Why do gamers want to see Nintendo go multi-platform?

[Foolery]

I like Nintendo. Hell, I even like the hardware. Except the Wii. Could never get used to motion controls, so I kept my distance. But DS and 3DS are pretty sweet. So, never. My answer is never. I like the first party titles they have, even if they are re-treads. Mostly I hope they get more games like Xenoblade (X is coming, sometime) and The Last Story.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Being a part of the NINTENDO DEFENSE FORCE! I am now going to poke the logic in all of these arguements.

The Wii and WiiU are substandard gaming machines, and a number of people would like to see them just quit making shitty console hardware and focus on making games for the other platforms. Handhelds being the obvious exception.

Right, because, as we all know, the PS1 and PS2 were the hardware kings of the industry! ... Wait, what's that? The PS1 was substandard compared to the Nintendo 64, and the PS2 was substandard compared to the Gamecube and Xbox, and the only reason it did so well was because 3rd companies actually tried to make good games with what they had? You don't say...

Alright, show me the massive support of awesome 3rd party games for the Wii. Oh wait...

I actually answered that further along in my post:

For some reason or another, they simply kept screwing over the Wii, and as a result, people stopped buying 3rd Party games on the Wii. Meanwhile, the third best selling game on the WiiU is a game made by a 3rd party that decided to put all of the love and attention on it they could, ZombiU. Also, the best third party, multi-platform game on the Wii is Guitar Hero 3, a game that is almost exactly the same as Guitar Hero 3 on the 360 or the PS3.

I have no idea why they didn't try to take advantage of how successful the Wii was, although I think it's because of the Mandatory Motion Controls and the general dislike third parties have with Nintendo (Ever since the N64 days).

I disagree, Nintendo has some of the most valuable IPs around and I think the idea of them going multiplatform would bump the stock price to new heights.

I have to disagree. The fact that Nintendo's stocks are shakey from the poor first year of the 3DS, coupled with the poor WiiU sales, proves that Hardware is very important to stock brokers involving the Nintendo. If Nintendo goes third party, expect their stocks to plummet, and plummet hard.

 

[DEAD34345]

It's not about improving the game quality, it's about having access to the games (at least for me). There are some Nintendo games I'd like to play, but I'm not going to buy an entire console I don't want just for them.

 

[kasperbbs]

I don't really give a crap, but my guess would be that some people actually like Nintendo's titles and they don't want /can't afford to buy another console just to play zelda and whatnot.

 

[Fox12]

Well, it's quite simple really. I like some of Nintendo's franchises, but I don't intend to buy a Wii U. I felt the same way about Mass Effect, except it eventually did go multi-platform, so I got to play it on my PS3.

Exclusives will be around as long as there are multiple consoles, and it makes complete sense from a business perspective. It just stinks that people will inevitably have to miss out on great games.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Why? While I admit that the Wii worked (and still works!) and was a stroke of proper genius, I don't get the Wii U. I mean, I did get it, I did play some, and then it just sat there and I sold it to another sad soul filled to the brim with hope.

Why would I welcome Nintendo's decision to follow the path laid out by Sega? Because it would bring their franchise goodness and splendid games to the currently Next Gen gamers. It would keep Nintendo afloat and in business.

I just don't see how Nintendo could possibly keep doing something like the Wii U and basically put itself into the darkest corner of an infinite bubble. It doth not make sense to me. It's random, crazy and totally not fun.

 

[RedmistSM]

Because Nintendo's games are good, but Nintendo's consoles almost exclusively have Nintendo games. It's tough to play games without Nintendo's quality, but it's even harder to ignore the variety on every other console. If they don't get good 3rd party support, then the second best thing is for them to become a good 3rd party developer for the others.

 

[shrekfan246]

Right, because, as we all know, the PS1 and PS2 were the hardware kings of the industry! ... Wait, what's that? The PS1 was substandard compared to the Nintendo 64, and the PS2 was substandard compared to the Gamecube and Xbox, and the only reason it did so well was because 3rd companies actually tried to make good games with what they had? You don't say...

To be fair, the difference in power between the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube or PS1/N64 was much less significant than between the Wii/Xbox360/PS3.

And the PS1 had the advantage of being able to hold up to 700 MB of information per disc, whereas the biggest Nintendo cartridges could only hold up to 64 MB.

All of their games were worse compared to GameCube and Xbox titles, but did they abandon the PS2?

Citation needed? Unless you're talking specifically about multi-platform games, because Devil May Cry 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, Okami, Shadow of the Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XII, and Persona 3/Persona 4 beg to differ on the exclusive front. (They were exclusive when they originally released, at least.)

For some reason or another, they simply kept screwing over the Wii, and as a result, people stopped buying 3rd Party games on the Wii.

Because it was yet another API that developers would need to learn and port with, that had significantly less power than the three they were already trying to use. It was only really with the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube that games started actually becoming multi-platform in the first place, and a great number of them were still exclusive (or Xbox/PC because the Xbox basically was a PC).

Meanwhile, the third best selling game on the WiiU is a game made by a 3rd party that decided to put all of the love and attention on it they could, ZombiU.

It's pretty easy to reach 'third-best-selling-game' when there's only about three or four games worth buying on the system. (Just my opinion, of course. Personally, ZombiU isn't a game I'm interested in.)

1) Did Sega going multi-platform improve their money standings? No, not really.

Sega hasn't gone out of business yet.

