Console exclusives are dead…tell that to Nintendo.

[Hopeofmypeople]

I don’t understand why some people want to push the notion that console exclusives are a dead thing and that the industry shouldn’t be reliant on it. When the biggest dominator of the console market is purely exclusive with major first party titles and is uncompromising with the prices. Nintendo adopts the motto you want to play our games you buy our shyt. Even depreciation doesn’t really impact their games like that.



I know Microsoft has practically given up and Sony is engaging in the timed exclusive notion more and more but Nintendo shows it can work. And competition leads to innovation when you trying to one up your competitor. Hence why I have always loved the Sony V Microsoft battle. Yes Nintendo reaches a broader demographic (this doesn’t contradict things).

 

[PS5 Pro]

I don’t understand why some people want to push the notion that console exclusives are a dead thing and that the industry shouldn’t be reliant on it. When the biggest dominator of the console market is purely exclusive with major first party titles and is uncompromising with the prices. Nintendo adopts the motto you want to play our games you buy our shyt. Even depreciation doesn’t really impact their games like that.



I know Microsoft has practically given up and Sony is engaging in the timed exclusive notion more and more but Nintendo shows it can work. And competition leads to innovation when you trying to one up your competitor. Hence why I have always loved the Sony V Microsoft battle. Yes Nintendo reaches a broader demographic (this doesn’t contradict things).

I remember this conversation a few gens ago and I think its about time we rehash and remind what is reality for most of us I assume

First off, fukk Nintendo. I mean, they cool but they greedy as fukk now and they not family friendly which is supposed to be their demographic
They supposed to have two controllers and a pack in game. That's the Nintendo way, its now about paper more than it is about building a family like atmosphere. I mean, they have it but you gotta pay out the ass crack to outfit a family of 4+

But with that said, Nintendo is not even a Starter console, its a bench console. It's something you have on top of your real console. Or its for your kids. Most Next gen games don't even come out on Nintendo so I fully understand you can play games that are not mainstream but as far as Nintendo exclusives? They great, it keeps Nintendo afloat. But they not as special as they used to be. They don't seem to be innovating like they used to either. If there is a Switch 3 then Nintendo and "innovation" will no longer be synonymous.

I have a switch and my kids prefer Gamepass. They have no shortage of switch games either, they prefer Minecraft/among us. Lame shyt imo

 

[rabbid]

Up until recently, all Nintendo had is games. If that didn't work out it's back to trading cards and maybe some movies. So they have to have exclusives. Look at SEGA. They tried to do exclusives, got bought out and had to find roommates. Nintendo just played the hands they were dealt a lot better, but it's not sound business at all.

At the end of the day if all you have is gaming you gonna have to open that side door and let some air in somewhere. Nintendo can afford to have exclusives rn, but they let another Wii U or two come around and it's curtains for them. And they don't have another sector to fall back on (they're aware of this now though). Thats why Iwata had to skip a few bento boxes to keep from laying folks off and we got those mobile games. And why Microsoft got Sony stans preordering Gears of War finally. Let's not forget Nintendo done had some dark days.

 

[winb83]

Ever heard the phrase last of a dying breed?

 

[winb83]

I remember this conversation a few gens ago and I think its about time we rehash and remind what is reality for most of us I assume

First off, fukk Nintendo. I mean, they cool but they greedy as fukk now and they not family friendly which is supposed to be their demographic
They supposed to have two controllers and a pack in game. That's the Nintendo way, its now about paper more than it is about building a family like atmosphere. I mean, they have it but you gotta pay out the ass crack to outfit a family of 4+

But with that said, Nintendo is not even a Starter console, its a bench console. It's something you have on top of your real console. Or its for your kids. Most Next gen games don't even come out on Nintendo so I fully understand you can play games that are not mainstream but as far as Nintendo exclusives? They great, it keeps Nintendo afloat. But they not as special as they used to be. They don't seem to be innovating like they used to either. If there is a Switch 3 then Nintendo and "innovation" will no longer be synonymous.

I have a switch and my kids prefer Gamepass. They have no shortage of switch games either, they prefer Minecraft/among us. Lame shyt imo

I mean that's how modern Nintendo found success. Being some people's first choice but everyone's second choice. I bet around 2/3rds of the people that own a Switch also own another gaming platform and don't consider the Switch their main platform.

With the price bump on the Switch 2 it's gonna be harder to maintain that second choice status.

 

[rdj]

It shows it can work when your first party titles development cost aren’t astronomically high.

 

[Jaguar93]

Nintendo has the goat exclusives

 

[PS5 Pro]

Nintendo has the goat exclusives

I honestly don't care about Nintendo exclusives like I used to. Today people in general are weird and take this form of entertainment too far.

If you loved SMB3 for instance, great. That didn't mean don't buy a Sega Genesis. It's gaming, good games on all sides.

So to say that Nintendo makes the goat anything is just an opinion. Sales don't determine quality, and back in the NES or SNES era when the console wars began. Imagine picking any game you grew up on BECAUSE OF SALES

The topics today revolve around that and mainly one group of gamers swear by that metric yet they have the worst actual gaming situation amongst the big 3. I'm speaking on today, last gen it was all Sony, This gen has been about the lack of GENERATIONS

 

[Jaguar93]

I honestly don't care about Nintendo exclusives like I used to. Today people in general are weird and take this form of entertainment too far.

If you loved SMB3 for instance, great. That didn't mean don't buy a Sega Genesis. It's gaming, good games on all sides.

So to say that Nintendo makes the goat anything is just an opinion. Sales don't determine quality, and back in the NES or SNES era when the console wars began. Imagine picking any game you grew up on BECAUSE OF SALES

The topics today revolve around that and mainly one group of gamers swear by that metric yet they have the worst actual gaming situation amongst the big 3. I'm speaking on today, last gen it was all Sony, This gen has been about the lack of GENERATIONS

 

[MeachTheMonster]

It shows it can work when your first party titles development cost aren’t astronomically high.

Sell 10 year old technology at today’s prices brehs

 

[PS5 Pro]

What 3 games are YOU playing right now

 

[Diunx]

All Nintendo games are in PC

 

[Bubba T]

These game companies sell their products like Apple products

 

[gurf]

I honestly don't care about Nintendo exclusives like I used to. Today people in general are weird and take this form of entertainment too far.

If you loved SMB3 for instance, great. That didn't mean don't buy a Sega Genesis. It's gaming, good games on all sides.

So to say that Nintendo makes the goat anything is just an opinion. Sales don't determine quality, and back in the NES or SNES era when the console wars began. Imagine picking any game you grew up on BECAUSE OF SALES

The topics today revolve around that and mainly one group of gamers swear by that metric yet they have the worst actual gaming situation amongst the big 3. I'm speaking on today, last gen it was all Sony, This gen has been about the lack of GENERATIONS

 

[Diondon]

If you give AF about selling hardware, yes you need exclusives lol