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I perma ban bet that Nintendo will NOT go third party within 20 years.

You know what? I'll have a perma ban bet too.

 

[Übermatik]

It's horrible to think people are serious about his stuff. No, no they won't. Not now, not for a long time.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

aw hell yeah. been too long since one of these threads.

i predict they will be 100% third party within 2 years.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

You know what? I'll have a perma ban bet too.

I'd be surprised is GAF is around in 20 years.

 

[SmokyDave]

When you think of the DS library, do you think of it as a pile of games that were hurt by not being on the PSP? I think most would say no, and that's more so the point I was making. The PSP being stronger didn't make it any more or any less likely to have good games, so I really just can't subscribe to your point of view.

That's cool, Nintendo fits in with your view, not mine, you'd be daft to change.

To be honest, the only game apart from NSMB & Pictobits that I loved on my DSi was Ketsui. Yes, I'd much rather have had that on PSP, with the rest of my portable shooters. I'd rather have Pictobits on my iPhone too.

 

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I'd be surprised is GAF is around in 20 years.

Well it managed to exist for at least a decade (from my knowledge)

 

[projekt84]

They're already on Macs!

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

I'd be surprised is GAF is around in 20 years.

Been around for 11 years now. GAF could last another 20.

 

[1-D_FTW]

oh man

gaming side is pretty silly sometimes

As opposed to OT which is silly 99 percent of the time?

 

[def sim]

As opposed to OT which is silly 99 percent of the time?

OT gets stupid. There's a clear difference.

 

[walking fiend]

Nintendo should start running Mario love hotels

 

[zerokoolpsx]

You can't be serious??? And hell no. They have one of the oldest and most popular franchises under their belt. Mario.

 

[walking fiend]

You can't be serious??? And hell no. They have one of the oldest and most popular franchises under their belt. Mario.

that's why everyone wants them to go 3rd party!

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

 

[rpmurphy]

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/961102_126684_front.jpg

They're already on Macs!

Charles Martinet's first VA for a Mario game was Mario's Game Gallery exclusively for the Windows/Mac. Betrayalton!

 

[_Alkaline_]

In the end, beezel's summation

they are the least likely producer of gaming hardware to go third party.

the only thing that drives these discussions is the allure of the mostly unthinkable and highly unlikely, and the insatiable, secret lust for nintendo-quality games by people who stubbornly refuse to buy their hardware.

it is very transparent, and very comical.

- is all this thread really needs.

 

[cabottemp]

Do I think Nintendo will go third party?

I don't.

Do I think Nintendo should go third party?

Absolutely. If they wish to stay relevant then this needs to happen.

 

[stressboy]

They are going to become third party developers for the Xbox soon!! XBOX!

/2004

 

[More Fun To Compute]

I think most companies would love to be as doomed as Nintendo supposedly is.

Some news never changes. Nintendo and PC Games are always doomed. Piracy/game rental/whatever is always just on the brink of wiping out gaming altogether. While paradoxically console games made by major American games publishers are always going from strength to strength and breaking records. It's almost like there is some invisible unseen news agenda that no outsider could ever be able decipher.

 

[Wiseblade]

Well, with a name like that, it has to be expected.

To be fair, they are called 'Cult of Mac'

The joke is that an Apple fanblog is far more rational about Nintendo's situation than their own shareholders.

 

[Aizu_Itsuko]

No.



Ok, now with some reasoning...


Look, there are some people out there that want Nintendo going third party because they like their games but don't want to have to buy their hardware almost exclusively for them. Many also don't like the fact that Nintendo's hardware decisions are mostly based on keeping their profits high which usually means their systems are lacking in some aspects.

Or in other words they'd rather keep playing their favorite Nintendo franchises on a more fully featured system they already have... and I can understand that.


But the truth is that, thanks to Nintendo's profit focused strategy, they will never really lose money and therefore they can keep this strategy going forever.

Again, in other words, they will never bleed money like, say, Sega did so they will never be forced to go third party... and since they don't want to go third party either that scenario is impossible (unless some MAJOR clusterfuck happens).

If pressured by the investors and depending on how the market reacts to their future systems, they could release some software for iOS or whatever but that's about it.

And even if we ever get to a point where there's the possibility of a "one console future" Nintendo will be the last one to join the party if at all.

 

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Do I think Nintendo will go third party?

I don't.

Do I think Nintendo should go third party?

Absolutely. If they wish to stay relevant then this needs to happen.

LOL

 

[Plinko]

Do I think Nintendo will go third party?

I don't.

Do I think Nintendo should go third party?

Absolutely. If they wish to stay relevant then this needs to happen.

There are no words.

 

[Scarecrow]

I'd love for them to go third party so I don't have to buy their consoles anymore to play the half dozen spectacular games they make per machine.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I have a feeling that all these people that think Nintendo will go third party are the same people that believe in a one console future.

