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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 03:17:27 AM

Title: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 03:17:27 AM

Most hardcore gamers either completely shunned the Wii or modded it vowing never to but the games because of the weak hardware.  So when a hardcore game gets released on the wii it gets low sales.  Do you think they should bother?  Should they keep their games for next gen?

I am one of the few people who think that devs should get rewarded for making good games, it pains me to see a good game selling like 100k total.  I am really hoping people buy a game like Xenoblade and Last Story but i am not holding my breath.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: brawndolicious on May 27, 2010, 03:23:30 AM

From a financial perspective, probably not.

But I think they actually enjoy making good games.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 03:27:33 AM

I'd say the market is there for actually purchasing games, but the competition from X360 and PS3 is just too strong in terms of content and game line-up. theres a great amount of stuff I want to play on Wii, but I find the price point of Wii software far too prohibitive. Where I live Wii games DONT go down in price. i wanted to play Battalion Wars 2, but its still 110 DOLLARS rrp. A good 360/PS3 title will be <$60 pretty quickly.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 03:34:49 AM

That is weird, why is Battalion Wars still 110 when games like Punchout drops in price?  I can understand games like SMG which sells continuously though.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 03:37:16 AM

I dont know, I live in a small country where Nintendo products have always been very expensive. I guess the distribution sucks? At school everyone had a Megadrive cos SNES was too expensive, ditto for N64 and GC.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: maxy on May 27, 2010, 03:42:37 AM

Nintendo makes hardcore games?  :smug

No,next-gen(or gen after that) they can find themselves in Gamecube situation,casuals are unpredictable.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 03:44:19 AM

Quote from: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 03:37:16 AM

I dont know, I live in a small country where Nintendo products have always been very expensive. I guess the distribution sucks? At school everyone had a Megadrive cos SNES was too expensive, ditto for N64 and GC.

Would importing make a difference?

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: maxy on May 27, 2010, 03:50:21 AM

Quote from: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 03:37:16 AM

I dont know, I live in a small country where Nintendo products have always been very expensive. I guess the distribution sucks? At school everyone had a Megadrive cos SNES was too expensive, ditto for N64 and GC.

And what is that small country name?

They probably charge that much because they can.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 03:52:34 AM

New Zealand. I could import from the UK, I guess. A friend of mine over there says games are much cheaper and internation shipping costs are like 2 quid.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Ichirou on May 27, 2010, 03:57:36 AM

New Zealand was Sega-land?  I have new respect for you guys.

:bow Sega :bow2

:bow New Zealand :bow2

:bow sheep :bow2

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 03:58:39 AM

Quote from: maxy on May 27, 2010, 03:42:37 AM

Nintendo makes hardcore games?  :smug

No,next-gen(or gen after that) they can find themselves in Gamecube situation,casuals are unpredictable.

Lies!  Casuals arent unpredictable, they just go with what is cheap and hip at the time.  The ps1 and ps2 were seen as scheap because people needed cd players and dvd players respectively.  No one needs a blu ray yet.

Quote from: dcharlie on May 27, 2010, 03:55:46 AM

seriously, what hardcore games are these?

I was referring to games like Xenoblade and Last Story as i sadi in the op.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: naff on May 27, 2010, 04:19:45 AM

Quote from: Ichirou on May 27, 2010, 03:57:36 AM

New Zealand was Sega-land?  I have new respect for you guys.

:bow Sega :bow2

:bow New Zealand :bow2

:bow sheep :bow2

:lol Definitely Sega-Land. I had never even played a SNES until near the end of the next gen when I bought one cheap at a game store closing sale. Everyone I knew as a kid owned Sega consoles.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 04:56:48 AM

^ :rofl

sounds like youre a bloody pommie poof mate!

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thanks for the video games, m8 :hump Slitherlink is still on regular DS rotate

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Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: The Sceneman on May 27, 2010, 05:04:08 AM

tu meke! E hoa

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translation: lol in Maori

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Literally: too much! my friend

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Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: magus on May 27, 2010, 08:04:36 AM

what does nintendo have to do with xenoblade and last story? one is a monolith game and the other is a mistwalker game

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: TripleA on May 27, 2010, 08:49:13 AM

No.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Purple Filth on May 27, 2010, 09:55:14 AM

Quote from: magus on May 27, 2010, 08:04:36 AM

what does nintendo have to do with xenoblade and last story? one is a monolith game and the other is a mistwalker game

well they own monolith soft now so they will have some input i guess.


as for the thread question: yea they are IMO, stick to the usual nintendo stuff.

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Damian79 on May 27, 2010, 09:07:43 PM

Quote from: magus on May 27, 2010, 08:04:36 AM

what does nintendo have to do with xenoblade and last story? one is a monolith game and the other is a mistwalker game

Arent they publishing both?

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 27, 2010, 09:11:35 PM

waiiiiiiit, people enabling bestial lovin' by sticking the hindlegs of a midsize barnyard animal in a pair of shared boots/hip waders is a UNIVERSAL thing? o god, i thought it was just lewis county washington

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 27, 2010, 09:55:03 PM

remember when the wii was supposed to revolutionize first person shooters

Title: Re: Are Nintendo wasting their time making hardcore games on the wii?
Post by: Brehvolution on May 27, 2010, 10:00:44 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 27, 2010, 09:55:03 PM

remember when the wii was supposed to revolutionize first person shooters

Never heard that, but it made me lol.