I would start clapping, then I would happy that I could play a Nintendo title without needing the branded brick.VG_Addict said:
Your reaction if Nintendo went third party?
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A resounding 'meh' from me.
Few if any Nintendo titles excite me so I doubt I'll play them even if they did go 3rd party.
Few if any Nintendo titles excite me so I doubt I'll play them even if they did go 3rd party.
I'd wake up because Nintendo's both profitable and incredibly stubborn enough that it's incredibly unlikely that it'll happen.
If they really did though, I'd be pretty disappointed. Both because it means that the big games company that still seems to have "Make games with fun gameplay" as its prime directive hit times that hard, and because I'd have to buy a more expensive console by Microsoft or Sony to play their games on because Japan's PC gaming market is akin to the Flip Phone gaming market in the US.
If they really did though, I'd be pretty disappointed. Both because it means that the big games company that still seems to have "Make games with fun gameplay" as its prime directive hit times that hard, and because I'd have to buy a more expensive console by Microsoft or Sony to play their games on because Japan's PC gaming market is akin to the Flip Phone gaming market in the US.
I dunno. I guess "sadness" is appropriate. I'd be hard pressed to find a gamer who didn't have at least a few good memories with Nintendo systems. And also at least one bad one about their dick friend who sucked people up as Kirby and spit them off at the bottom of the stage. Lookin' at you, Alex...
Of course, Nintendo's not perfect. There are a few business practices of Nintendo's I completely abhor: region-locking (especially annoying, since I'm Canadian and it's the N.A. versions that get censored because of U.S. laws and cultural restrictions that don't apply to me), the restriction of Let's Play content, their decreasing level of originality (though nowhere near as unoriginal as some other sects of the market) and their stubborn fixation with innovating where it's not usually needed and halting progress where it needs to be made, but at the end of the day, I feel as though I can confidently say that Nintendo puts a certain amount of soul into their games. Like Jim said, games like Pokemon and Kirby are made with nothing but love for the industry and gamers. There is no unwarranted money-grubbery happening when a Zelda game is released, because they are releasing a quality product that deserves your hard-earned cash. Despite the staleness present in quite a few of their series, they're done damn well. For example, Pokemon X and Y, at least in terms of mechanical improvement, is one of the series' best to date.
Unfortunately, aside from childhood sentiment, I can't really see a reason why going third party would be terribly bad for me. I'm more of a PC guy nowadays, (at least until Smash Bros. comes out
) and if I can hook up a controller and play Super Mario 3D World, that'd be pretty sweet. Of course, that means Nintendo gets sucked into the crappier business practices that I feel it's managed to avoid: graphics over gameplay or story, shoehorning unnecessary and expensive features into their consoles in order to make them "ONE-STOP-ENTERTAINMENT-THINGIES" while still having at least SOME innovation (the gamepad is gimmicky, but unique enough to justify its existence), homogenization of the market (FPS seems to be the one game Nintendo doesn't have an active series for), and whatever almost everything Microsoft or EA does. Nintendo makes games damned well, but I'd rather they keep making games on their own terms, even if it means needing to deal with their considerable stubbornness.
Of course, Nintendo's not perfect. There are a few business practices of Nintendo's I completely abhor: region-locking (especially annoying, since I'm Canadian and it's the N.A. versions that get censored because of U.S. laws and cultural restrictions that don't apply to me), the restriction of Let's Play content, their decreasing level of originality (though nowhere near as unoriginal as some other sects of the market) and their stubborn fixation with innovating where it's not usually needed and halting progress where it needs to be made, but at the end of the day, I feel as though I can confidently say that Nintendo puts a certain amount of soul into their games. Like Jim said, games like Pokemon and Kirby are made with nothing but love for the industry and gamers. There is no unwarranted money-grubbery happening when a Zelda game is released, because they are releasing a quality product that deserves your hard-earned cash. Despite the staleness present in quite a few of their series, they're done damn well. For example, Pokemon X and Y, at least in terms of mechanical improvement, is one of the series' best to date.
Unfortunately, aside from childhood sentiment, I can't really see a reason why going third party would be terribly bad for me. I'm more of a PC guy nowadays, (at least until Smash Bros. comes out
) and if I can hook up a controller and play Super Mario 3D World, that'd be pretty sweet. Of course, that means Nintendo gets sucked into the crappier business practices that I feel it's managed to avoid: graphics over gameplay or story, shoehorning unnecessary and expensive features into their consoles in order to make them "ONE-STOP-ENTERTAINMENT-THINGIES" while still having at least SOME innovation (the gamepad is gimmicky, but unique enough to justify its existence), homogenization of the market (FPS seems to be the one game Nintendo doesn't have an active series for), and whatever almost everything Microsoft or EA does. Nintendo makes games damned well, but I'd rather they keep making games on their own terms, even if it means needing to deal with their considerable stubbornness.
