After an awful E3 press conference, Could it signal the end of the big N?
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Could it signal the end of the big N?
No, it couldn't
Lets see some hardcore games big N
They don't have Activision, which I guess could be a god send, saves the Wii U being bludgeoned to death with Call of Duty and Modern Warfare titles
Well... They survived E3 2008...
Of course not. People need to realise that Nintendo has TONS of cash stored after the success of the Wii and DS. Besides the Wii U hasn't launched yet - there are months for Nintendo to announce new games for Wii U. And even if the Wii U starts slow it can still recover (see the 3DS) as I am expecting the Vita to do once Call of Duty and AC are released for it.
Was Nintendo's E3 2012 presentation terrible? Absolutely. But so was their 2008 one and they survived. So was Microsoft's 2010, 2011 and 2012 ones and they survived, and so was Sony's 2006 one and they survived.
So I say: criticise Nintendo (as I will) because they NEED to wake up. But, understand that they have a lot of life left and give them a chance to actually launch the Wii U and bring out some solid games for it. Also, we do have the 3DS conference later today to hopefully get some positive announcements. New Zelda 3D? Hopefully.