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Polygon: Nintendo is a decade behind the rest of the gaming industry
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I think you have it backwards lol.
Motion controls: Nintendo
Touch screen gaming: Nintendo
Portable consoles: Nintendo
Controller vibration: Nintendo
2D Platformers: Nintendo
3D Platformers: Nintendo
The list goes on and on.
If you are saying they are behind in online stuff, then sure.
Motion controls: Nintendo
Touch screen gaming: Nintendo
Portable consoles: Nintendo
Controller vibration: Nintendo
2D Platformers: Nintendo
3D Platformers: Nintendo
The list goes on and on.
If you are saying they are behind in online stuff, then sure.
Yeeeeeeeah that makes sense, every slice of the circle should be a distinct part of the same whole. Thank you!
Online infanstructure? Yes theyre 0robably more that 15 years behind on that.
In terms of their hardware and games? Not at all (outside of being less powerful, but thats cause its alßo a handheld)
In terms of their hardware and games? Not at all (outside of being less powerful, but thats cause its alßo a handheld)
Nintendo has competitive advantages that appeal to many people
Sony has competitive advantages that appeal to many people
Microsoft has competitive advantages that appeal to many people
Nintendo isn't "behind" at all, let alone by a decade (FOH lol). They have their own strengths that many, many people love. They also have weaknesses that many, many people wish weren't there. They have been successful in their vision and execution of being a console maker. Come on, Polygon. This is the absolute basics of how businesses operate. It's like a negative-400 level course lesson.
Sony has competitive advantages that appeal to many people
Microsoft has competitive advantages that appeal to many people
Nintendo isn't "behind" at all, let alone by a decade (FOH lol). They have their own strengths that many, many people love. They also have weaknesses that many, many people wish weren't there. They have been successful in their vision and execution of being a console maker. Come on, Polygon. This is the absolute basics of how businesses operate. It's like a negative-400 level course lesson.
I dunno, the Metroid one actually sounds pretty cool. Though you could probably accomplish the same thing by just having a scoreboard for game completion time.
Always love a good honey trap thread.
Probably because all the higher-up creative positions in the industry are filled with 40-50 year old dudes who grew up watching old Clint Eastwood movies with their dads.
I've called it the Sad Dad game in the past. A whoooole lotta video games came out in the last decade or so featuring a middle-aged father/husband figure who is dealing with the trauma of dead, dying, missing, or otherwise debilitated wife and/or kids. Their character arc is always "I'm sad and emotionally disconnected from everyone" to "I'm still sad but now I've bonded with someone."
Probably because all the higher-up creative positions in the industry are filled with 40-50 year old dudes who grew up watching old Clint Eastwood movies with their dads.
Nice video but obviously meant to be clickbaity as fuck and send Nintendo fanboys into a tizzy.
Just a question, but why do Nintendo fans love to watch stuff where their favorite company gets skewered? Are they just that masochistic?
Just a question, but why do Nintendo fans love to watch stuff where their favorite company gets skewered? Are they just that masochistic?
I can't send a message to someone on my switch friend list So I can let them know I want to play.
I feel like the original Xbox had features on Live that the Switch doesn't in 2020. For sure XBL was better than Switch online when the 360 came out. Nintendo is leaving a ton of money on the table by not being able to get services right.
You have people here defending Nintendo and attacking them. Think it is fair to say that console warriors exist, but what do I know
Also said old dudes never bonded with their own kids because of studio crunch.
its tracking solution was outdated even before full-room VR was introduced from Valve.
didnt mario kart 8 do pretty well on switch or something? i just saw that a few days ago.
Checks out. They still make incredible games, but viewing them as a platform maker alongside the others is highly comical really. They've finally got online games and account systems at least a decade+ behind PS and Xbox, but their online service has actually gone backwards in many ways since the 3DS and WiiU.
Gyro controls in Splatoon, basically every refinement of open world games in BOTW, haptic rumble, touch screen/pad controller, whatever hybrid gaming setup the Switch is...you can argue nintendo are behind the curve in areas (hi online) but polygons argument that Nintendo doesn't take risks is silly. Look at ring fit or Labo or the Wii U, they're constantly trying shit that no one else is
Talking more about how UBisoft and Co are doing it. Splatoon is how a SERVICE is supposed to be (besides the bad online)
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It's a bit weird honestly. They're the kings of hardware innovations but are close to zero in terms of software innovations. They're sitting on piles of cash but focusing only on low-budget AA-sized teams with low expectations of 2-3 million sales per title. They are not looking to expand their teams - their biggest games are mostly outsourced to other studios (BotW chara modeling was outsourced to Monolith for example), nor trying to make smaller, more experimental titles internally. To me they're exactly in between Indies and AAA, taking none of each's advantages.
