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[thefro]

Wasn't mentioned in the other thread about Miyamoto's comments, but there was a blurb in the article that Fortune heard that Nintendo was talking to 3rd parties about NX at E3.

https://fortune.com/2015/06/23/shigeru-miyamoto-wii-u/

The problem for Nintendo is the NX’s launch is at least a year away—likely more, as the company reportedly just started talking about it with third party partners at this year’s E3. (The reception, say insiders, was positive.)

 

[ElTorro]

I hope they take hardware, software tooling and online infrastructure requirements of third-parties seriously this time.

 

[Azure J]

How did people talk about Wii U a year before it's release/reveal again?

 

[Qurupeke]

Great news but if I'm not mistaken, initial reactions were positive for Wii U too right?

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

They'll fuck it up again.

 

[Savitar]

Pretty sure it always has a "positive reception".

The end result though...

 

[BaronMonstro]

I smell some unprecedented partnerships.

 

[TheSlySoul]

All good news.
NX sound a year off from all the news.

 

[ElTorro]

How did people talk about Wii U a year before it's release/reveal again?

Great news but if I'm not mistaken, initial reactions were positive for Wii U too right?

Yeah, initial reactions from business partners are always 'positive'.

 

[FullmetalPain]

NoA will screw the pooch again

 

[methodman]

I smell some unprecedented partnerships.

Lol was just gonna say the same thing

 

[Kouriozan]

Talk isn't enough, they need to show support.
It'll be hard to get 3rd parties back.

Great news but if I'm not mistaken, initial reactions were positive for Wii U too right?

Yep.

 

[gogogow]

How did people talk about Wii U a year before it's release/reveal again?

I know what you're getting at. But this is after the release of the Wii U.

 

[Mpl90]

All good news.
NX sound a year off from all the news.

Well, Holiday 2016 is more than one year away, so it fits.

 

[Eolz]

That's some good news.
From what I can remember, it was cautious for the WiiU. Same here, depends where on the scale of positivity this reaction was, but still nice to hear.

 

[Ryaaan14]

"Heh, sure Nintendo...sounds great...can't wait..."

 

[McDougles]

How did people talk about Wii U a year before it's release/reveal again?

Implying the NX is coming in 2016?

Heh.

 

[Chindogg]

NoA will screw the pooch again

In this instance, NoA has no power here. That's all Iwata and company.

 

[PtM]

Dark Arkham Knight confirmed for NX.

 

[collige]

I hope they take hardware, software tooling and online infrastructure requirements of third-parties seriously this time.

This. Third time's the charm hopefully.

 

[GhostTrick]

Sure, Wii U also had positive reception. We all know how it ended up.

 

[shoryukens]

Isn't the reception positive for every Nintendo hardware during the early stages?

 

[komplanen]

I hope the conversations go both ways. Nintendo needs to listen to what the 3rd party developers and publishers want.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Didn't the same thing happen with Wii U?

 

[Fantastical]

I feel like it's the same thing every time. "Unprecedented partnership", etc. Then it just ends.

 

[Asd202]

For it to get 3rd parties means it has to be at least as powerful as Xbone.

 

[HazySaiyan]

We've been through all this before though

 

[Neoxon]

The question is how many third party partners? Because if I recall, Nintendo doesn't exactly have a lot of those right now (basically just Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco, & Atlus.....along with Activision to an extent). Here's hoping, though, since I'm pretty sure Nintendo knows that they need to get third party support back sooner rather than later (& the third party developers are pretty apprehensive about Nintendo as it is).

 

[Visualante2]

Ubisoft is generally positive about every new platform. Activision is likely to give Skylanders a punt with the Nintendo demographic. Disney will surely bring Infinity and some licensed shite. So who else?

 

[DNAbro]

how unprecedented will the partnerships be this time?

 

[Skin]

Initial reactions were always positive. The problem lies in the fact that 3rd party games just don't sell on Nintendo's consoles. They always get some support out of the gate, but support is dropped once publishers realise it's that same story over and over again.

