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Topic: If Bayonetta 2 continues to reviewed at very high levels, should Nintendo consider making the series a staple franchise on it's systems?

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crimsoncavalier

With any company, industry notwithstanding, portfolio diversification is important. Nintendo will not remain solvent as a video game developer/publisher if it only delivers one type of game. I'll be the first to say I LOVE Zelda and Metroid as franchises. I will always get those games. I always get Mario Kart, and I always get Smash Bros. But without question, there needs to be more variety coming from Nintendo themselves.

The reason for this is that with the loss of 3rd party support, consumers are going to need more than just the afore mentioned franchises to keep the system alive. Like I said, I LOVE Zelda games, and will always love them. But I can't justify buying a $300 piece of hardware for one game. I mean, I can try to do it, and I may convince myself, but it's a stupid thing to do.

If Nintendo is losing the 3rd party support, then the variety has to come from Nintendo themselves. Xenoblade is a good start, it's a fantastic JRPG, and it's a fantastic franchise. But, it isn't enough. Bayonetta can and SHOULD be the latest addition. Again, it was a fantastic game, and should be a franchise that Nintendo uses in the future.

It shouldn't just be based on sales, though. Even if this one doesn't sell well, the franchise needs to be put out there for the masses. Too many IPs are canned based on one game's poor sales, when perhaps there just wasn't a good enough marketing campaign. I've seen ZERO television ads for Bayonetta. Why? There needs to be some TV ads. This is one aspect where I believe Nintendo is failing, but that's a different topic for a different discussion.

Bayonetta needs to be a franchise now. Eternal Darkness (rights permitting) should be brought back. Fatal Frame HAS TO BE brought over. These are decisions Nintendo needs to make in order to have the Wii U remain competitive in North America and Europe. It's ok if Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed skip Wii U as long as there are viable alternatives. Bayonetta, Fatal Frame, Xenoblade, and the rest of the lot are necessary to fill in the gap left by some of these commercially larger franchises.

If Call of Duty skips Wii U, bring in a 1st or 2nd party shooter (Metroid Prime, for example). If Resident Evil ReRemake skips Wii U, then bring Fatal Frame. This is the aggressive marketing that Nintendo seems to be lacking in North America and to an extent Europe.

crimsoncavalier

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Rin-go

I think that Bayonetta would be quite fitting as a franchise. It may not be "for everyone", but it is tongue-in-cheek and doesn't seem to take ifself too seriously. Same for Devil's Third. In all their craziness and brutality there is a kind of light-hearted playfulness.

As for sales, well, we get those games that sell a lot, like Mario Kart 8, in order to get games that don't sell as much. So it should somewhat even out.

Edited on by Rin-go

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WesCash

Chrono_Cross wrote:

WesCash wrote:

Reviews =/= $$$

Prove it.

Prove what, exactly? That high scoring games don't necessarily sell well? Because that's all I was saying. You couldn't possibly be arguing against that. I could list 100 examples.

I wasn't implying that reviews don't influence sales. But high reviews aren't going to save a niche, M rated game from bombing on the Wii U.

WesCash

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