depending on what design choices they make. Has Platinum ever made a game like Star Fox? dont think they have, so right their they are going in cold with no experience in that genre, now im not saying they cant emulate it, but if it isnt the Star Fox that people are used to then it wont sell well. Most Star Fox fans wont buy a game that is just Star Fox in name alone. No Other M sold after it hit the bargain bin. Not saying people saw the word Team Ninja and said screw it, but it wasnt the game they wanted so they didnt buy it or waited till it got cheap

Bayonetta and Wonderful 101 both have Starfox-esque segments. Many Nintendo fans have expressed great excitement at the prospect of a Platinum Starfox.



kupomogli on 01 September 2013

Platinum has only made one truly good game, and they weren't even Platinum them. Vanquish is good, but the game kept dragging on and on, I got bored of it and never completed it. Other third person shooters I'm more interested in.

God Hand, though. That's the only game from them I've really loved. Every other game has been pretty meh in my opinion.  Extremely overrated developed.