 

[GhostTrick]

For it to get 3rd parties means it has to be at least as powerful as Xbone.

I wouldn't count on it if I were you.

 

[valkillmore]

Excited at the prospect of a healthy third-party showing on a Nintendo console, should that be what NX is. Excited by the prospect of a new Nintendo console period.

I'm guessing considering the recent statements that Nintendo is betting on e-sports being a driver for them as opposed to VR that it will be very easy to broadcast gameplay, will have robust social features and online infrastructure, and that Nintendo will seek to secure games that are popular among streamers/e-sports. If so, then it's very exciting times ahead indeed.

 

[-Horizon-]

Positive reception? Here, have a late port. What? It didn't sell? Too bad.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

How did people talk about Wii U a year before it's release/reveal again?

Was it positive? I feel like I remember (NOT!!)EA being very unhappy with it from the get-go.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

For it to get 3rd parties means it has to be at least as powerful as Xbone.

Even then, they're going to have to sell on the system. Competing with Nintendo on their own home console sucks for third parties.

 

[takriel]

Arkham Knight Super Armored Edition

 

[Mpl90]

Initial reactions were always positive. The problem lies in the fact that 3rd party games just don't sell on Nintendo's consoles. They always get some support out of the gate, but support is dropped once publishers realise it's that same story over and over again.

Are we talking about Nintendo in general or just Nintendo consoles? Remember that Nintendo has a handheld line as well!

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Looking forward to Arkham Knight: Armored Car Edition and Shadow of Mordor: Not the Same Content Remastered.

Was it positive? I feel like I remember (NOT!!)EA being very unhappy with it from the get-go.

EA announced an "unprecedented partnership" with Nintendo during the Wii U reveal.

 

[JMDSO]

I'm sure the reaction to the concept of the Wii U was positive. When they got the specs/devkit is when it came off the rails probably.

 

[D_prOdigy]

"Batman Arkham Knight will be on the new console"

 

[Theanine3D]

Same song and dance every gen. Anyone still actually fooled by this deserves their eventual disappointment.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

I wouldn't count on it if I were you.

So whats the point of the new hardware again?

 

[-Horizon-]

Project Cars 2, coming for NX.






Now delayed to NX2.

 

[dugdug]

Looking forward to playing Call of Duty: Ghosts Definitive Edition on the NX.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Positive, until reality kicks in and 3rd parties find out the hard way that the majority of people that buy Nintendo products do so almost exclusively for Nintendo software.

 

[Neoxon]

Initial reactions were always positive. The problem lies in the fact that 3rd party games just don't sell on Nintendo's consoles. They always get some support out of the gate, but support is dropped once publishers realise it's that same story over and over again.

This is exactly why I doubt that Nintendo will ever get long-term third party support back anytime soon. The damage has long since been done, & Nintendo has done very little to fix the situation. Now they're in a position to where it'll take multiple console generations to mend the fences for the long-term.

 

[Caipirinha]

Exactly which market are Nintendo hoping to capture now? The filthy casual moved away from home consoles after brief flirtation with the Wii, kids the age we played Mario and Zelda at are now playing Minecraft on their iPads and don't even know who Mario is, and "core gamers" have already settled into the PS4 and Bone...

I just don't see what kind of market Nintendo is hoping to carve out, unless they are hoping to strike upon another gimmick that can spur temporary Wii-like sales.

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

Even then, they're going to have to sell on the system. Competing with Nintendo on their own home console sucks for third parties.

And when Nintendo droughts happen.......nothing still.

 

[ElTorro]

For it to get 3rd parties means it has to be at least as powerful as Xbone.

They could also try to go after the high-end mobile device market. Given that they want to go into mobile anyway, and given that NX will be 'Android compatible', we could end up with a system in the ballpark of some multicore ARMv8 SoC with some PowerVR GPU.