Upcoming console's realization of the Nintendo dream may prove difficult for third-party developers to graspNintendo has expressed many times in the past that they are convinced the face of video games as we know them will need to change, as well as our ways of playing and ultimately appreciating them.?Thus far we know they are expected to put this philosophy to the test with their forthcoming Revolution home video game console.
Backed by such an ideal, Nintendo expects to implement new technologies for the Revolution that could lead to a variety of interesting functionalities if previous rumors prove to be true, so they might not have to worry about being left behind in terms of straight console "horsepower".?Indeed, what really worries Nintendo is their new take on gaming may be a little too difficult for current third-party developers to adapt to initially.?In fact, several news reports have surfaced today?quoting Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata himself?on the fact?that the Revolution may not appeal to third-party developers at first, perhaps even "alienating" a few as EuroGamer writes:
"In a recent print interview, Iwata-san said that if third parties were able to continue creating gorgeous, traditional games on rival next-generation formats and continue to expand their audiences that way, they 'may not support Nintendo'.However it seems that Nintendo instead expects publishers to realise that Revolution's strength lies in forging new markets. 'What we are trying to do is such a different thing, and people have come to realise that the approach we have taken with Nintendo DS can actually expand the market beyond what existing platforms can do,' he said."
With so very little official information on the Revolution (including it's features) available, we obviously can't say at this point whether this will prove to be the case.?Maybe everyone is just blowing Iwata's comments out of proportion, which really isn't all that surprising given the nature of journalism.
Nintendo does already has a bit of notoriety amongst hardline gamers and naysayers for?stressing their views of "the new gaming" upon the mass market,?leading to?quot;gimmicky" new consoles and peripherals.?Time will tell whether Nintendo's idea of innovation in today's video game market will truly end up costing them support from both developers and consumer alike.
Article Link: EuroGamer
