Soundwave said:
reggin_bolas said:
Not only would they but they should. No one except die-hard Nintendo fans want to play Nintendo games on Nintendo hardware.
The hardware is a tax on gamers. |
There are pros and cons to it.
People who think Nintendo would just make the same games they do now don't understand that 3rd party publishing is very different, most likely Nintendo would transform into a company that makes just 5-6 main franchises and everything else like Star Fox, Bayonetta, Xenoblade, Punch-Out, Metroid, etc. likely would never get made because they'd want to pump out a new Mario Kart every 1-2 years.
If you have no obligation to support an entire platform, and it's not really on you to make a platform has diversity, then likely like any third party they likely would focus most on their main franchises.
Look at the types of games Sega made when they were a hardware maker versus what they've made after that.
That's why in the net end result I don't think it would be good for gamers. What they can do is make a hybrid type device or primary portable that's capable of running all their games ... that would cut down on people being asked basically to buy two pieces of Nintendo hardware just to play Nintendo games.
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Plus hardware gives Nintendo a chance to experiment on gameplay experiences. If they were to just have a traditional control, it would be great, but Nintendo's imaginations would be somewhat limited. Games like Wii Sports, Brain Age, Nintendogs, Skyward Sword, Star Fox Guard, Nintendo Land, WarioWare Touched, etc. wouldn't be what they are (or even exist at all) if Nintendo didn't have the freedom to expand our way of playing games beyond traditional controls (though I still like traditional controls along with experiments). Sure not every experiment works but that's part of Nintendo's philosophy, create new experiences and new ways to play.
And as some said, Metroid, F-Zero, Pilotwings, Xenoblade, Star Fox, and other B or C rated franchises would have even LESS likely to come back than they do now. Sure Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda may not cost as much as say Witcher or Mass Effect, but they still cost a lot of money, especially since HD gaming is more complicated, time consuming, and more costly to make. Studios have closed last gen and even this gen because they were not able to compensate the costs of making their games with sales coming as decent at best for the most part, which may not be enough to profit or make even. If Nintendo were to be third party, they would have to cut down on staff on not just hardware. Plus the new blood aren't fully proven yet so who knows whether or not they could carry the torch that Miyamoto, Tanaka, Sakurai, Iwata, Yokoi, Tanabe, and Sakamotp have built for so long.
