Kenryoku_Maxis said:
SnowFlow said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
The problem isn't just making good games anymore. We got those. Stuff like Muramasa, Little King's Story, A Boy and his Blob, etc. The problem is, Japan is switching to handhelds faster than America is switching to CGI Animation. They need to convince people, especially the Japanese, to come back to consoles.
As I said a year ago, the Wiis biggest competition now is the DS. |
Thinking like this is what's making the Wii fall. Muramasa, LKS, and Boy and His Blob are all quality games but none of them are big sellers or have the capability to be heavy hitters, you want proof look at the sales. The proplem goes much deeper than handhelds, Wii sales have slowed significantly world wide, and it's software no longer dominates the weekly charts.
Look at all the cool games released on 360 and PS3 this holiday; Borderlands, Dragon Age, Modern Warfare 2, Assasin's Creed 2, Tekken 6, Demon's Soul, Uncharted 2, Halo ODST.. need I even go on! These are all AAA or AA games that have huge marketing campaigns behind them, there is absolutely NO competition. On top of that Final Fantasy 13, Bioshock 2, and Mass Effect are just around the corner next year. Yeah Nintendo has some games coming up, but going against this sheer volume of great games will be very hard.
What Nintendo needs to do is invest the massive amounts of money they have made by making lots of quality software not only to lure in more buyers but to keep current Wii owners happy, speaking as a Wii owner the only Wii game I have been happy with this past year is Pikmin... and that's a 9 year old port!. This past year was beyond pathetic. Nintendo also needs to make (or have someone else) at least a few games that have "bad asss" writen on them.... something like Gear, Borderlands, Bioshock. Nintendo had games of this calibar on the N64 with 007, Perfect Dark, Doom, etc... why can't Wii?
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Its no secret that Third Parties love the HD systems. But that doesn't mean Nintendo should go throwing money at them to make games for the Wii. That's what they did on the GC and we all saw how well that turned out. And look how well they're doing this gen compared to their competitors with most of the Third Parties throwing them their lesser titles. They essentially half half the profit share of the entire gaming industry.
If what you meant by 'invest lots of money' was Nintendo make their OWN games...I have no idea what you mean. They have tons of excellent games this gen, both past and coming. And they don't need to go the 'badass' route. Once again, look how far that's gotten companies like MS and Sony. No, selling to 'all ages' is always the more profitable way to go. Look at Pixar, Apple, Coke, etc. You name the brand, they have their own 'edgy, for teens' competitor that isn't doing as well as them.
chocoloco said:
Sounds like Nintendo is a bunch of winers to me. Leading the pack and still bitching, please. When they were in third place like last gen there was reason to bitch. |
Someone who whines when they're losing will always be a loser. Someone who questions their past mistakes will keep from repeating them.
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