22nd February 2003, 5:08 AM
The thing is, people are NOT buying the GCN for the third party games. Which is why many third parties are leaving, or at the very least, showing their discontent for the GCN. I'm not saying that they not allow third parties to develope games, but they need to really increase their level of game production, so much so that it dominates the lineup in sheer numbers.
They have 6 - 8 billion $$$ sitting in the bank doing nothing. They could buy a couple hundred (yes, that's exagerated but it gets my point across) developers with that.
They need to increase their level of output at least to the level of Sega. Start up divisions to make sports games, simulations, First-Person shooters, etc. etc. Variety, along with their famous quality.
I didn't try to deny it, in fact I originally brought up the point. But Nintendo need to put out many more games than they are now (and ever did with the N64). Yes, I know it's unlikely, and I know it's an extreme measure, but it's the only way I can see Nintendo getting back into the game. Third parties have already sided with PS2 and XBox (for the most part), and the gamers, also, buy their third party games for those consoles.
Picture how successful the N64 would have been had it's 1st/2nd party game lineup been 10x the size that it actually was.
I never said get rid of them, merely make them unnecessary.
No, the Dreamcast would be winning. Then the PS2 coming in second.
Yet, and it's hardly a fraction of the quality and quantity of games that Sega put out in the same period of time. Nintendo have that advantage that if they had have put out the same amount of quality games that Sega did, they would have been much more successful than they, and Sega are now.
As I stated before, it's an extreme measure, but it's the only way I could possibly see Nintendo getting back into the fold as a major force in gaming.
Quote:I just don't see any possible way Nintendo could magically increase their game output so much that they'd keep a system afloat on their own.
They have 6 - 8 billion $$$ sitting in the bank doing nothing. They could buy a couple hundred (yes, that's exagerated but it gets my point across) developers with that.
They need to increase their level of output at least to the level of Sega. Start up divisions to make sports games, simulations, First-Person shooters, etc. etc. Variety, along with their famous quality.
Quote:Oh, and Hudson, you try to deny it but that plan of yours sounds EXACTLY like what Nintendo did with the N64
I didn't try to deny it, in fact I originally brought up the point. But Nintendo need to put out many more games than they are now (and ever did with the N64). Yes, I know it's unlikely, and I know it's an extreme measure, but it's the only way I can see Nintendo getting back into the game. Third parties have already sided with PS2 and XBox (for the most part), and the gamers, also, buy their third party games for those consoles.
Picture how successful the N64 would have been had it's 1st/2nd party game lineup been 10x the size that it actually was.
Quote:3rd party games may not sell as well as 1st party ones, and may not be as good as those, but having them is important because it gives more options and helps keep the system more alive in the public conciousness...
I never said get rid of them, merely make them unnecessary.
Quote:and as mentioned, game quality has very little to do with it or Nintendo would be winning.
No, the Dreamcast would be winning. Then the PS2 coming in second.
Quote:How much further can they go? The Gamecube is a little over a year old, and we have a a new Mario game, a new Metroid game, and (soon) a new Zelda game. Add to that the other original first and second party games of last year and this year and you have Nintendo's strongest lineup ever for such a short time period.
Yet, and it's hardly a fraction of the quality and quantity of games that Sega put out in the same period of time. Nintendo have that advantage that if they had have put out the same amount of quality games that Sega did, they would have been much more successful than they, and Sega are now.
As I stated before, it's an extreme measure, but it's the only way I could possibly see Nintendo getting back into the fold as a major force in gaming.
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