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TheWPCTraveler said:
I'm only interested in WarGroove and Fast RMX. Unfortunately, two smaller games does not make or break a platform.
I'm still pissed that Shin'en wasn't confident enough to set up a limited print run for their game, too.

Where do you want them to print the game?
I wanrt it in Australia, Victoria; All their fans shall be pleased by them.



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caffeinade said:

(My mental image of Nintendo and the indie devs)

Nintendo showed a lot of games in their Nindies event; SteamWorld Dig 2 looks really nice and War Groove looks to be a nice Advance Wars-esc game.

My question to the residents of Vgchartz is: Do most people (casual consumers) care?
Will people buy these fun, fresh titles?

Can Nintendo slay dragons (I have not seen any Lord of the Rings movies) with a rag tag group of capable, yet smaller titles; or a are the only games that can sell Millions the odd indie and AAA titles.

Nope, most of those indies have been available on other platforms, tbh ps+ and steam sales conditioned me to not pay more than $5 on them.



Turkish said:
caffeinade said:

(My mental image of Nintendo and the indie devs)

Nintendo showed a lot of games in their Nindies event; SteamWorld Dig 2 looks really nice and War Groove looks to be a nice Advance Wars-esc game.

My question to the residents of Vgchartz is: Do most people (casual consumers) care?
Will people buy these fun, fresh titles?

Can Nintendo slay dragons (I have not seen any Lord of the Rings movies) with a rag tag group of capable, yet smaller titles; or a are the only games that can sell Millions the odd indie and AAA titles.

Nope, most of those indies have been available on other platforms, tbh ps+ and steam sales conditioned me to not pay more than $5 on them.

But now, there on the go.
I will be double dipping on some of these.



I've never really gotten into indies personally. I have this stigma that they are all crap pointless short mindless games.

You know a typical mobile game. I know they are not, but I just have a hard time shelling out $20 for some game that in pics looks like a shitty mobile game. Not that I'm against the art style, 2d or whatever is going on. It's just that I just have a hard time believing that it is a full game in there and not some bs phone game.

I imagine people who bash and hate on Nintendo for being kiddy and so on are basically falling for the same type of thing as me. I'm being blinded by my perception of a game and missing out on some great games.



So mobiles, online subscriptions and fire sales are devaluing digital games.

I agree with the sales, I never bought anything full price, always with a discount.



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Volterra_90 said:
Honestly, I care a lot about indie games. They provide me with decent hours of gameplay while I wait for the more heavy launches to come. They're usually pretty affordable. And, sometimes, I find indie games that I prefer to those high-budget games XD. I don't think it's a big sell point for the mass market. But it's always good to have a healthy and diverse indie catalogue. Maybe with that push that Nintendo is giving to indie developers, some of them could sell pretty well. I hope so!

Perfectly stated. I couldn't agree more with everything you said here! 



It'll be awhile before I figure out how to do one of these. :P 

I don't think the "mass market" or a more casual audience would care/know much about those titles. Personally though I'm stoked, I like indies way more than AAA titles from third-parties. Games that I'm getting for sure: Runner 3, Stardew Valley, Yooka-Laylee, Snake Pass, Overcooked and Rime. I'd get Ittle Dew 2 as well, but I already have that on PC.



I'm not a huge fan of indie games, but there are some really good game titles out there

Bigger games usually interest me more, unfortunately



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Indies are on every platform. Funny how they are getting hype since that's mostly what Switch has, when the PS4 was bashed when it had a ton of indies. Tablets and phones already have consumers who are interested and at a cheaper cost. Consoles are for bigger games. Hence why the PS4 is crushing the competition. I will buy Yooka-Lalee on PS4, but Horizon: Zero Dawn is the reason big budget destroys indies even when they are combined. What value does an indie game have compared to that beast or Zelda? Really HZD makes it hard to play anything less ...including the likes of The Witcher 3 and Uncharted 4.



People are caring more and more these days, but indie still remains a much smaller sector than even the mid teir publisher industry. Games like Shovel Knight, Binding of Isaac, Ori and the Blind Forest, etc have shown that people are more and more willing consider indie games a significant part of their gaming experience though.

Honestly, I think Nintendo would be wise to try and move this growth along. A physical publication program may be wise, releasing select indies of sufficient substance and quality physically. Snake Pass, FAST RMX, and Runner 3 could be good options, assuming the substance is there. If it is they are big enough, Blaster Master Zero and SteamWorld Dig 2 could get the treatment as well (perhaps port and bundle in SteamWorld Dig with SteamWorld Dig 2?).