Dallas Columnist Says Nintendo Partly at Fault for Developers ‘Not Getting It’
Recently, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime was quoted as telling Forbes “I will be able to say our licensees ‘get it’ when their very best content is on our platform. And with very few exceptions today, that’s not the case.”
However, Victor Godinez of The Dallas Morning News seems to believe that the root of the problem goes a little deeper, and that some of the blame lies with Nintendo:On the surface, it certainly seems odd that the best-selling console in the world doesn’t get the best programming teams.
But I think most game creators got into the industry in the hopes of writing the next Doom or Halo or Command & Conquer and not the next Hannah Montana video game adaptation. So the best game makers gravitate to the consoles that seem to specialize in the kinds of games they like.
Nintendo bears some responsibility here, as well.See the rest after the cut.