Topic: What would you do if [insert company here] dropped out of manufacturing gaming systems and became a third party developer? A totally mature discussion.

And yet viva pinata is still one of the best games this gen.

A decent exclusive on a PlayStation console? I'll believe it when I see it.

Sony isn't better than Nintendo. Sony is wannabe Nintendo.

@Gamesake

So there is Nintendo pictures and an imaging division. Who knew.

There's a huge problem with your explanation: The Wii U did not come after a console that bombed in the market (Dreamcast came after the Saturn).

The Wii might have started off successful, but it's latter years wasn't exactly full of rainbows and roses if you know what I mean.

Oh yeah? Well the other problem was SEGA was a failure in general

That won't happen for at least two unsuccessful generations. So no worries.

But what would I do..? I would probably be a PC only player if that happened. Nintendo systems are usually the only ones I buy because of the amazing exclusives. If they dropped out I'd have no reason to spend money on consoles or handhelds. I'd probably save a load of cash.

But Sega never made something as awful as this.

Oh yes they did

It's funny how some took the question as "how would you feel if Nintendo started do random stuff with their games that wouldn't make sense even if they do become a third party developer"

Because you know, if nintendo became a third party developer they would be forced to make "mature" games. That's what all third party developers do, after all.

I would devote my entire life to making them 1st party and to make them start manufacturing hardware again.

I do play mature titles because I love GTA but other than that my mature titles have to be inventive and fun kind of like Bayonetta, or shadows of the damned currently I'm waiting for Lollipop Chainsaw it's out on June 12th can't wait.

I'd actually prefer if Nintendo was a third-party. Sony makes the better hardware anyway, so Nintendo on a Sony console is a win-win!

Eh... I feel gaming wouldn't be as fun. Nintendo is just a fun company, not just their games. And think about it, when SEGA went 3rd party, it's games suffered in the eyes of fans for quite a while.

Still, I wouldn't stop playing games, so....

If Nintendo goes 3rd party, I want them to make games exclusively for the PC. That way I can feel superior playing on the master race, looking down and pitying those who cling to their consoles.
But ONLY if Nintendo goes 3rd Party.

Sorry, but I don't really understand why you're asking "what would we do?"

What could we do? Bombard them with emails begging them to go back to console making and thus "go bankrupt"? Get angry and swear off Nintendo games forever? Buy a system to play Nintendo games on like normal? It's basically asking "will you be a silly fanboy?" or not.

Anyway, I don't really see the Wii U flying off the shelves at launch, but I don't see it failing abysmally either. Nintendo's ridiculous amounts of success with the Wii and DS has got to provide some kind of cushion for a rough start. I'm pretty sure SEGA didn't see the levels of success prior to the Dreamcast's failure that Nintendo has seen recently.

tl;dr I'm not worried, wtf question.

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this game is so mature what are you guys talking about!!? CANT YOU SEE THAT IT SAYS E+10??!??!? totally hardcore doods

Dont forget: Sega's marketing teams were a mess. The people high up just didn't know what they were doing. They had Sega CD that attaches to Genesis and 32X soon after. You don't see Nintendo throwing in so much attachments to their systems. Also, releasing Saturn and 2 years later Sega Dreamcast is one of the reasons Sega went out the door (along with lack of support from big 3rd parties such as EA at the time).

Had Sega not released the Saturn and some confusing attachments, they could be in the hardware manufacturing. Maybe.

Wasn't there a N64 CD attachment that never left japan?