[ZebraRampage]

Originally posted by Dyne
I'm tired of you guys' incessant bitching about Nintendo, milk this, screw that console, release this, continue that, whatever.

Can you see Nintendo relying on all-new franchises like Pikmin? How did Pikmin turn out? Like crap.

Look at it this way. You're sitting in your office after a successful game was released, in this case, Zelda. Now, do you want to risk all your money on some new game, or go with something people are fimiliar with? Why isn't Bungie working on something else than Halo? Halo recieved good feedback. Why the hell is Konami still making Metal Gear Solid? Why is Polyphonic still making GT? Why is Rockstar still making GTA? Why is Rare still going to make Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, or Conker?

Let's put it this way. Nintendo's still in rehab since the losses of N64, and now, Gamecube. If you're a lemonade stand, and you've been making lemonade for a while, and people like it, and during Fall, your business is much slower than it used to be, are you going to start selling Ice Cream? So, what's this? This is the position Nintendo is in. They need to build back the respect they once had, and the only way to go up is to rely on stuff like Pokemon, because that sells no matter what season.

Or, do you guys recommend they say "Ah, **** it!" And go create some new **** that might turn out like Pikmin?

You make me sick.

I never looked at it that way, but then again I wasn't complaining. All I can really say is that it sucks that nintendo is in the spot that they're in right now. It looks as though it will be tough for them to come back to how they were during the SNES days.