Simple answer Reggie. Stop making games that inhabit the same market as "Just Dance 3" and make the games that the people beg for.
Nintendo "Troubled" by Gamers' Demand For Content
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Beautiful End said:
You're so right, fans want MORE, they EXPECT more. If gamers didn't have high expectations that you must OR can meet but be lazy about how you make your games, the gaming industry as we know it will be a pretty dull (and dead) place, don't try to feel offended because people no longer expect to be satisfied with the same thing over and over playing it safe
You have been pushed out of that "casual" market bubble you've been hinging in since Wii was released to face what the gaming community want, this have been a LONG time coming so don't act surprised Reggie!
Nintendo have potential just don't ever seem to focus on the software as much as they do the hardware
Sounds like Ninty are waking up and realizing how "hard" it is to satiate the "core" audience, something that Microsoft and Sony have been doing for years. Ninty is just a bit rusty from making casual games and throwing bones for the starving "core" audience.
I hope they take this as contructive criticism to make better presentations. I'm still sold on the Wii U though.
I hope they take this as contructive criticism to make better presentations. I'm still sold on the Wii U though.
This is true. For single player games, people go "where's the mutliplayer?" For multiplayer games, people go "is there online multiplayer?" For online multiplayer, people go "is there co-op multiplayer" or some other kind of strange BS that EVERYONE things should be in the game to begin with. Really, I can't help but sympathize with Nintendo in this regard...
well if people wont shut up about wanting more games, maybe thats a sign that you should be focusing more on games and less on hardware. yeah the wiiu is neat but the reason i bought a ps3 had nothing to do with hardware, it had to do with the fact that it had a bunch of games i wanted to play. gamers, wanting to play games? what an absurd concept!
Don't forget they also asked for fan help right after Rainfall.Richardplex said:
Onthe topic at hand...Maybe don't train the fans to espect such things. You'd be amazed how much of a help that can be.
I am increasingly baffled by the odd things said by gaming companies, Nintendo in particular. This is one of the more bizarre statements I've heard in awhile, why isn't he jumping off the walls? I mean, I guess it's a little disheartening to see fan's wanting more when you just presented what they demanded but -- and this is what Reggie seems to have forgotten -- most of those fans will be customers come release day. Maybe it's just me but, if I were a corporate executive with that kind of a scenario facing me, I'd smile a creepier smile than Fils-Aime already has.
Oh, also obligatory "it prints money" bit.
Oh, also obligatory "it prints money" bit.
I hate to ***** Reggie, but I wanted a third Pikmin back when I got a Wii. I never thought I'd have to wait another damn console generation for it. :/
I thought we were cool, Reggie... then you come out all callin' me an insatiable monster and shit.
That's gamers, dude. That's always been the case. We ARE insatiable. And you know what? YOU made us like this! One need only look at the number of sequels and reboots out there to confirm that publishers want us to want more. It's even worse in the age of downloadable content. None of this is stuff we WANT, it's just stuff that you tell us we want. So we got used to it. I mean, you're Nintendo right? Fuck it, we KNOW there will be a new Zelda and a new Metroid, so get to cranking that shit out and tell us when it's coming. The only person feeding the machine is you.
It's hard to really say whether publishers have tricked gamers into thinking we want more content or if it's due to our MASSIVE entitlement issues. For now, if I throw money at a publisher, I expect them to put on a nice sundress and fucking dance.
That's gamers, dude. That's always been the case. We ARE insatiable. And you know what? YOU made us like this! One need only look at the number of sequels and reboots out there to confirm that publishers want us to want more. It's even worse in the age of downloadable content. None of this is stuff we WANT, it's just stuff that you tell us we want. So we got used to it. I mean, you're Nintendo right? Fuck it, we KNOW there will be a new Zelda and a new Metroid, so get to cranking that shit out and tell us when it's coming. The only person feeding the machine is you.
It's hard to really say whether publishers have tricked gamers into thinking we want more content or if it's due to our MASSIVE entitlement issues. For now, if I throw money at a publisher, I expect them to put on a nice sundress and fucking dance.
No, you could satiate us for a while, just hire a crack team of translators, distributors and English voice actors to localize every game that you've kept from us. Hell, with Mother 3 you only need the distributors, you could use the already made English patch an indie group did. You would probably make back the money needed for all of this in a week.
Well, it's a vicious cycle, Reggie-boy. You'll just have to live down the fact that we're a demanding bunch by being incurably rich. I'm sure you'll find a way to muddle through, somehow.
