Why Most Nintendo Games Are Evergreen Titles
More than any other video game publishers, Nintendo
games usually end up being the best-selling titles ever. The main reason for the success of their
video games is that Nintendo games often reach evergreen status. Thus, their titles end up selling briskly years after release. So how did Nintendo games end up with their evergreen status more so than other titles? Let's take a look at several determining factors.Long Standing
History
It is hard to find a person who plays video game today that wasn't a fan of Nintendo at one time or another. After all, Nintendo single-handily saved the video game industry after it suffered a huge crash during the 1980s. The Nintendo Entertainment System made video games popular again. Not to mention that the Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo 64 along with the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS are some of the most popular video game systems ever.Because of Nintendo's storied history, their brand recognition is unrivaled in the gaming industry. As a result, their games sell based on the Nintendo brand name. So it is no surprised that their games are so evergreen when it comes to sales.Slow ReleasesNintendo is also careful about not overexposing their video game franchises. You rarely see them releasing two games of the same series on one system. Because of their method, Nintendo was able to keep their popular video game franchises (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart and others) fresh throughout the years. Nintendo games are therefore highly anticipated as consumers will always demand the titles. Therefore, these games stay evergreen in the marketplace.
Quality
Another reason for the evergreen nature of their titles is that Nintendo is also responsible for developing some of the best video games of all time. Among their highly impressive portfolio includes Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario Galaxy. The fact is that no other video game company has delivered constantly at a high-performance throughout the years than Nintendo.
Virtual Console
Finally, Nintendo has done an excellent job at keeping their franchises in the minds of gamers despite not releasing a new game for years on end. Recently, they were able to keep interests high on their games by re-releasing classic titles on their Virtual Console service on the Nintendo
Wii. Not to mention that their big crossover fighting franchise, Super Smash Bros., also maintain the popularity of Nintendo franchises.
Because of Nintendo's history and quality, their evergreen games often end up being the best-selling titles ever.
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Discuss? Seems as though these reasons are ones that core gamers cling too in order to excuse the non evergreen capabilities of other titles. Maybe its the simplicity of their NEW ORIGINAL GAMES, Touch generations, that have encouraged evergreen status.
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“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
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