When the Wii launched, its prospects for third-party games were pretty grim. As a console that was a generation behind the competition in processing power, there was no way it would be able to run games built for for the Xbox 360 and PS3. While Nintendo wasn't happy that the PlayStation 2 had outsold the GameCube by a margin of over 5 to 1, the massive install base for Sony's insanely successful console ensured that it would receive software support for years to come. As a result, the Wii got much better third-party support than it would have otherwise since PS2 games could be easily ported to the system, thereby reducing risks and making it economically viable to support Nintendo's console.
Seeing as how the PS3 and Xbox 360 have sold a combined total of over 140 million units, it is quite possible that developers will continue supporting them for years to come as participating in the next-gen console war could be a risky proposition. If that happens, the Wii U could see more po...
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Nothing can help the wii u. It's destined to fail.
I'm convinced that 3rd parties hate Nintendo, as silly as that sounds. I truly think (most) 3rd parties hate Nintendo like a fanboy would hate the "other guy's" console.
Why? Because even though the Wii sold like gangbusters and Wii software was cheaper to develop, most devs just put shovelware on it instead of quality titles. Most didn't even try.
And now that the Wii-U has at LEAST the same power as PS3/360, you'd think that 3rd parties would at least put their current gen games on Wii-U? Yeah right. Wii-U gets enhanced ports of games that are years old while modern games never seem to hit the system.
Wii U is a result of arrogance from Nintendo. They rebranded a gamecube, sold it to non-gamers and made a fortune. They assumed the fad would last and it hasn't. Now they've been caught twiddling their thumbs and their sales reflect that.
I think more Nintendo fans need to buy more 3rd party games, even if they are not that great because with the higher sales publishers will make more games and with more games on the system which leads to a larger install base.
Cute article.