June NPD's have officially been released with the Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Maker 2 dominating the hardware and software charts.
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.
If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.
But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry
So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!
Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.
"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope"
Nope. Going back to the 32X as the reason Sega lost that generation doesn't go back far enough before the Saturn.
Sega executives need to blame themselves as to why Sega lost that generation. Not Saturn. Not 32X. Not Sega CD. Nope. Executives were the reason why. It wasn't the hardware. Those devices were either dropped early or released to soon resulting in a developer backlash the hurt the game catalog. They really shouldn't have been made at all because they should have planned their next move more carefully. It has nothing to do with the devices. Poor leadership decisions and lack of unity within the company are what happened.
Love how blame is always shifted away from what is the truth. Writing a book placing the blame on the 32X isn't the truth.
Chris D. Spoke with the Chiodo Brothers at PAX East about Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game and their Career.
“With a year to date hardware spending declining by 20%, the Nintendo Switch is the only console showing year on year growth as of right now.”
Other than nintendo with YoY growth, the hardware industry as a whole is down a lot. Tail end of a generation, especially with Sony and MS making it known we’re getting a new gen next year, i only expect it to slow more
Super Mario Maker 2 released at the end of the month (June 28th) and yet still dominate NPD. That is incredible.
The only thing that can stop GTA V is GTA VI, that game just won't quit
I thought CTR: NF would win the month
Mario maker came out on the 28th and still took number 1 that’s just crazy and mind you it do not include digital sales..........it beat out every game that include sales from different systems
It also beat out original Mario maker for Wii U and 3ds sales
Give Nintendo props
Nintendo won 7 months in a row in America
I can’t remember last month Nintendo lost in japan
And Nintendo doing well in Europe
My prediction Nintendo is way ahead worldwide