Nintendo Revolution May Alienate Third Party Developers

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 4, 2005 @10:44AM from the that's-some-chutzpah-right-there dept.

IGN has an article discussing an interview in which Nintendo President Satoru Iwata talked about the possibility that the Nintendo Revolution's fundamental difference from other offerings may alienate third party developers. From the article: "If the next generation platforms are going to create even more gorgeous looking games using further enhanced functionality, and if that next-gen market can still expand the games industry, then I'm afraid that third-parties may not support Nintendo" Refreshing to hear such an honest assessment from company president.

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Nintendo says do or die? by DuckofDeath87 · 2005-03-04 11:32 · Score: 5, Interesting

That is a pretty bad /. title and article. Nintendo said that 3rd parties will be alienated if they dont like nintendo innovations. However, if these companies like the innovations, they will probably make games only for the revolution.

Sounds like a rather bold business plan. I suppose Nintendo has decided to take very big risks in order to innovate gaming further and of course make N #1 again.

Good Luck N!

I for one welcome our new innovative gaming overlords.