10th April 2005, 7:53 PM
Nintendo fans just need to come to grips with the fact that Nintendo is not and never will be what is was in the NES and SNES eras.
People buy Nintendo consoles almost exclusively for Nintendo games. And unless a third party game is GameCube exclusive it doesn't sell. Nintendo's not going to get the 3rd party support that Sony or MS have, ever. Nintendo still make great games but the new wave of mainstream gamers who jumped on the bandwagon in the PlayStation era when Sony made it "cool" to be a gamer aren't interested in Nintendo's brand of fun. Games that are "suitable for all ages" aren't cool. Blood and titties are.
Nintendo fans need to except that their console of choice is for playing Nintendo games and whatever exclusives Nintendo can score. If you want third party games go buy a PS2.
People buy Nintendo consoles almost exclusively for Nintendo games. And unless a third party game is GameCube exclusive it doesn't sell. Nintendo's not going to get the 3rd party support that Sony or MS have, ever. Nintendo still make great games but the new wave of mainstream gamers who jumped on the bandwagon in the PlayStation era when Sony made it "cool" to be a gamer aren't interested in Nintendo's brand of fun. Games that are "suitable for all ages" aren't cool. Blood and titties are.
Nintendo fans need to except that their console of choice is for playing Nintendo games and whatever exclusives Nintendo can score. If you want third party games go buy a PS2.