Although Disney published multi-platform, Mickey games usually came out on Sega systems, since they were developed by Sega. And Mario was one of Mickey's biggest competitors in the market.
Giving Nintendo a reason to leash developers would end up making the third party publishers go away. Nintendo's super tough polices towards third parties is what caused publishers to leave Nintendo when Sony came out with their Playstation, which promised much better deals for publishers.
Now that Nintendo lifted their old ways, now they are being criticized with allowing shovelware into their systems.
There is a lot of gray area here, and it will take more than just exercising quality control to fix the issue.
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Re: Nintendo's President Apologises For Not Being Able To Meet Switch 2 Demand
Yeah, I haven't been able to find one yet in stores. It also sells out immediately from online.
@SpontaneousOutburst He tried to scam people and he's your buddy?
Re: Surprise! Disney Announces Epic Mickey 2 for Wii
Yes! A musical!
Hopefully they don't mess it up though. We don't need a dancing game.
Re: Preview: Kid Icarus: Uprising
That last sentence sounds threatening.
Re: Japanese Gamers Put Off by High Price of 3DS
Yes, the price is the main problem.
The system is too expensive.
The games are too expensive.
Just too expensive over all.
Re: Features: Re-Examining Zelda: Twilight Princess
It's the only Zelda game I 100%, so I say more games should be as fun to play as that one, and it's not even my favorite Zelda.
Re: Nintendo Announces eShop Update for 6th June
Hopefully Netflix will be available at this time.
Re: Current Nintendo Points will be Useless on the 3DS
Sucks, I have 100 Wii Points on my Wii account. I want that dollar.
Re: Bomberman Hero Gets Rated for Virtual Console
My favorite Bomberman.
Re: Review: Mickey Mania (Super Nintendo)
@R-L-A-George I don't see why.
Although Disney published multi-platform, Mickey games usually came out on Sega systems, since they were developed by Sega. And Mario was one of Mickey's biggest competitors in the market.
Re: The Nintendo Era is Over, Tweets Former Final Fantasy Scribe
Well, if Sony could do it...OH WAIT.
Re: Nintendo "Happy with Virtual Console Pricing"
We have moved on to WiiWare. Virtual Console was nice, but the new games are more worth it.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Plus Gunpoint Would Equal New Star Fox
"I want Nintendo's staff to come to Platinum, stick guns at us and tell us 'You guys make a new Star Fox.""
Hmmm....
That's actually pretty close to how Nintendo used to do business in their pre-Iwata days.
Re: Only 8.8% of Japanese Consumers Want to Buy a 3DS
Nintendo will seem to have the 3DS and DS running at once like they did with GBA and DS, so they'll come around.
Re: Wii Least Connected of U.S. Consoles
Most people I know who own Wii's don't know it can go online. They have been fine playing games offline since forever.
Re: Miyamoto Hints At Wii 2, Wii HD
Guys, Miyamoto is just messing with us. Notice how he said specifically those things.
Re: Konami Sheds More Light on A Shadow's Tale
Sounds epic.
Re: Monster Hunter 3 to Feature Regular New Online Quests
This game has a lot to live up to, it seems.
Re: Manga to Release Professor Layton Film in the UK
I'd watch it.
Re: Review: Super Paper Mario (Wii)
No, Vaynard.
This game deserves it's score. Just because it's not in the genre you wanted doesn't make it a bad game. In fact, quite the opposite.
Re: Review: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Virtual Console / Nintendo 64)
A perfect 10 on April 1st?
Very risky putting those two together....
Re: Virtual Console Confirmed for DSiWare
ACK! This layout!!!! MAKE IT GO AWAY.
Also, good fool, Nintendo Life.
Re: Feature: The Making of Star Fox
We need this on VC.
Re: Miyamoto: 2010 Will Be Great For Hardcore Nintendo Fans
Well, Legend Marioid, they are very vocal, and may get death threats if they ignore them.
Re: Grinder Remains a First-Person Shooter on Wii
So now the HD versions are getting the spin-offs?
That's some ironic stuff right there.
Re: Select Downloadable Games Available for Purchase on Nintendo's Web Site
This is...incredibly useless.
TWO games.
Re: Sony: 3D Handheld Gaming Might Not Work
8-9 year olds? Isn't that THEIR audience?
Re: DS Successor To Offer 3D Gaming
Good thing Nintendo Life properly named the 3DS as a next-gen DS instead of "a DS".
A lot of sites confused it and reported that it was a new version of the DS, and a lot of peoples till think it's a new DS! lol
Re: Review: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube)
Not as good as Paper Mario 64, but anything less than a 9 is blasphemous.
Re: Review: Sonic Classic Collection (DS)
Sounds like it deserved a 3/10 to me.
Re: Feature: The Making of the Nintendo Game Boy
Great article, but the spelling errors are absolutely embarrassing.
Re: Review: Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
I agree with the 7/10 if you played the original.
Considering we got IMPROVED versions of the NES and SNES games on the GBA, no reason we should like an INFERIOR version of Mario 64.
Re: Donkey Kong World Record Smashed
Wiebe has been owned.
And now for King of Kong 2.
Re: Review: Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon (Game Boy Advance)
The standards for conclusions has risen.
Re: Rising Star and Spanish Fans Translate Fragile Dreams Together
This is awesome.
All publishers should be like this.
Re: Review: Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (Wii)
Hackers? That's not good.
Re: Ask Steve Wiebe
How do you handle the non-believers that can't comprehend why you play games and why you and other people find them so engrossing?
Re: Review: Phantasy Star Ø (DS)
Hmmm...this or Monster Hunter 3.....
....if only my DS's top screen wasn't broken, so I guess MH3 will be the choice.
Re: Review: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All (WiiWare)
ATTICUS!!!
Re: Rogue Listing On Retailer Website
When I was growing up, I didn't want to be a Jedi Knight, I wanted to be an X-Wing pilot.
The X-Wing/Rogue Squadron games are the best Star Wars games.
Re: Sony Patents Universal Game Controller
This is a great idea.
Only problem is that this is Sony. Their controllers are not exactly what I consider the best option for gaming.
Re: Talking Point: Does Nintendo Need to Exercise More Quality Control on the Wii?
Giving Nintendo a reason to leash developers would end up making the third party publishers go away. Nintendo's super tough polices towards third parties is what caused publishers to leave Nintendo when Sony came out with their Playstation, which promised much better deals for publishers.
Now that Nintendo lifted their old ways, now they are being criticized with allowing shovelware into their systems.
There is a lot of gray area here, and it will take more than just exercising quality control to fix the issue.
Re: Review: The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (GameCube)
I remember when this came out, but I had no money to buy it.
Re: Dead Space Extracted From Wii?
Developers seem to be digging their own graves. They are even starting to refer to the HD consoles as wider markets.
Re: Sonic Playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2?
Forget Sonic 4, I wanna play Sonic in this!
Re: Nintendo Download: 1st February 2010 (North America)
Those Tales games are super expensive.
Re: Cursed Mountain Developer Closed
TV advertising? When?
Re: Review: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Nintendo 64)
I love this game. Along with X-Wing, these series are the best Star Wars games ever made.
Re: Nintendo of Japan Outlines What It's Up To This Year
No reason not to, Smileoscar. The music in the teaser site sounded like his work. Especially the melody.
Re: Final Fantasy Creator Working on Last Story for Wii
Despite their technical problems (which is attributed to the 360's disc drive and HD textures), Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey were very well received.
If those technical problems don't show up, this could be a great game.
Re: Monster Hunter and Classic Controller Pro Bundle Coming To North America
The bundle is definitely the one to get!