mountaindewslave said:
obviously Nintendo vs. 3rd parties, 3rd parties are going to win as a whole, duh. but there is no other video game software developer that makes as much quality as them. if you release ONE game in 3 years then how is that fair?. the apt comparisons would be the other big gaming companies developing lots of software, i.e. Activision, Ubisoft, EA, etc., and they don't come close to the quality on average as Nintendo maintains
also you're a PC gamer! I am too for the most part these days, but its naive to think you can have a fair opinion on the topic if you don't even play Nintendo games generally (or 3rd party offerings on consoles). of course if you're just on the PC you're going to be indifferent to Nintendo, you literally have no opportunity to play their games. |
"you don't know what you're talking about though. "
I have Wii U so I do have some idea of what Im talking about. I got bored very quickly and barely use it outside of occassional Mario Kart sessions.
"all of the games you used as examples of specific demographics were made by different developers for the most part!"
I clearly said that I dont have a single favourite developer, I hold several in high regard but not a single one stands so far above the rest to be considered "The best" in my opinion.
"and they don't come close to the quality on average as Nintendo maintains"
Define quality, this line is pure rhetoric as far as Im concerned. Forum posters like to pretend that Nintendo games dont have bugs and are flawless masterpieces but that is simply false. Furthermore they like to pretend that every 3rd part game is a broken or unoptimised mess which is plain ridiculous.
When you consider Nintendos output as a whole they dont stand above the rest. For example, their average metacritic score for 2014 was 76.5, EAs was 74.5 and Ubisofts was 74.1. In 2013 and 2014 they were ranked 4th out of big publishers. I dont put Nintendo on a pedestal, they are good but not the best. Every year the cycle continues and publishers switch places based on the titles they release, thats why I have no affiliation to any developer or publisher. I simply want the best at any point in time.
http://www.metacritic.com/feature/game-publisher-rankings-for-2014-releases
http://www.metacritic.com/feature/game-publisher-rankings-for-2013-releases