Darwinianevolution said:
aLkaLiNE said: The only reason that Nintendo would want to quadruple first party output is if third party wasn't on board. Otherwise, there is a much much higher risk of franchise fatigue with their iconic heroes. It would be reasonable to assume that she's talking fluff, or that we will have yet another Nintendo console with minimal third party support. |
Considering how quick 3rd parties abandoned the WiiU after launch, you'd think Nintendo needs a fast 1st party schedule as a failsafe.Also, I'm sure they'll try more IPs, trying to replicate the Splatoon phenomenon.
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Nintendo didn't even try to retain them. Once third-party companies started to run away Nintendo just let the Wii U fade away into obscurity rather than try to get the big hitters on their system.
For example, a Minecraft port didn't hit the Wii U until December 2015. That's utterly ridiculous. If Nintendo had funded a quality, comprehensive Minecraft port in 2012 at launch it would have been huge.
Third-party companies are reasonable. Nintendo doesn't have to literally fund the entire development and marketing cost of the port for them to make it. If they just helped out a little bit they would think the ROI would be worth it. The issue is Nintendo literally didn't care in the slightest that GTA, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Madden, NBA 2K, Minecraft, etc. weren't on their system. It was a negative feedback cycle.
Hopefully this time around they have recognized that they need third parties to be successful, and they'll invest a lot more into their ecosystem.