Is Gaming Media Biased In Favor Of Nintendo?

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

Nintendo usually releases good games which is why they usually get good reviews.

 

[The Wolf Among You]

And CoD has changed over the years too. Doesn't change the fact that it's the same thing over and over. Nintendo do doesn't take risks, and don't try to create new ips. Every other major publisher at least puts in the effort

Nintendo has created nice amount of new IP this generation, I assume you mean AAA big blockbuster type games? That's not their thing. You can also make the case that Nintendo's classic IP overshadow their New IP as well.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Small guys or not, criticism is criticism.

I need more brehs to chime in:
@Kamikaze Revy @Kingshango
@Responsible Allen Iverson
@Deltron @-DMP- @PS4
@Dre Space Age

I give Nintendo credit for being the most consistent when it comes to making every effort to push gaming in a new direction. Sony and Microsoft only take half hearted measures in that respect. PSVR and Kinect were announced as complete game changers (and stans will see this post and come in here and hit me with smilies and a whole lot of blah blah blindly defending them but not even use them) but they're only peripherals and inevitably they end up being treated like side projects with no real long term commitment. Just look at the way these peripherals were announced and how these companies don't even bother to mention them anymore. Nintendo on the other hand doesn't dabble in little side projects. They commit an entire console cycle to a new idea. Nintendo placed their bets all in on the motion controls with the Wii and cashed in big. Sony threw some motion controllers with no games at the stans and walked away from them.
As far as their actual games, IMO they're too conservative and closed minded. I was born in 85 so I'm familiar with all of they're flagship franchises. They're incredible, there's no arguing that. My problem is they don't drop often enough. The double edged sword of walking the opposite direction of the other 2 giant game companies is that not as many developers are willing to take the risk with you. Money is the number one motivator. They want to make games that will sell and be available to the largest audience. This keeps Nintendo in a niche of its own. Nintendo should embrace that, and understand they need to work harder than Sony and MS and pump out their titles more often.

 

[PikaDaDon]

Brehs just mad that BOTW is superior to Horizon Zero Dawn.

 

[Kingshango]

Nintendo has created nice amount of new IP this generation, I assume you mean AAA big blockbuster type games? That's not their thing. You can also make the case that Nintendo's classic IP overshadow their New IP as well.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Brehs just made that BOTW is superior to Horizon Zero Dawn.

This straw man argument you guys keep bringing up is corny as hell.
Why is it so hard for ya'll to grasp that 2 different games can be great without being compared to each other and becoming a pissing match about which one is better?
I keep seeing posts on here with people claiming Sony stans are mad at Nintendo over Zelda yet I havent seen any Sony stan actually hating on it. Zelda is getting praised universally. Based on how much ya'll keep bringing up Horizon I'm starting to think the jealousy is actually coming from the Nintendo stans since Zelda is the ONLY game you have until Christmas.

 

[The Wolf Among You]

I give Nintendo credit for being the most consistent when it comes to making every effort to push gaming in a new direction. Sony and Microsoft only take half hearted measures in that respect. PSVR and Kinect were announced as complete game changers (and stans will see this post and come in here and hit me with smilies and a whole lot of blah blah blindly defending them but not even use them) but they're only peripherals and inevitably they end up being treated like side projects with no real long term commitment. Just look at the way these peripherals were announced and how these companies don't even bother to mention them anymore. Nintendo on the other hand doesn't dabble in little side projects. They commit an entire console cycle to a new idea. Nintendo placed their bets all in on the motion controls with the Wii and cashed in big. Sony threw some motion controllers with no games at the stans and walked away from them.
As far as their actual games, IMO they're too conservative and closed minded. I was born in 85 so I'm familiar with all of they're flagship franchises. They're incredible, there's no arguing that. My problem is they don't drop often enough. The double edged sword of walking the opposite direction of the other 2 giant game companies is that not as many developers are willing to take the risk with you. Money is the number one motivator. They want to make games that will sell and be available to the largest audience. This keeps Nintendo in a niche of its own. Nintendo should embrace that, and understand they need to work harder than Sony and MS and pump out their titles more often.

Great post.
I'm hoping that by combining their console and handheld together, they can roll out more titles at a faster rate. I do agree that Nintendo needs to work harder to entice devs to develop games on their platform.

 

[MewTwo]

Splatoon, Arms, etc.

 

[Kingshango]

Splatoon, Arms, etc.

"B-but those don't count cause they look like $20 Eshop games."

 

[Rice N Beans]

All their success and negative criticisms are earned and deserved at a whole.

There isn't much bias. They just drop first party heat most of the time.

 

[PS5 Pro]

Small guys or not, criticism is criticism.

I need more brehs to chime in:
@Kamikaze Revy @Kingshango
@Responsible Allen Iverson
@Deltron @-DMP- @PS4
@Dre Space Age

Nintendo makes games, so many that they have to make a new system every few years just to have a place to put them. But they are only a few great games made by Nintendo each gen. The rest are still good, most are sequel's tho.

Where Nintendo shines is actually it's 3rd party games. Most would say that's where they lack the most but I disagree. I feel their 3rd party titles are overshadowed by the first party ones (which is true for all consoles) but even more so on Nintendo.

Softmod is for real, eat up brehs...

 

[Deltron]

nah...there's always NintenDOOM articles, and always wanting them to go third party, especially before the release of a new console.

Most think Nintendo is stuck in the past with their way of thinking, especially with shyt like multiplayer/online.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

I feel Nintendo needs more fan input

It's like everyone wants to love Nintendo but Nintendo don't love us back tho

 

[levitate]

They didn't/don't go hard enough on Nintendo's insultingly bad ability to supply to the market's demand.

That and the always online decision for Super Mario Run gets glossed over.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

And CoD has changed over the years too. Doesn't change the fact that it's the same thing over and over. Nintendo do doesn't take risks, and don't try to create new ips. Every other major publisher at least puts in the effort

lord you Nintendo Haters are ignorant

Arms, codename steam and splatoon weren't risks huh?

Mario Galaxy is the same as Mario sunshine huh? Breath of the wild is the same as Skyward Sword huh?



I see your call of doody type jokes too shyt wasn't slick