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I'm pretty sure that Nintendo's recent problems are largely due to them releasing a console that didn't have a lot of great games. They have a new console on t
by paublyrne 10y ago
I'm pretty sure that Nintendo's recent problems are largely due to them releasing a console that didn't have a lot of great games.
They have a new console on the way, and if they avoid those mistakes this time they'll do well. The new Zelda game looks wonderful.
- samfisher83 10y agoNintendo is highly dependent on its first party games. They can only crank so many of them out at any time. Third party developers seem to prefer ps4 and XB1.
- clock_tower 10y agoThat's true enough; there's still bad blood between Nintendo and most third-party developers, over how controlling Nintendo was back in NES and SNES days. But at least Nintendo has a very strong identity from its first-party IPs...
- fluxquanta 10y agoIf I'm not mistaken, third party developers prefer the other platforms because there are fewer restrictions, both in terms of hardware power (which Nintendo consoles at least since the Wii have lacked in comparison with competitors), and content (where Nintendo wanted to cultivate a more family friendly reputation).
- city41 10y agoIt's relatively easy to write a game that will run on PC, Xbox and PS4. At a high level, they're very similar platforms. The Wii U is a very odd duck. At the very least, they have to address the touch screen at least minimally. So I'm sure most developers decide the Wii U just isn't worth the effort.
- squeaky-clean 10y agoNot many great games, and terrible branding. I know people who STILL believe the Wii "U" is just a standard Wii and the tablet controller is called the "U", and don't understand that it's an entirely different console.