Elysion
Banned
I‘m especially talking about games that had some first-party involvement.
For example, I remember back in 2007 or 2008, when Sony was showing off LittleBigPlanet, Reggie Fils-Aime said in an interview that he liked the game‘s concept, but that it would be much better suited to a Nintendo platform. Considering that the IP seems to be dead now, and never really lived up to its potential, I think I agree with him.
I think LBP (and Media Molecule in general) would‘ve really benefited from some ‚meddling‘ from Nintendo. They would‘ve probably urged MM to get rid of the floaty controls, and to make searching for user-created levels easier and actually useful (the two things that hurt the game the most), since fun gameplay and ease of use are some of Nintendo’s core focuses. This is one of those examples where Sony‘s relative laid-back attitude when it comes to studio management is probably a disadvantage, while Nintendo’s habit to ‚meddle‘ might have actually been a good thing. I think Nintendo could‘ve managed to turn LBP into a pretty big IP on their platforms.
Are there other first- or second party games that could‘ve benefited from being associated with another platform holder? (I guess the question could be expanded to include studios in general, not just particular games.)
For example, I remember back in 2007 or 2008, when Sony was showing off LittleBigPlanet, Reggie Fils-Aime said in an interview that he liked the game‘s concept, but that it would be much better suited to a Nintendo platform. Considering that the IP seems to be dead now, and never really lived up to its potential, I think I agree with him.
I think LBP (and Media Molecule in general) would‘ve really benefited from some ‚meddling‘ from Nintendo. They would‘ve probably urged MM to get rid of the floaty controls, and to make searching for user-created levels easier and actually useful (the two things that hurt the game the most), since fun gameplay and ease of use are some of Nintendo’s core focuses. This is one of those examples where Sony‘s relative laid-back attitude when it comes to studio management is probably a disadvantage, while Nintendo’s habit to ‚meddle‘ might have actually been a good thing. I think Nintendo could‘ve managed to turn LBP into a pretty big IP on their platforms.
Are there other first- or second party games that could‘ve benefited from being associated with another platform holder? (I guess the question could be expanded to include studios in general, not just particular games.)