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« on: July 05, 2004, 05:58:47 PM »
So we're talking bout third parties, are we....hmmm....well, I think that Ninty's done an okay job this time 'round, contrary to popular belief (I've always wanted to say that publicly). It's all about relativity. Generation wise, NES was still...you know, third parties were nearly non-existent (as far as I am aware)....SNES obviously had tremendous support....GB, meanwhile, is kicking the rest of the world's ass...GBC is released, more ass-kicking action baby....GBA (need I say more?)....N64 (that's right, I'm not going in order, sue me). This is where we stop the trend. Sony's obviously got the upper-hand already, a situation no third party's been in before; they stuck with Nintendo, they profited. Sony was winning, so they profited with them - simple. Then, like the Nintendo name did for generations, it was the Sony name that sold the first, say, 10,000 PS2s. Then the people who realized that they were stupid, and they should have bought PS1's instead of N64's bought PS2s. Then a larger base developed. It's this kind of thing that's keeping Sony ahead...but relatively (there's that big word again), Nintendo's doing okay. I mean, N64 plain SUCKED 3rd party wise (which is okay in my book). If you take into account the GBA, I think Nintendo's still got a monopoly like it once did. Why have Microsoft and, until recently, Sony neglected the handheld market? They were scared. Maybe the GC's not doing so hot, but the GBA is, and that's what matters, because either way, whether its a new one or not, NIntendo has some form of a monopoly, and that monopoly is what draws third party support. You'll notice that the SP has begun selling more than the PS2, as it once did, months ago. This, if you put aside handheld/home, goes to show you; Nintendo's winning as far as I'm concerned. I don't care for third party, unless it's what drives the console, which is not what's happening. Sony and MS are nearly driven completely by third parties, which is why it works for them. But when Nintendo has better games than its third parties, why bother? I think that's the way Iwata sees it (which is why rather than doing third parties, he plans on teaming up with them) and that's how I see it. First party drives the GBA, even though there aren't as many of them as there are third party games.
There you have it. Why Sony and MS care abou third parties, and why I f'ing don't. Also why, contrary to everything I just said, am very jealous of this third party support they're getting. Damn them.
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