@broodwars
So you only care about peripheral support from the sales perspective? See, I thought you cared because you felt the right peripheral added to the game experience - the responsibility of the developer. Now I see your point, why would third parties want to give a better experience if its not their wallet getting lined, right?
Again, if you want to work out that percentage of 1st party games and prove that Nintendo doesn't support their stuff, go on ahead. I believe Nintendo does support their peripherals... in fact, haven't people complained over this past generation that Nintendo focused too much on games that used peripherals?
And hey, I'd love it too if they could just keep making new IPs and more and more types of games (as long as they kept the same level of quality). But Nintendo does not have infinite time or staff and it does try not to spread itself too thin for the sake of quantity over quality. So, what we get is what we get ... it's funny to hear someone say Nintendo isn't imaginative
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@Neal
You are mistaken if you thought my point was guessing the price of the tablet at $40, and thus ignored it. My point was the EXPENSE of the controller being a unique barrier in this circumstance.
Then you compare the cost of 1 extra tablet to 3 sets of WM+NC and you don't think that's apples and oranges? You admit the total cost of 3 tablets would cost more, so, what's your point in bringing up that price?
People keep going using extreme examples (why even have controllers at all, NinSage!?). We have to be reasonable to have a reasonable discussion.
I was not trying to dismiss what you said. I was trying to save face for some folks by "pretending it didn't happen" that you ignored my point. Also, you talk about rage... look around the threads. Am I really being more impolite? Or does it just seem that way when my opinions differ from everyone else's (who is talking).
@UncleBob
Well that didn't help the discussion any but it was funny! So, thanks for contributing comedy. That has its place here too.
Seriously though, what you said is actually true and all companies would love to do that. Consumers might also enjoy not spending top dollar. However, the reason that doesn't happen is simply because of competition. Some company blinks first and once that happens consumers have a taste for something new, the old stuff becomes less desirable by comparison and everyone has to move on.