I'd probably start caring about Nintendo, again. I actually would like to play a few of the games they have as exclusives. But, on the whole, their consoles have never interested me. And I can't rationalize spending $300+ for one or two games. I generally only bother with one console. And, in that case, it will be Playstation over Nintendo.
I'd be annoyed because I just bought a 3DS (literally, picked it up Monday), but also kind of intrigued. Nintendo hasn't had a home console that was worth owning since the N64, although their handhelds have only gotten better since then[footnote]I'd even count the GBA as the first dedicated handheld to count as a great system in its own right. The 8 bit gameboys had great games, but they were few and far between. The GBA and DS, however, had NES/SNES/PS1/PS2 caliber libraries, and the 3DS is well on its way to joining that club.[/footnote]. Dropping out of the hardware side of things would probably give a pretty big boost to their flagship franchise sales, and as far as handhelds go, well, I've been saying all along that smart phones are the future. There's too much convenience benefit in having one device that does everything instead of having to carry multiple bulky items around for dedicated handhelds to stick around much longer, not unless they go the NGage route and build the whole thing around a cell phone. Which I think could happen. Sony already sort of did it, but they half assed their support for the Xperia Play and focused on the Vita instead. But imagine if the Play had /been/ the Vita.
I would exit console gaming forever, then.
The number of non-Nintendo exclusives are shrinking, and the ones that are non-nintendo exclusives hardly hold my interest. I have a decent enough gaming computer which, mixed with the fact that I don't give two shits about gaming on the highest graphical settings, would end up being my main source of gaming hobby.
The number of non-Nintendo exclusives are shrinking, and the ones that are non-nintendo exclusives hardly hold my interest. I have a decent enough gaming computer which, mixed with the fact that I don't give two shits about gaming on the highest graphical settings, would end up being my main source of gaming hobby.
In one way it would disappoint me, and the other way I just don't care. I reckon Nintendo 'was' the greatest of them all. I will never forget all the amazing games and hardware they've made. However, they haven't made anything I've been interested in for awhile now, they've just been making bland sequels or plain rubbish for the last couple of consoles and so I know it won't be a big blow to me.
Here's the thing. I love Nintendo. I was raised on Nintendo, and I live and breathe Zelda. But the idea that they're tanking due to unfair treatment on the part of consumers is a myth. Nintendo is not producing quality stuff. The Wii U may be a console dedicated to gamers, but it is missing games. Super Mario 3D World is solid, but far weaker than past Mario titles. Other than that, there's nothing: we have a Zelda re-release and the promise of Smash Bros. No one wants to see Nintendo stick around more than I do, but its not going to be the end of the world if they go away because Nintendo is already fading out on their own.
Ignoring for a moment the fact that it is incredibly unlikely.
It really wouldn't affect me that much. To be honest, I probably would buy some of their games if they went third-party. I've enjoyed playing Mario and Zelda before, but not enough to warrant spending money on a console that will only be used for those games.
That's the problem for me with Nintendo at the moment; they need to offer an experience worth the price of the console, that I can't get somewhere else. They've certainly got the 'that I can't get somewhere else' part sorted, now they just need to make it worth that much money. And for me, that's just not happening.
It really wouldn't affect me that much. To be honest, I probably would buy some of their games if they went third-party. I've enjoyed playing Mario and Zelda before, but not enough to warrant spending money on a console that will only be used for those games.
That's the problem for me with Nintendo at the moment; they need to offer an experience worth the price of the console, that I can't get somewhere else. They've certainly got the 'that I can't get somewhere else' part sorted, now they just need to make it worth that much money. And for me, that's just not happening.
I'd be pretty pleased. I'm not trying to say that it would be better for Nintndo to go third party but it would be better for me.
I can't justify buying a second console just to play a few exclusives while missing out on multi-platform titles which have made up the bulk of my purchases for the past 2 console generations, and but I'd get to play Smash Bros, Zelda etc.
Pokemon gens 1-3 on Android/Iphone with trading enabled between all versions NEEDS to happen.
I can't justify buying a second console just to play a few exclusives while missing out on multi-platform titles which have made up the bulk of my purchases for the past 2 console generations, and but I'd get to play Smash Bros, Zelda etc.
Pokemon gens 1-3 on Android/Iphone with trading enabled between all versions NEEDS to happen.
I barely play Nintendo games any more, but I would still be a little agitated that the only company making hardware specifically for games went under.
I'd be devastated. Not because I'm a fanboy, but because they'd pretty much flounder at that point. Whichever company buys them out would ruin their games, pile on ridiculous demands, probably insist on adding some online component and DLC to every game, do things like demand a gritty Zelda, etc. Nintendo's the only company I trust with Nintendo. If they were to simply abandon home consoles and focus solely on the handheld market, that'd be ok with me, as the GBA and DS were amazing in terms of quality games, and the 3DS is on the same path. I can only imagine if all their effort went into that.