This response makes me think that they've misunderstood the problem. Nintendo can try their hardest to build strong relationships with third parties, but the main obstacle to third parties developing games for Nintendo platforms is that Nintendo insists on making hardware or control inputs that are unique. Third parties will always favour the development of titles that can be released on the maximum number of systems, which has in the past put Nintendo at a disadvantage. With the Wii U's Gamepad and the fact that by 2014 we're likely to see another leap in graphical quality by Nintendo's competitors, I don't expect this situation to change any time soon.Third parties putting games everywhere is actually a fairly recent development, as in it started this gen. In the ps2 era there were many, many third party exclusives, usually for the ps2. They only began putting everything everywhere this gen when they realized how expensive everything was and that neither ps3 nor xbox had the market share to make exclusives worthwhile.
Ian's not wrongI don't think he's wrong per se. I just don't get why one would continue to engage in something one finds disappointing.
Third parties putting games everywhere is actually a fairly recent development, as in it started this gen. In the ps2 era there were many, many third party exclusives, usually for the ps2. They only began putting everything everywhere this gen when they realized how expensive everything was and that neither ps3 nor xbox had the market share to make exclusives worthwhile.
I also fail to see how the Wii U's game pad will prevent ports in any way, shape or form. It has buttons exactly like a typical controller with an additional giant touchscreen. There is no controller barrier to bringing third party games to the WiiU.
Ian's not wrongI don't think he's wrong per se. I just don't get why one would continue to engage in something one finds disappointing.
I'm not against cynicism. There are times when it's appropriate. I think he can stand to temper his vitriol in light of major strides Nintendo has made as of late. I'm not saying we break out the champagne and celebrate. I'm not even suggesting blind optimism. I disagree with the constant negativity.
Ian's not wrongI don't think he's wrong per se. I just don't get why one would continue to engage in something one finds disappointing.
I'm not against cynicism. There are times when it's appropriate. I think he can stand to temper his vitriol in light of major strides Nintendo has made as of late. I'm not saying we break out the champagne and celebrate. I'm not even suggesting blind optimism. I disagree with the constant negativity.
I talk about third party support a lot so I figured I would add my two cents. I would certainly like it if Nintendo worked hard at better third party relationships but they've said this before, so I'm going to be skeptical.
It concerns me that they brag about third party support on the 3DS in that article when the support has been just awful.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that Third-Party support for 3DS has been awful, but it certainly hasn't been great. Particularly were you to look at western Third-Party companies, whose support has been lacklustre to say the least. There are of course noteworthy releases such as Rhythm Thief, RE: Revelations and Heroes of Ruin, but I'm not seeing the stready stream of Third-Party games that I would have hoped for a year in to the system's life. We are, however, going to be getting Power of Illusion, Kingdom Hearts (which I couldn't care less about), Miracle Mask and at some point hopefully a Monster Hunter release in the west. There are games to look forward to from Third Parties, but that doesn't stop me from wishing I had something to play right now. Maybe Reggie's right. Maybe I am insatiable.
After posting that I went and looked at the release lineups for the rest of the year on other systems, and the 3DS lineup is better than most. It seems a lot of the big games on PS3 and 360 got pushed to Q1 2013, and the 360's basically getting Halo, CoD, Assaassin's Creed and that's pretty much it for Q4. Both the 3DS and Wii U look to end the year stronger than other systems.Ooh, could this be a sign that games are getting pushed back to try and make Wii U versions that are released closer to the original release date of the PS360 versions?