They've got their fair share of problems, sure, but dropping out of the console race probably saved them enough that they could remain as a publisher.

I wouldn't claim Nintendo is at that point, but the comparison remains valid for either side of the argument.

Personally, I'd like for Nintendo to go multi-platform because I play most of my multi-platform games on the PC. I don't like enough Nintendo properties to really feel like I could justify buying a Wii U, but I'm probably going to do it anyway for Sonic Lost World because I lap up Sonic games.

But I'd love for the chance to play Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros., Kirby, Mario Kart, Pokemon, Super Mario Galaxy, and The Legend of Zelda on my PC.

 

[Peahats]

I'm going to shadow what everyone else is saying...

I really enjoy the Zelda franchise, but I'm not going to buy a Wii U just to play and HD remake of Wind Waker, a game I already own. Same with the 3DS, I'm not going to buy one just to play the new Zelda. If Nintendo franchises were available on the PC (Like that would ever happen!) I would certainly buy them.

 

[Deacon Cole]

Because we don't want to buy a Nintendo console to play Nintendo games.

 

[V8 Ninja]

To Answer The Thread Title: Because many people really like Nintendo's games but view their hardware as subpar. If Nintendo went multiplatform, those people wouldn't have to buy hardware which they don't want to play the games which they do want.

To Answer The OP: I don't exactly see where you're getting the "Their Games Would Be Better" argument, as I've never seen it mentioned. As for your counterarguments...please do some research. Not only would Sony/Microsoft/EA have no influence over Nintendo's games as Nintendo would mostly likely still be publishing its own games, but Sonic 2006 was given the green-light by Sega, original owners of the Sonic the Hedgehog license. I can understand your concern for worrying about your favorite games, but the conclusions you are jumping to are a bit astronomical.

On the (subjectively) bright side, Nintendo got so much yen from selling Wii units that they may as well be financially secure for the next 4-8 years. Nintendo is not going anywhere or changing its practices, at least in this new console cycle.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

Because some miss playing series they love with controllers that make sense.

Because people envy nintendo sucess.

It's way more logical if either Xbone or PS4 didn't exist than Wii U, because wii U is the most different.

Different is not better. Granted, I don't think any of the new consoles are going to be particularly good. But for gamers who want the most variety and the least frustrating/gimmicky experience and a console, I think they'd go PS4, not Wii U.

I also think the Wii U will be forgotten if Nintendo doesn't do something fast. After all, they sold less Wii Us than Wiis in April. 20000 less actually and they only sold 75000 Wiis. That's not good for a newish console, considering the 360 and PS3 are both selling more than 100k units even now at the end of the generation.

 

[xPixelatedx]

Why do gamers want to see Nintendo go multi-platform?

Because they're too ignorant to realize Nintendo is only producing games this fun to get you to buy their console, NOT just for the game sales alone. In fact it would be quite catastrophic if we lost all exclusives. Many of the biggest hitters on each console got the resources, development and money they did because of the console war itself. What if Halo was multiplatform on the PS2? We would have likely never had an Xbox 360 at all if not for Halo pushing the original Xbox's success. There is a damn good reason why every shooting game to come out after the original Halo was called 'a potential Halo Killer'. Because that's exactly what they were trying to do.

Competition is good my friends, when you don't have it all you have is Wal-Mart. It's never a good idea to let one entity run everything. Can you imagine how FUCKED we'd all be right now if Nintendo and Sony(?) didn't have alternative consoles for gen 8??

 

[LordLundar]

Because a large number of people on this site follow Yahtzee like he's an infallible God and Yahtzee hates Nintendo.

It's really that simple. Oh sure they'll come up with excuses like "the system is a failure" with no evidence to back it up (and news flash for those who keep saying that, the WiiU is performing on par or slightly better than the competing consoles were at the same time point so it's not failing) or that Nintendo is stale and repetitive as they go to the latest CoD knockoff screaming it's the best thing ever because it renders better.

In the end though it really because they can't think for themselves and rely on Yahtzee to tell them what to like or hate and Yahtzee hasn't said a good thing about Nintendo in years.

 

[hazabaza1]

Because at first and maybe a few more glances any kind of exclusivity sucks for consumers. And as I am a consumer, I want the best for me.

Because a large number of people on this site follow Yahtzee like he's an infallible God and Yahtzee hates Nintendo.

It's really that simple. Oh sure they'll come up with excuses like "the system is a failure" with no evidence to back it up (and news flash for those who keep saying that, the WiiU is performing on par or slightly better than the competing consoles were at the same time point so it's not failing) or that Nintendo is stale and repetitive as they go to the latest CoD knockoff screaming it's the best thing ever because it renders better.

In the end though it really because they can't think for themselves and rely on Yahtzee to tell them what to like or hate and Yahtzee hasn't said a good thing about Nintendo in years.

Says people blindly follow Yahtzee
Says same people blindly buy CoD clones

gg guys new meta LordLundar OP

 

[Hero of Lime]

Even though I wouldn't want Nintendo going multi-platform, it would be interesting to see if the "hardcore gamers" loyal to Sony and Microsoft would still be claiming Nintendo games were childish if their company of choice was actively promoting and celebrating those franchises.

Nintendo consoles may not have the flashiest tech, but in light of all this news about Xbox One I would rather have Microsoft leave the console market if they don't seem to want to put games first. At least Nintendo still isn't afraid to make dedicated game systems.