Comment Re:Yamauchi wants Nintendos to make movies. (Score 1) 141
It is in their best interest to shake up the industry as much as possible because they are better positioned to capitalize on it. MS and Sony have a tendency to focus group everything, while Nintendo will just jump in feet first. The trick is getting third parties to follow along.
That's a good point, although 'back in the day' (pre-PSX?) the third parties were also relatively small and the costs of making a game were much smaller.
That made it much easier for the third parties to be flexible and take risks with new technologies. These days those same companies are more concerned with playing safe and not sinking $XXm into a project that doesn't pay off.
It would be interesting to have a chart of the top games for each console and how much they cost to produce. Even the 'cookie-cutter' sequels need graphics artists etc. so they probably still cost a fair bit to produce.
That's a good point, although 'back in the day' (pre-PSX?) the third parties were also relatively small and the costs of making a game were much smaller.
That made it much easier for the third parties to be flexible and take risks with new technologies. These days those same companies are more concerned with playing safe and not sinking $XXm into a project that doesn't pay off.
It would be interesting to have a chart of the top games for each console and how much they cost to produce. Even the 'cookie-cutter' sequels need graphics artists etc. so they probably still cost a fair bit to produce.
