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mike_intellivision on 16 August 2009

It has been more bad prediction than bad relationships.

Nintendo has been much easier to work with this time around, according to reports I have seen.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/28736/Nintendo-keen-to-help-out-third-party-developers
(That's the best I can do right now)

Mike from Morgantown



      


I am Mario.


I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble.

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sguy78 on 16 August 2009
mike_intellivision said:
It has been more bad prediction than bad relationships.

Nintendo has been much easier to work with this time around, according to reports I have seen.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/28736/Nintendo-keen-to-help-out-third-party-developers
(That's the best I can do right now)

Mike from Morgantown

I certainly hope they would learn from the strong arm tactics they used to use.



the_bloodwalker on 16 August 2009

Yes, To Nintendo, third party developers are also customers (they buy the SDK) so a good service towards developers is given when is asked



sguy78 on 17 August 2009
the_bloodwalker said:
Yes, To Nintendo, third party developers are also customers (they buy the SDK) so a good service towards developers is given when is asked

Well, they need to reach out to more devs.



mike_intellivision on 17 August 2009

I finally found the quote/article for which I searched:

What changed? The secretive company is coming out of its shell. It has made a concerted effort to woo other makers of game software as part of a broader change in strategy to dominate the newest generation of video game consoles. (NY Times, June 8, 2007)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/technology/08nintendo.html?ex=1338955200&en=845f7af53aba4959&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Mike from Morgantown



      


I am Mario.


I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble.

Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492

NNID: Mike_INTV
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the_bloodwalker on 17 August 2009
sguy78 said:
the_bloodwalker said:
Yes, To Nintendo, third party developers are also customers (they buy the SDK) so a good service towards developers is given when is asked

Well, they need to reach out to more devs.

They do reach them out, it's just that they are not agrresive like before. Nintendo invites them and gives them the advantages. It's up to developers to accept or deny. Nintendo does not put money, just gives an audience with huge potential



Viper1 on 17 August 2009
SaviorX said:
KungKras said:
SaviorX said:

What happened between iD and Nintendo?

Nintendo wouldn't let ID put Super Mario Bros on computers.

In retrospect, that was an excellent idea, because now people have to pay 500 Wii points for it on the Virtual Console. It would've been heavily pirated as well. I can't really blame Nintendo for that.

 

However, during tat time, I don't see how they wouldn't let iD do that, but let Philips release horrible Zelda games on the CD-i.

After Nintendo ended the deal with Sony to develop the CD drive for their console, they worked with Philips to do the same.  As part of the deal, Philips was given character and licensing rights to the Zelda series as a form of payment.   I think the game results speak for why Nintendo never let them make the CD drive for them either.

 

 

Nintendo's relationship with 3rd parties as of right now is actually pretty damn good.   It's say it hasn't been this strong since the SNES days. 



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sguy78 on 17 August 2009
Viper1 said:
SaviorX said:
KungKras said:
SaviorX said:

What happened between iD and Nintendo?

Nintendo wouldn't let ID put Super Mario Bros on computers.

In retrospect, that was an excellent idea, because now people have to pay 500 Wii points for it on the Virtual Console. It would've been heavily pirated as well. I can't really blame Nintendo for that.

 

However, during tat time, I don't see how they wouldn't let iD do that, but let Philips release horrible Zelda games on the CD-i.

After Nintendo ended the deal with Sony to develop the CD drive for their console, they worked with Philips to do the same.  As part of the deal, Philips was given character and licensing rights to the Zelda series as a form of payment.   I think the game results speak for why Nintendo never let them make the CD drive for them either.

 

 

Nintendo's relationship with 3rd parties as of right now is actually pretty damn good.   It's say it hasn't been this strong since the SNES days. 

Those games were terrible. I didn't know that deal was the reason they were allowed to be made.



KungKras on 17 August 2009

It was some licensing stuff that gave Phillips the legal rights. Nintendo couldn't really do anything to stop the games from being made, and as a result, the youtube poops were formed.



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sguy78 on 17 August 2009
KungKras said:
It was some licensing stuff that gave Phillips the legal rights. Nintendo couldn't really do anything to stop the games from being made, and as a result, the youtube poops were formed.

I don't think Nintendo feels too good about them.