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spigelwii on 26 April 2017
Captain_Yuri said:
Hiku said:

But this is a game that has been published already on not only WiiU, but also PS4, XBO, Vita, PC, Mac, etc.
And they've been asking Nintendo for a year. It's hard to imagine a game that already proved itself on those platforms to not be filtered out in the process over the course of a year.

The theory that Nintendo may be prioritizing new games, or older games with new system exclusive content, might be accurate.
But in the case of the latter, you'd imagine they would ask the indie developer to add some new Switch exclusive content to the game.

In that case it might also be a release schedule thing. They might be thinking "we got games for March, April and May but got fuck all for June and July so if we release Axiom Verge (and others) during this time instead of launch, it will help fill the gap."

I think this makes the most sense. I don't know why they wouldn't just tell the developer this, but it's probably just Nintendo being Nintendo. They still have a lot to learn in the business-to-business communication department.



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outlawauron on 26 April 2017
axumblade said:
It's definitely not a quality issue considering they allowed for Vroom to the Sky to release (currently sitting at an 18 on metacritic). Axiom has decent scores all around on Metacritic.

I would love to know why it's such an issue considering how easy it is to port games to the switch according to Nintendo.

Yeah, I'm not sure the content curation argument has much merit at all.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 26 April 2017

Adelman apologized, which was the right thing to do: "I agree that comment was out of line and unprofessional. I've since deleted it but not before the damage was done. My apologies to Nintendo."

I don't know what the deal is with Axiom Verge, but using this specific case to indict Nintendo doesn't make a lot of sense, since many outlets have reported that Nintendo has taken a more active role lately in recruiting indie games for the Switch. The snub of Axiom Verge might have something to do with this:

"According to Kirk Scott, Nintendo’s head of indie relations, the company let three defining traits guide its selection of indie titles for Switch: “great IP, plays together, plays great anywhere.” But there are also things they aren’t looking for, namely, games that have been out a long time on other platforms that’d be finally making their Nintendo debut. Instead, Nintendo is looking for titles that may be making a console debut on Nintendo Switch, or bring a new feature to the platform, though that won’t exclude titles that already exist on PC."

Source: http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/4/14794466/nintendo-switch-indie-game-strategy



Chrizum on 26 April 2017

I love Nintendo for their gaming philosophy.

I hate Nintendo for their business antics.



Wright on 26 April 2017
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I'll update OP with this, thanks.



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Cloudman on 26 April 2017

Sure, Nintendo should have acted on this sooner and it could be their loss, but calling them a douche won't help their case. Even though the tweet is gone, the damage has already been done.



 

              

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Platina on 26 April 2017

It will happen eventually, just that Nintendo is being slow :p



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SegataSanshiro on 26 April 2017
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It was kinda funny the way NintendoToday (Full article at the source!) reported this, though had to fix the title because the way they wrote it, it sounds like it's the Axiom Verge developer himself saying it.

Author is Jessey Nettey.

(Pic isn't from the article, but one I thought funny to add as well! Though also bear in mind that ever since, the game was released on WiiU too.)

Earlier today, we reported that Axiom Verge was coming to the Nintendo Switch with a physical release. That’s not exactly true. [...] Happ said that his team wants a Switch version, but they’re unsure of when that would happen.

Dan Adelman, former Head of Digital Content and Development at Nintendo of America, took to Twitter to correct the various news outlets who were misreporting the “announcement.” [...] Adelman continued with some slight elaboration on why they can’t confirm Axiom Verge for Switch. In short, it’s on Nintendo’s side of the court now. “We need them to say it’s ok. We could’ve had it out at launch,” [...]

   

In another reply, Adelman goes a step further: “We’ve been asking them non-stop for over a year. They’re being douches.”

[...]

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The tweet seems to have vanished, but apparently NeoGaf also reported the same tweet, as seen as the source of NintendoToday.

As brought by user Veknoid_Outcast:

Adelman apologized, which was the right thing to do: "I agree that comment was out of line and unprofessional. I've since deleted it but not before the damage was done. My apologies to Nintendo."

A probable reason why Axiom Verge isn't on Nintendo's demand right now:

"According to Kirk Scott, Nintendo’s head of indie relations, the company let three defining traits guide its selection of indie titles for Switch: “great IP, plays together, plays great anywhere.” But there are also things they aren’t looking for, namely, games that have been out a long time on other platforms that’d be finally making their Nintendo debut. Instead, Nintendo is looking for titles that may be making a console debut on Nintendo Switch, or bring a new feature to the platform, though that won’t exclude titles that already exist on PC."

Source: http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/4/14794466/nintendo-switch-indie-game-strategy

 

 

 

That comic panel is wrong. It's on Wii U and has been for a while now.



Wright on 26 April 2017
SegataSanshiro said:

That comic panel is wrong. It's on Wii U and has been for a while now.

I know, hence why I added the explanation in brackets.



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 26 April 2017
Hiku said:
Captain_Yuri said:

In that case it might also be a release schedule thing. They might be thinking "we got games for March, April and May but got fuck all for June and July so if we release Axiom Verge (and others) during this time instead of launch, it will help fill the gap."

Strange strategy to not reply to them at all for over a year, instead of telling them what months would be suitable.

"Oh hey, I didn't see your email until now. Or the 84 previous ones you sent."

Well it is Nintendo... Their strategies have always been strange loll



                  

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