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Re: What's eating at Nintendo?

Has the quality of their games been the same? Look at the games for the Cube, half of them are 'average' games. While on the N64, perhaps 1/4 were average.

I'll make a thread about it soon.

Re: What's eating at Nintendo?

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Has the quality of their games been the same? Look at the games for the Cube, half of them are 'average' games. While on the N64, perhaps 1/4 were average.

I'll make a thread about it soon.

and 3/4 of Nintendo 64's games were either exclusive or had exclusive visuals and features that boosted it above Psx, while less than 1/4 of Cube's great games fit the same criteria in the face of competition. Nintendo didn't get worse over the last 10 years, the competition just got better. The Nintendo Difference with N64 was it's superior hardware and exclusive content. Now they have good exclusive content, but it's not a generation ahead of the the competing companies. That is why I say that the key is the impact the system has made on the industry.

GC>N64>SNES>NES as far as games go, but some still say SNES is better than N64, or NES is better than SNES, why? Because the impact it made at it's time was much bigger. If Superman 64 was released on SNES or NES (looking and playing just like on N64), it would be on many top 100 games of all-time lists. Not because it was better then what came after it, or because it's the best 3d game ever, but because of the impact it would have made had it been released at that time.

So, Xantar, you are right, side by side it's no contest, Gamecube is better. But Gamecube isn't more revolutionary, and isn't better compared to the other gaming companies. Would you rank Gamecube higher on a greatest console of all-time list? Gamecube isn't even better than Xbox or Ps2 head up.

Re: What's eating at Nintendo?

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Originally Posted by Clone_GCC

All new games! but they are just the same quality as you could find on another console, just like the n64.
Im not complaining, i love nintendo and there games but some people are way too hng up on the idea that nintendo is a godly company with "ninetdno magic" that'll make any 1st party game incredible. Dream on.

I agree, I think a lot of the issues stem from the fact that we are constantly wanting bigger and better. I love my gamecube more than my N64.. and I loved my N64 more than my SNES..and SNES more than NES... I think the games I have purchased for the GC are far more superior than N64 and more enjoyable visualy.... ok.. my a.d.d. just kicked in and I forgot where I was going with this. I just know I agree with the above quote...