Exactly.

Single console choice? Hah! So deluded or naive.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Do I think Nintendo should go third party?

Absolutely. If they wish to stay relevant then this needs to happen.

Look at Sega's software output post-Dreamcast.

You don't want them to go third party.

 

[milanbaros]

Maybe one day, but I think Sony would be the first.

 

[TunaLover]

just another normal day in NeoGAF

 

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just another normal day in NeoGAF

Thread summed up perfectly.

 

[Cipherr]

Better graphics do not automatically equal better games

You're not buying the hardware, you're buying the ability to play those titles. That's *all* that matters, really.

The PSP being stronger didn't make it any more or any less likely to have good games, so I really just can't subscribe to your point of view.

I cant stand to watch this disccussion go round and round with you all and Smokey, so maybe I can put a point on it. He very clearly said something that you all glossed over.

I'm a hardware guy so although I can't be persuaded to buy crap hardware with a great software library, I can be convinced to buy great hardware with a crap library. That's why I bought a PS3 at launch.

His view on this topic is never ever going to mesh with yours because of the above. Never.

Yes, the only gaming company to pull a profit this gen is going third party.

I missed this post but holy shit yea, this really does illuminate the sillyness of this topic.

The joke is that an Apple fanblog is far more rational about Nintendo's situation than their own shareholders.

Glad I wasnt the only one to notice. I dont see much wrong with that Cult of Mac article. They made some fine points.

 

[Brainiac 8]

I'd love for them to go third party so I don't have to buy their consoles anymore to play the half dozen spectacular games they make per machine.

Hyperbole HO!

 

[apana]

Nintendo will be bought out by Ikea soon.

 

[_Alkaline_]

Hyperbole HO!

Agreed. It's more like two or three.

 

[WillyFive]

There is absolutely no reason to even give credibility to the off-chance that Nintendo would even consider going third party. It's completely ridiculous and separated from reality.

Both Microsoft and Sony have a higher chance of going third party than Nintendo.

 

[Cipherr]

Nintendo will be bought out by Ikea soon.

I gotta go. I got shit to assemble.

 

[Gravijah]

Agreed. It's more like two or three.

and one of those is an expansion pack

 

[Pureauthor]

Nintendo is like the single most fiscally conservative company in gaming.

 

[jett]

It would sure be nice if they did!

 

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Nintendo will be bought out by Ikea soon.

No way. Colgate will.


MARIO THEMED TOOTHPASTE PRODUCTS

 

[AbsoluteZero]

His view on this topic is never ever going to mesh with your because of the above. Never.

That post must have been much earlier in the thread as I didn't gloss over it--I didn't see it at all.

Saying my last words on the matter and then I'm out:

What good is that great hardware going to do when you HAZ NO GAMEZ?

 

[Cipherr]

and one of those is an expansion pack

And the other two weren't localized.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Agreed. It's more like two or three.

I'm surprised you managed two.

 

[mantidor]

where is that damn graph of profits of Nintendo compared to microsoft and sony through the 80s, 90s and 00s?

 

[SmokyDave]

Saying my last words on the matter and then I'm out:

What good is that great hardware going to do when you HAZ NO GAMEZ?

You missed my other post where I explained that my current backlog was longer than my remaining life expectancy. Hell, my PC backlog alone could keep me going even if I retired tomorrow.

 

[Fernando Rocker]

OP...

Do you know that Nintendo, a gaming company, is worth more than the whole Sony corporation?

 

[Knux-Future]

I think the real thing here is that some people really want Nintendo to go 3rd party so they don't have to buy their systems.

Just say that.

Nintendo would be the last company to go third party.

I could perhaps see a merge with Sony or some other company if things go bad but they would still be in control of most things.

I really hope that they turn things around just so these stupid ass topics will die out again. If the Gamecube didn't kill them then the 3DS won't either.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Okay, okay, seriously...you guys that think they're going third party, what the hell is your line of thinking?

Nintendo had the best-selling hardware on both the home console and handheld front this generation by quite a large margin...

They're the only company that has historically made a profit on their hardware as opposed to a loss...

And they've got some of the biggest franchises in gaming history between Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon...

I can understand if you dislike Nintendo's software, that's fine, that's how opinion works, but is the line of thinking really "Oh I don't like those games...if I don't like them how could anyone else? Then who the hell is buying them if nobody likes them? Oh well Nintendo's sales are probably shit because they make such shitty games, they should probably go third party to save their asses."

 

[MYE]

Nintendo will break the third wall and be the first to go 4TH PARTY!!!

d00m & gloom to the max bitches!

 

[TunaLover]

If you open a thread about Nintendo going third party the most probable they go third party, don't give up.

 

[Brainiac 8]

and one of those is an expansion pack

And at least one is just an updated port.