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MegaManX said:
If you don't like hack and slash games or platformers than I hope you like a kart racer or a port of Smash because that's all that's released this year.

Also no love for Sonic Boom?

Also literally having to wait months in between games is a poor reflection on Nintendo to keep supporting their console. All they do is make games so there is no excuse to have such a poor lineup, even the 3DS suffered this year in terms of software.

Look at the NES by comparison, it never would have been the breakout success that it was if only for first party stuff. 3 Mario games of which the 2nd wasn't even an original game and was the weakest of the 3. 2 Zelda games of which the second is universally regarded as inferior. A Metroid game which is poorly designed and ugly with a pitch black background and little level design diversity. And what else, Punch Out.

It was 3rd parties games that propelled Nintendo and they quickly lost sight of that with their strong arm tactics and poor treatment of third parties. It was no wonder so many began jumping ship after Sega's Genesis.

the other consoles also had months between releases. and you are downplaying the diversity of wii u titles.



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Doesn't "PC stuff" count as Microsoft?

If Smash is a Nintendo exclusive because it's only on Nintendo platforms (3DS included), why isn't Titanfall a Microsoft exclusive being that it's only on Microsoft platforms (PC included)?

MegaManX said:
If you don't like hack and slash games or platformers than I hope you like a kart racer or a port of Smash because that's all that's released this year. 

Can't stand this kind of attitude. What if I'm not picky about genres and I simply want to play the best games?

And no, no love for Sonic Boom. Ever.



I don't anybody will argue that. Nintendo doesn't really rely on 3rd party, and their focus is all about making games for their own console. I just wished they're producing games that would actually attract me.



You're right and Wii U has benefited from it with YoY increased hardware sales. But the low appeal of those games is still such that even collectively those exclusives have no hope of putting Wii U in a competitive position with PS4 or perhaps even Xb one.

If you wanna actually compete you have to have the top 3rd party franchises. Plain and simple.



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