There are some things I would like to see in particular at this years E3, both in a general industry sense and a Nintendo fan sense.
First, I'd like to see two... "embargoes," if you will, end and die in a fire. The first is the Japan/America Embargo, that being rock jawesome Wii games never coming over here for... some reason. Like Namco's Fragile, for instance. Also I would like to see Japanese developers take an interest in their own damn homeland and support the market leader there, which leads me to the second Embargo, that being the embargo of effort/big franchises from the Wii. At this point, it's either an intense stupidity or a childish grudge, and either way it must stop. Nintendo even proved that they could launch a pretty weak late '08 lineup and still beat both your half-assed Wii lineups and most of your full effort PS360 games as far as sales are concerned. Now imagine they have a much stronger line-up with the buzz of the Wii Motion Plus and the buying force of the largest userbase. Releasing a bunch of minigame-fests and party games is definitely not the answer, and such behavior is even the basis of that Rabbids Go Home Trailer. Also, the sequels to your cash-ins aren't selling at all. Man up, put your best people on Wii projects. Oh yeah, and don't expect the massive Wii userbase to simply by your game for existing. Be proud of it, market it thoroughly. Don't ship them under cover of night with ninja truck drivers. Don't tuck them into the back of your portfolio like they are diseased. And this goes double for Japanese devs, who seem to basically ignore their own market, condemn consoles to death and sell out to American gamer interests, all because they stupidly don't want to support the Wii... for some reason. The funny thing is, if you guys simply be yourselves, you'll get more access to more American gamers than simply being posers, cuz you know, Wii's #1 here too.
Treat Wii owners like second-class gamers, and you'll get second-class dollars, is all I'm saying. There's a reason Nintendo's pulling down a ton of money and you aren't.
As a Nintendo fan, well... I'd like to see a lot of money spread around. Of course I'd like a new Zelda and such, and whatever Retro's up to, and Mario and Luigi 3 make it over. That's all I really need. But in relation t the above points, I want to see a veritable avalanche of software, almost leading up to next year's E3. you've let the third parties blow every opportunity. Now it's time to ensure your console has a quality lineup, if they won't. Treat them like first-class gamers, and you'll get, you know.
Topic: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights. (Read 126956 times)
