| JustBeingReal said: I think it all comes down to the kind of audience they target. Nintendo as a company have stayed focused either on the traditional younger gamers that like Mario or more niche, hardcore experiences like Xenoblade style RPGs, maybe some horror games here and there. TBH Mario Kart still moves big numbers, though Nintendo could do with making new IPs that target the western 3rd party audience, since that's where most gamers are. It's the lack of games that could interest 3rd party gamers, exclusive to a Nintendo platform that really prevents gamers from buying into a Nintendo system now. Stuff like The Witcher, Gears, Uncharted, God of War. More shooters, genres that are a bit more grounded in reality, instead of fantasy would help to move platforms and that would have a knock on effect in how many people buy other Nintendo games. Maybe Mario and co would sell even better if Nintendo had more new IPs that bring the western 3rd party gamers to their system, because those people would already own the system and may be interested to try something different. |
Do you think Splatoon is kind of the first step in that direction? Also, you mention God Of War, so would Bayo 2 also kind of fall in there? I think there was at one point a very clear push (namely the first year or two), but those types of gamers weren't biting.
kitler53 said:
Nintendo hardware is limited by the lack of general appeal of their games. if nintendo doesn't improve their games to appeal to a wide range of gamers the NX won't do any better than wiiU did. software sells hardware. |
IF they manage to get third party support, they could piggyback of 3rd party games to increase the userbase, and I guarantee you that that would increase the sales of Nintendo games as well. It would also help if they avoided silly mistakes like including a screen controller that unnecesarily drives up price by like 100$, which severly limits selling potential of the console.
Teeqoz said:
IF they manage to get third party support, they could piggyback of 3rd party games to increase the userbase, and I guarantee you that that would increase the sales of Nintendo games as well. It would also help if they avoided silly mistakes like including a screen controller that unnecesarily drives up price by like 100$, which severly limits selling potential of the console. |
I think it is pretty much undeniable fact that the NX will have a gamepad.
bigtakilla said:
I think it is pretty much undeniable fact that the NX will have a gamepad. |
Very possible, but that doesn't mean it's a smart move. At least I don't think it is. Though costs for the screen have probably decreased quite a bit, so it won't hurt as much as it did with the Wii U.
| Teeqoz said: Nintendo games are as big as ever. It's just the hardware userbase that's limiting them. If the NX does better, the games will do better. |
Not really.
Back then Nintendo games sold the hardware. You can see how big their games are by looking at how much hardware they sold.
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CaptainExplosion said:
Don't say that, you might jynx it further than those rumors are. |
Would that be a bad thing though, lol.
Again? They never stopped to be big.
KungKras said:
Not really. Back then Nintendo games sold the hardware. You can see how big their games are by looking at how much hardware they sold. |
Okay, as big as ever might be exagerating, but I do believe they are bigger than the current situation would suggest.
On topic. Nintendo need to fire Aonuma and give the Zelda franchise to someone who understands what was fun in Zelda1 - OoT.
They need to get more software studios and start experimenting with new IP alongside their classic franchises.
Their games in old IP have to bring new content (IE new worlds with new ideas).
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