Iwata says Rev might not get 3rd party support

[eh]

nooooooooo
ohwell no mainstream crap guarenteed
we know sega will still develop for it even if its only sonicteam.
What do you think of this comment iwata made

March 4, 2005 - In a recent interview with overseas trade publication MCV, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata talked about the company's forthcoming home console, codenamed Revolution. Iwata reiterated that the platform would be fundamentally different from other game systems, and said that its unique make-up could potentially alienate third party publishers, or in contrast draw them in.

"If the next generation platforms are going to create even more gorgeous looking games using further enhanced functionality, and if that next-gen market can still expand the games industry, then I'm afraid that third-parties may not support Nintendo," he said.

Iwata once more compared Revolution to Nintendo DS, and said that like its portable the machine could gain the eye of consumers who normally don't care about games. "On the other hand, what we are trying to do is such a different thing, and people have come to realize that the approach we have taken with Nintendo DS can actually expand the market beyond what existing platforms can do. Therefore I believe there should be more third parties who are willing to support Nintendo's new ideas."

Nintendo's president suggested that third party support for Revolution could depend entirely on whether or not publishers find the console appealing. "If we receive the support of the licensees, I believe we will expand third party support," he said. "If our ideas cannot be appealing enough, then we cannot receive third party support."

Iwata indicated that the next-generation is a risky business for all hardware manufacturers and not just Nintendo. "Already publishers are not hesitant in disclosing their concerns over next generation gaming platforms, and development costs are rising. Publishers are afraid... of whether [the next-gen] consoles can appeal to people who are not the avid game fans of today."

Nintendo plans to unveil Revolution at the May Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more on the machine.

source cube.ign.com/articles/593/593733p1.html?fromint=1

[Marik]

I will get the Revolution, but If he thinks that third parties will like it, what makes it that people will buy it?

[eh]

Marik said:

I will get the Revolution, but If he thinks that third parties will like it, what makes it that people will buy it?

did you mean to put that third parties wont like it...
other wise im confused by what you said...hey wheres the Tails faces, there not there *_* I cant use them -_-
Im getting even if it dosent get ANY third party support, but I still think sega will support it...

[Tails]

Iwata doesn't mean that no 3rd parties will support him, he simply means that very few will. Sega, Namco, Capcom, Konami, and EA Games, however, have all shown devotion to Nintendo's consoles over the last few years, so it's undertood that those companies will make games for Revolution. It's other companies, like Rockstar, Lucas Arts, and the hundreds of other developers out there that may or may not support Revolution.

Well, I could care less. I own all three consoles, which is the bullet-proof solution to avoiding situations like these. So, as long as I eventually get all three of the next-gen consoles when they're released, I won't mind which system gets the most 3rd-party support. Besides, 90% of the Gamecube games I currently own are 1st party games. Nintendo could make a system primarily for their 1st party games, and their console sales will still be extremely high.

[PigsMayFlie]

If it doesn't get it at the start then they would need to pull something big off. then third parties would come flocking to it

[Marik]

Revolution Software Development Kits are in the hand of developers now so we have to see.