One day, Microsoft, and Sony will be making games for Nintendo.
One day, Microsoft, and Sony will be making games for Nintendo.
Here is a link to put some figures into this report...and to give it to you in English.
It does seem to be a major shift.
"Namco Bandai will up its Nintendo titles by 109% to 115; Sega by 96% to 49; and Capcom by 5% to 20. Meanwhile, the three majors intend to cut shipments of titles for Sony machines by 30%-40%."
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1595/53/
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a.l.e.x59 said: One day, Microsoft, and Sony will be making games for Nintendo. |
ya ok then...
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Lets not talk in absolutes just yet:
The biggest third parties in Japan are throwing their support behind Nintendo in a big way. Nacmo/Bandai, Sega and Capcom are all increasing both the number of distinct titles and the number of units ordered for games on Nintendo systems, according to research done by the Nikkei newspaper and reported by Variety Asia. Namco Bandai alone is planning a ridiculous 115 games for the DS and Wii in fiscal 2007, a 109 percent increase. Sony, meanwhile, can expect a 30 to 40 percent decline in shipment orders from the big three, according to the report.
Yeah I had just come to post that. Here is more information on this topic. Alot more detail here including some mighty damaging words from Square for PS3.
Link: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173230.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;3
Funny how Companies can shift so quickly. Its the GC/N64 all over again. Square isnt going to make the games or RELEASE their big games (FF13) until the userbase grows to an acceptable amount to support the budget they are putting behind it. They are also not counting out making it multi platform. However nothing slows down console sales like a LACK of those very same big games (FF13. What happens is it takes a long time and the console sales suffer greatly during that time. Eventually the games come but its far to late by then.
As a console does well, more games flock to it. As more games flock to it, the console does even better, so even more games are developed for it...
The snowball has begun to roll...
That's not to say the other consoles won't have some kick-ass games, but when I want graphics I'm going to get a GeForce8800 SLI rig and make PS3 and X360 look like nothing. I'll probably still play the wii more though.
Timmah! said: As a console does well, more games flock to it. As more games flock to it, the console does even better, so even more games are developed for it... The snowball has begun to roll... That's not to say the other consoles won't have some kick-ass games, but when I want graphics I'm going to get a GeForce8800 SLI rig and make PS3 and X360 look like nothing. I'll probably still play the wii more though. |
A little off topic but good luck playing Resident Evil 5, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy 13, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, and the many other exclusives of those systems on your high-end PC. Don't get me wrong the PC has some good games coming like Crysis (2007?)and Starcraft 2 (2008?), but there are still a lot of good stuff you'll be missing out on and that can only be experienced on those consoles.
Legend11 said:
A little off topic but good luck playing Resident Evil 5, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy 13, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, and the many other exclusives of those systems on your high-end PC. Don't get me wrong the PC has some good games coming like Crysis (2007?)and Starcraft 2 (2008?), but there are still a lot of good stuff you'll be missing out on and that can only be experienced on those consoles. |
I do agree, Legend, but the 360 and PS3 represent a semi-akward middle ground. Here's an argument to explain what I mean.
Person 1: "I care about graphics!"
Person 2: "Okay then, get a PC."
Person 1: "But I need a lot of exclusive games. Sure the PC has some, but I want lots."
Person 2: "Oh, you want a lot of games? Then I'd recommend getting a Wii. It's going to have the most exclusive games."
Person 1: "But the graphics aren't good enough!"
In other words, 360/PS3 have more games than the PC, but less than the Wii; 360/PS3 has better graphics than the Wii, but worse than the PC. The two consoles get sandwhiched in between, and I think it's to their detriment.
With that said, the 360/PS3 (I think especially the 360, your console of choice) are going to have many great games over their lifespan, and if you happen to care about the 360/PS3's great games more than the PC/Wiis, then more power to you.
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Legend, for those games, don't they have a history of being ported to PC? Epic did Gears, so it's not a huge step. Final Fantasy has, same with Metal Gear, GTA, even Resident Evil.
With games like Crysis and such, and more and more joyful PC technology comming out, it wouldn't shock me if some things come out for PC again.
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Timmah! said: As a console does well, more games flock to it. As more games flock to it, the console does even better, so even more games are developed for it... The snowball has begun to roll... That's not to say the other consoles won't have some kick-ass games, but when I want graphics I'm going to get a GeForce8800 SLI rig and make PS3 and X360 look like nothing. I'll probably still play the wii more though. |
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