I've already talked at length in multiple threads about the 3rd-party situation from one angle (winning back Japanese publishers to get their AAA content and work on a slower rebuild from there), but there was something brought up in another thread (sort of) that I thought was a smart move:
Wii U has no 3rd-party support, this much is clear.
So, in an effort to get that support back, since
some money is better than none at all, one effort that could be made is to essentially outprice Microsoft and Sony on software licensing fees for NX console releases. Reductions to the monetary investment that needs to be made could certainly help. It might only sweeten the pot and probably wouldn't be enough to convince publishers to release something they would have otherwise not considered, but again, it's an easy proposal that Nintendo could make since, as I stated, they're making NO money right now because there aren't any 3rd-parties still there.
And one last thing: the very last known 3rd-party title, Project Treasure... seems like that was put on ice, think it is making a platform transition (in addition to design improvements, since it looked gross on first viewing)?
Given third-parties general lack of trust in Nintendo, that's always going to be the case until a system changes the perception that non-Nintendo games can sell well on Nintendo platforms. Essentially, it'll take a large publisher putting a major multi-platform title on the NX and the NX version outselling or within parity of the PS4/PC/Xbox One versions.
Where do you get "lack of trust" from? We're talking about corporate interests, not a bunch of besties. 3rd-parties walked away from Nintendo because Nintendo wasn't giving them the tools they needed to succeed. There's no lack of trust or betrayal involved, they're not invested in platform holders the same way fans are. If Nintendo gave them all of the tools to succeed, they would be given due consideration overnight, simple as that.
Haha, thanks. I just wish there was less focus and (not in this thread, but I do see it) concern trolling about third parties. A possible path to success for Nintendo simply does not lay in third party ports.
I think it does, but the problem as I see it is people wanting to talk in terms of overnight success, instead of talking in terms of incremental successes to rebuild the brand in the eyes of consumers, the press and the industry at large.
Thank you. My point exactly. No more ports from B teams, year late ports, ports with missing modes or dlc, etc. When I see an ad for Destiny 2 or Fallout 5 I want to see the end of the ad with 4 box arts, the XB1, PS4, PC, and NX versions. Completely equal. 1080p30 across all platforms.
I will gladly buy third party games for a Nintendo console if the effort is there. I did it for the GameCube and Wii. Even the N64. But I couldn't justify it with the Wii U.
I am the same way. When people remember the GameCube, they remember Remake, RE4, Monkey Ball (before it went to shit) and Soul Calibur 2 just as much as they remember Smash, Luigi's Mansion and the like. There is a desire for content there, it's just not been even remotely tapped properly since that era.
I made the mistake of buying Injustice when it was released on Wii U, which didn't even get all the DLC (srsly, I got cheated out of Zatanna!!) and had a broken online component that couldn't even match you with friends. I repeat... it was
a fighting game in which you couldn't play online with your friends. It smacked of the kind of lazy and braindead thinking when it comes to Nintendo owners and 3rd-party releases, as though Nintendo console owners should be grateful for a portion of the same experience that you could find on other consoles.
Now no one go scream the sky is falling...
Did you actually think that wasn't going to happen?