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Sega, Namco-Bandai and Capcom shifting their focus to Wii and DS

It's no secret as to why developers are in the games business. They like to make money like everyone else, so one can't really be surprised to hear that following marginal profits of ventures for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable, that Sega, Bandai-Namco and Capcom are all shifting their focus to the Wii and DS systems.

TheMART6143d ago

"While they will still be making games for other systems, this attention can only be good news for DS and Wii owners. The XBOX 360 will continue on as it always has, but this decision really puts the hurt on Sony."

Well that sounds interesting. The 360 will get its part still and I bet games like Lost Planet, Dead Rising and its sequels are secured as 3rd party exclusives this way for the 360

Loudninja6143d ago

You relaly think this is news? If it were that big it owuld have been on a more reliable site, how mcuh can they pull out of the Wii?This article is BS, this contradict , what Sega siad last week, and Namco support is stil strong as ever

ITR6143d ago

Loudninja: You do realize T6 and TC4 are in the arcades? What your getting in TC4 has been out in the arcades for like 6 months now or more. I beat the game with $10 of tokens...which is way less then what the TC4 w/guncon costs. I just don't see the point unless your going for a high score.

sajj3166143d ago

Profit prostitutes ... industry progression is not their concern. I guess from a business point of view, they are making the right call. At least for another 2 years.

BIadestarX6143d ago

@sajj316, sure... "Profit prostitutes" you make it sound as if it's bad for companies to make money on entertainment... we are not talking about saving kids from hunger... etc... we are talking about something that it's concidered a luxury.

You expect companies to simply to spend millions knowing that they may not be able to make it back and that their investors will be happy dropping money on pockets with holes...

The PS3 does not have a large enough installbase for many developers to make a profit...

" At least for another 2 years." you may be right... but not everyone is like you... not everyone will wait 2 years for the PS3 to have games because developers are standing by for the PS3 installbase to grow... Many of you fail to undestand that the game market works in balance... Developers make games and people buy the consoles to play those games... if people don't buy the consoles then developers don't make games and if people don't buy the console then developers don't make the games... get it?

So, the two year thing you are talking about... may not work... because as you may be aware.... the PS3 is not selling due to the lack of games... what make you think that PS3 will be ok.. without minimun developer support after 2 years...

I think most of you believe that Sony can do it alone with their 1st party games... But name one console that succeeded only with their first party library? 3rd party game developers are needed as much as the 1st party developer for variety.

ItsDubC6143d ago

Are you implying that it's not industry progression because their primary focus is on profitability, or because they've chosen to shift development resources to consoles which you deem technologically inferior?

Loudninja6143d ago (Edited 6143d ago )

double amount of Wii/DS titles, still games for PS3, mostly big projects, expected to be hits.

http://www.gamefront.de/

As you can see from above, this isnon news, this is what they been doing .More FUD

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Delta, a new all-in-one Nintendo emulator launches for iOS

The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.

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jznrpg1d 2h ago

How long until they get sued and it gets taken down? I say a month or 2

PRIMORDUS1d 2h ago

Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣

NotoriousWhiz23h ago

As long as it isn't emulating the Switch, it'll be fine.

RonnySins1d ago

Naaah! Don't want to waste time emulating on iPhone.

Knightofelemia22h ago

Won't belong before Nintendo bangs on Apple's door to have the emu removed. Like I say you take down one six more take it's place. Problem is people are putting emu's on such stupid platforms. The good emus are the ones not on stupid platforms like a red target. The good emu's are word of mouth and keep a low profile.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein2d ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga1d 8h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing692d ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde1d 11h ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21832d ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg2d ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS172d ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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The Battle Pass Is The Worst Thing To Happen To Modern Gaming

Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."

got_dam2d ago

Battle passes AND meta gaming both.

DivineHand1252d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.

I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.

lucian2292d ago

battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional