Personally i think i has nothing to do with 3rd party or te lack of horsepower. It doesn't help but it won't make Nintendo leading again. Look at the Gamecube. That little machine had everything. Good 3rd party support and strong hardware. The Wii had terribly 3rd party support and was seriously lacking at the hardware department (ever seen a Wii game on a 50inch plasma?). Didn't stop Nintendo from winning that genaration. The problem is marketing. Sometimes i think Nintendo hates marketing. A fellow entrepreneur ones said, the first money you earn is the money that you didn't spend. Nintendo probably follows that same strategy . The first time i saw the Skylanders figures there where beautiful displayed at my local game/toystore. These days they even have there own wall. The amiibo lay on the ground for a week (Netherlands, Groningen). The iPad/iPhone generation stil don't know what a Wii u is. They think it is a Wii. Because it has the name Wii in it. Nintendo's direct videos are great an new. But not the way to go. Show a CGI trailer of StarFox, make a nice trailer of Zelda en don't just sit behind the TV and play it for yourself. I like it, but it don't got that wow effect. I love my Wii u. And i think Nintendo will soon be profitable again. I only hope that they stay in the game business with there own console and won't focus to much on that QOL thing.
Good interview! Looks like a fun game. The game has a cool art style and the combination of F-zero, Starfox and Micro Machines sounds very Interesting. I will keep an eye on this one.
Great year for the Wii U! I couldn't choose between Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros or Bayonetta 2. Also as a Metroid fan i loved Steamworld dig and Guacamelee. Too many great games to choose from.
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Personally i think i has nothing to do with 3rd party or te lack of horsepower. It doesn't help but it won't make Nintendo leading again. Look at the Gamecube. That little machine had everything. Good 3rd party support and strong hardware. The Wii had terribly 3rd party support and was seriously lacking at the hardware department (ever seen a Wii game on a 50inch plasma?). Didn't stop Nintendo from winning that genaration. The problem is marketing. Sometimes i think Nintendo hates marketing. A fellow entrepreneur ones said, the first money you earn is the money that you didn't spend. Nintendo probably follows that same strategy . The first time i saw the Skylanders figures there where beautiful displayed at my local game/toystore. These days they even have there own wall. The amiibo lay on the ground for a week (Netherlands, Groningen). The iPad/iPhone generation stil don't know what a Wii u is. They think it is a Wii. Because it has the name Wii in it. Nintendo's direct videos are great an new. But not the way to go. Show a CGI trailer of StarFox, make a nice trailer of Zelda en don't just sit behind the TV and play it for yourself. I like it, but it don't got that wow effect. I love my Wii u. And i think Nintendo will soon be profitable again. I only hope that they stay in the game business with there own console and won't focus to much on that QOL thing.
Re: Developer Interview: Aurelien Regard Talks About Mixing F-Zero, Star Fox And Micro Machines In The Next Penelope
Good interview! Looks like a fun game. The game has a cool art style and the combination of F-zero, Starfox and Micro Machines sounds very Interesting. I will keep an eye on this one.
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Great year for the Wii U! I couldn't choose between Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros or Bayonetta 2. Also as a Metroid fan i loved Steamworld dig and Guacamelee. Too many great games to choose from.