25th January 2005, 3:52 PM
The topic name says it all. Nintendo gamers completely ignore non-exclusives. That is a fact that has been proven time and time again, a fact that foolish third-parties like to ignore. I'd be willing to bet my entire gaming collection that if Ubi Soft had made BG&E and Prince of Persia SOT GC-exclusive from the beginning, both would have sold at least three times as well as they did altogether on all four platforms. Especially BG&E. And Ancel would be working on BG&E 2 and POP2 wouldn't have been this generic teen angst crap.
The reason for this is because Nintendo is number three, and Nintendo gamers are a loyal, hardcore bunch. They will hype a cool-looking exclusive until everyone else is sick of hearing about the game and will let everyone know that they must purchase "this totally-awesome new GC exclusive".
The reason for this is because Nintendo is number three, and Nintendo gamers are a loyal, hardcore bunch. They will hype a cool-looking exclusive until everyone else is sick of hearing about the game and will let everyone know that they must purchase "this totally-awesome new GC exclusive".