That's right. Every 3rd party company should go Nintendo exclusive. It will help them as much as it will help Nintendo. Here are reasons why:

1. Nintendo does not focus on graphical improvements as significantly as the other two, so by endorsing them entirely, they won't have to worry about the expense of creating brand new game engines nearly as often. Instead, they can focus on optimization and art style and story development, lowering the cost of development significantly. This will eventually kill off or change the other two companies so that they won't focus on graphics increase all the time.

2. Developers will actually get to be proud of their products because they will start making games that are actually innovative and fun, and not just shinier versions of games created by in the 360/ps3 days, which is basically what ps4 and xbox one games are.

3. It will make Nintendo more dependent on 3rd parties to maintain the castly increased sales from their exclusivity, making the 3rd parties get a stronger say in hardware of the future (which was one of their big problems with Nintendo back in the day and arguably why Sony was able to make the playstation 1 so successful.

4. Increased sales from all being on the same device as each other as as Nintendo's own games.

5. Cross references across 3rd party and Nintendo games. Oh, you want to put *insert random 3rd party game* on our device? Oh, it sold well? Let's make it sell better and make you inspired to make a sequel by putting that game's main character in Mario Kart, and Smash Bros, and have it as an amiibo.

6. Speaking of amiibo... AMIIBO FOR ALL 3RD PARTY COMPANIES! WOO!

I could keep going but I think you get the point. Enjoy the discussion, I'm going to go play Lego City Undercover Switch with my wife and, in her adorable words, "destroy stuff."

So, this is going to be the next "on fire" meme, is it?

Ka-pi96 said: Where's Charles when you need him?

Charles who? Xavier? So he can wipe all of our minds of these threads?

1. Actually many engines now are upgradabel like the Ignite and Frostbite engine.

2. Fun games can be made on PC/PS4/XB1. Lets not forget that games like CoD,Fifa, AC have been on Nintendo consoles(im not saying these games arent fun but i think these are the type of games youre refering ot when you said "not just shinier versions of games created by in the 360/ps3 days,")

3. I agree with this. More third party support is always a good thing.

4. Gamecub and N64 had pretty good third party support but the sales werent amazing.

5. Its cool seeing other characters appearing on Nintendo games, like cloud in SSMB4.

6. Depends on how the Amiibos are used.

No. Third parties want to put their games on as many platforms as possible. Within reason of course.

VGPolyglot said: Ka-pi96 said: Where's Charles when you need him? Charles who? Xavier? So he can wipe all of our minds of these threads?

Charles, the world is not the same as it was

I could see a situation existing where third parties will divide their resources and development staff so that half can focus on games for PlayStation/Xbox and their markets. And the second half making games for the Switch and its market
And if it's feasible and good for them financially to release a game on all 3, they will

Some perhaps, but there is more benefit for Platinum or Capcom than say Rockstar.

Joke thread or not, I think third-party games tend to sell better on Nintendo consoles when they're exclusive titles that appeal to the Nintendo audience instead of downgraded ports from other consoles. For all the complaints people have about the game, Super Bomberman R actually sold really well on the Switch (And it's getting free DLC too, from Konami of all companies). Nintendo should honestly keep funding more third-party exclusives like they did with Wonderful 101/Bayonetta 2/etc, I think that could work out well in the long run.

Obviously not implying that third-party companies should become Nintendo exclusive though, that's stupid =P

Is this a new meme or something? cause this is as stupid as the other thread about sony going 3rd party.