I think the lack of third party support has been a direct result of Nintendo's bizarre choices with console hardware. Is it any surprise that third parties don't port their games to Nintendo consoles when they're not only significantly less powerful, but also reliant on gimmicky controls, be it the Wiimote or the touchscreen tablet of the Wii U.

If Nintendo released a console that was of comparable power to the PS4/XB1 and also just used a standard controller, third parties would all port their games to the NX without being asked. The problem is that Nintendo goes out of their way to make it as hard as possible however, so it's unsurprising that third parties see so many hurdles to jump over that they conclude it's just not worth the time or the effort to try and make their games work on Nintendo hardware.

Full support, I don't think so.

In Japan they can, because Nintendo does well there.

But getting western developers back on Nintendo in full is going to be a decade long experience if not longer. It's going to take 2 great console generations for Nintendo to turn this around.

First they need to build a console that's inviting to 3rd party developers, so they can at least start getting ports of PS4 / XBO / PC games, and stop thinking that they're consoles are a privilege to develop for.

Secondly they need to prove that developers can make money, and porting to their games is worthwhile. If they can prove that then, they're at least get the annualized games on their console, which is the first step.

Third they need to reach out to developers and get Collections of all the big franchises they've missed since the PS360 era and now currently on PS4/XBO like GTAV, COD: Modern Warfare 1 - 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, EA Sports, Batman Arkham Series, Dark Souls, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout 3 / Vegas / 4, Assassin's Creed, Borderlands, Portal, and maybe a few more from best of last-gen. These games aren't likely to sell millions on Nintendo's console, but it's the fact that they have them in the library, and it helps pave the way for their sequels to launch day and date with PS and Xbox in the future, and more than likely Nintendo will have to co-fund

Fourth they need to really work with Ubisoft, who was the only big publisher still trying to get things going on Wii U. Work with them and get release parity, as well as lead every once in a while on games like Rayman, or possibly exclusives.

Finally, look to 3rd parties to make exclusives. This is easier said then done, but there are plenty of smaller / indies developers with tons of talent (AAA indie) that would love to put their spin on some of Nintendo's franchise, or better yet make a brand new IP for Nintendo.

No, why should they? Let the third party developers do that and Nintendo can keep going with what they do best. A focus on incredible gameplay, fantastic design and memorable characters.

A game doesn't need to drop multiple F bombs or squirt blood to appeal to a mature audience.

Nintendo doesn't need to, they simply need to get developers on board who make those kind of games to make them for their console.

Their games aren't "kiddy games" as most people would say. That's just the artstyle, and I'd say they're E for Everyone.

But franchises like Metroid could really use some evolution into the realm of maturity, as well as the Legend of Zelda. I'm definitely not saying turn them into Halo and The Witcher, but there are things those franchises can learn for FPS and other open-world RPGs like The Witcher and Skyrim (even though they don't classify Zelda as such).

But most importantly, I think their themes can tip to the mature side a bit more than any of Nintendo other franchises, especially Metroid which should evolve into a Space Epic with the scale of a Mass Effect, but the gameplay of a great Metroid-Vania FPS (First-Person Adventure as they claim).

Well if the casuals(kids/family's) who have moved on to tablets don't buy into their next system and it's focused on them again it will sell as bad as the Wii U. If it's not something that will bring those type of people back than it does need to focus on the core console market(real gamers) this time around.

Personally I liked the Wii U but it didn't feel like it was designed for us and it definitely wasn't marketed towards us. I guess it only became better because they started using nostalgia.

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️