I think that's why it's so frustrating for many of us. They could literally take the best of what their competition is doing, and apply their own unique approach to game design.
I think that's why it's so frustrating for many of us. They could literally take the best of what their competition is doing, and apply their own unique approach to game design.
You'd be amazed how much less that other stuff matters when you make captivating hardware and consistently high quality games.
Not saying those things don't matter, but the rest of the industry has basically moved away from distinguishing hardware features which means that it's mandatory for them to be constantly evolving on the online front to set themselves apart. The Switch just has to be itself and play those great games it has. It's a reason besides quality that software attach rates are so high for the console.
Not saying those things don't matter, but the rest of the industry has basically moved away from distinguishing hardware features which means that it's mandatory for them to be constantly evolving on the online front to set themselves apart. The Switch just has to be itself and play those great games it has. It's a reason besides quality that software attach rates are so high for the console.
Yeah I could see this being an issue for people who play mp on there switch a lot.
I spend nearly all my switch time on single player.
A decade behind is being generous, they've still not given rudimentary features that have been standard on consoles since 2005 with Xbox 360. The fact that there's no basic in-console messaging, chat, or other absolute basic features is just pathetic in 2020.
All of this is is just so irritating, the Switch itself would damn near perfect if they'd just stop resisting change and actually adapt when it comes to the online realm.
All of this is is just so irritating, the Switch itself would damn near perfect if they'd just stop resisting change and actually adapt when it comes to the online realm.
I'm so confused. I can't tell if the video is supposed to come off jokingly. I can't tell if the reaction the title is getting is the one they are going for. I can't tell if the video sincerly thinks Nintendo is behind by 10 years but it's mostly a good thing. I do know I never want to think about dad Mario again.
Monolith Software is a Nintendo studio and most games have a lot of their work outsourced, AAA or otherwise. As for lacking in experimental or unique games, I suppose if you discount games like Splatoon, Arms, Astral Chain, and Ring Fit Adventure or even bigger games like Super Mario Odyssey, sure. If they're close to zero when it comes to software innovations, than hardly any big publisher has any software innovation
That's what they're already doing; applying their own unique approach to game design. That's what they've been doing since God knows how long
I think people do care but nintendo is so inept at online that it's known they are going to screw it up
Only way to prevent it would have been a 'watch the video. It is unfunny, but watch the video' title
So, they're in a point where loot-boxes and microtransactions are irrelevant to their business model?
I can dig that.
I can dig that.
Polygon is full of shit
This is also a beauty:
Mario Kart 8 will likely be the worst-selling game in franchise history, here's why
The Mario Kart series has long been a sales leader, ranking as the second-best selling game on Nintendo's last three hardware platforms, but even if every current Wii U owner bought the next...
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How old does an article have to be until it's considered stupid to bring it up?Polygon is full of shit
This is also a beauty:
Mario Kart 8 will likely be the worst-selling game in franchise history, here's why
The Mario Kart series has long been a sales leader, ranking as the second-best selling game on Nintendo's last three hardware platforms, but even if every current Wii U owner bought the next...
Wait. Are people ITT taking an obviously satirical video seriously or are they all in on the joke, attempting to add another layer?
I can't wait for the idea of MTX as Battlepasses and Seasons to be added to Brain Training, personally.
I can't wait for the idea of MTX as Battlepasses and Seasons to be added to Brain Training, personally.
No, what they said was that their focus is no longer on expanding the gaming population since it's already expanded as much as it could've basically. Their focus will now be on why you should care about Nintendo over other entertainment brands by offering counter-software and expanding the reach of their IP. It's business as usual for Nintendo, they've just better define what exactly they are in the current market.
its writing and narrative structure is hot trash and honestly worse than even Microsoft, whose focus has always been multiplayer.
I'm sure the video that suggests VR Survival Horror featuring Kirby is really serious.