— Nintendo Enthusiast:
EA recently made some interesting statements about its support for the Nintendo NX. In short, the juggernaut company said that it would develop games for Nintendo’s new system “if it makes sense”. Many fans have, understandably, responded a little negatively to these words. Yet while EA’s statement may seem somewhat arrogant, what the company said makes sense. Its words don’t just apply to them – but to every third-party developer that may be interested in creating games for the NX.
Danish from eXputer: "The Witcher's upcoming sequel needs to overhaul the series' combat system if it wants to make a big splash among gamers."
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
With confirmation that Larian Studios will not develop another Baldur's Gate game, the fourth entry has a major challenge on its hands.
Larian had big shoes to fill themselves. Hopefully another studio can pull off the same miracle, but uphill battle is an understatement at this point. It feels impossible that BG3 even exists and accomplishes what it does.
I doubt anyone will attempt a Baldur’s Gate 4 for minimum a decade. It took about 20 years to get a third one for a a reason.
The big question is, does it make sense for third party companies that are not tiny indie studios to develope for Nintendo systems anymore?
Idk. I don't think it makes sense. PLAYSTATION and XBOX are the brands people are loyal to now. They're not gonna buy a Nintendo console to play those games no matter what happens. And neither am I. Unless NX got EVERY. SINGLE. GAME. and it looked and ran better, had better system capabilities, etc. and we all know that's not going to be the case.
But I WILL buy and NX for the exclusive games. Not just 1st party. But all all worthy exclusives (granted most will be 1st party). Wii U was such a great console with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101, and the dozens of 1st party games. And I believe NX will certainly outdo the Wii U library (just add in a Metroid, Fire Emblem and F-Zero and we're golden).
Now, that's not to say multiplats are a bad thing. I'm all for them. But, most Nintendo gamers are either not interested in realistic games or, they already play them on PS/Xbox. So Idk where the market for those games is going to come from.
I guess we can assume "If it makes sense" translates to "If the NX gets the install base."
However, this brings up a big contradiction/issue.
The install base won't be big enough for third parties, if third parties aren't there to form it.
Why?
Because apparently, the internet believes that "First party games won't save the NX."
http://n4g.com/news/1905291...
So, following this logic [which I don't fully agree with], if first party games aren't the solution, third party games have to be.
As certain people around here so obviously believe, third parties are what carry ANY system, "especially early on".[ignoring that that hasn't been the case for many of Nintendo's systems now, including handhelds]
The bottom line is that if this is the consensus of third parties, then third parties need to put down their grudges and egos, pull up their frilly stockings, ignore the cries of their apologists and suck-ups who are crying inane things like "No! Don't put money into supporting Nintendo!", and put games into the NX's launch that will be strong enough to ACTUALLY carry the system.
Multiplats like Dragon Quest [which, btw, is already confirmed for NX] and FF15, and a host of exclusives of the same quality as Bayonetta 2, are what third parties need to do, if they want to profit off of the NX.
NOT games like Sniper Elite V2, where an entire mode was cut out, crucial patches were missing, and none of the DLC content was available for purchase.
If they can't, then Nintendo will have no choice but to say "screw what people think" and carry themselves through the NX with a much stronger line-up of first party for the NX's launch than they ever put out for the Wii U's launch.
Of which Zelda is actually a smart financial move, even if it does tick off a lot of Wii U owners.
Nintendo NX defintly not a X86 base!
Modern Nintendo relies manly on first and second party titles to support its hardware. I don't expect that to change any time soon. Hopefully they get their first and second party lineup in order for a few years before they end up with another wiiu. The software shortage killed any prospect.
I wouldn't bet on any of the big publishers to show long term support. I can see Nintendo continue to publish smaller studios like platinum or comcept for exclusive titles.