Do you guys think Nintendo needs to focus more on America

[IanTheGamer]

Since, we are the largest gaming market on the planet

 

[R0Y]

No, they already do. If you mean less on Japan, despite that market declining it's their home and still huge.

 

[IanTheGamer]

No, they already do. If you mean less on Japan, despite that market declining it's their home and still huge.

I mean putting a bit more eggs into the American market, because the things Japanese gamers want are completely different than what we American gamers want

 

[R0Y]

I mean putting a bit more eggs into the American market, because the things Japanese gamers want are completely different than what we American gamers want

If you mean gritty FPS then no, they already did that with Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and technically Geist although was bad. I guess because that market is so flooded they avoid that.

If you mean sports games like Sega Sports...you might be on to something, especially with the lack of EA support.

If you mean western RPG's like The Witcher, sure but who works on it? Retro Studios and Next Level Games?

If you mean partnerships with western third-parties ala Hyrule Warriors or Smash Bros, YEAH! (and way back Star Fox)

If you mean Metroid's, F-Zeroes, or a Western Zelda, (we're already getting Star Fox) YEAH!

 

[LarsINTJ]

With all the blunders Nintendo has lived through, I trust their long-term judgement.

 

[HeavyLobster]

Investing in Western dev studios certainly makes sense. There is a global market for Japanese games due to their historical impact on the industry, but for a gaming platform to have significant worldwide appeal, it needs to appeal to other tastes. I don't really want Nintendo to simply make COD, GTA, or Skyrim clones, but it is possible to make Western-oriented games that do things differently. (think Metroid Prime)

 

[GunGunW]

Yeah... that... that would be very nice.

I'm not saying they need to go full on western in their development or anything, but I mean their games tend to sell more here than there... I think. I mean, Brawl sold give or take twice as many copies here than in Japan. I just wish that we weren't their "secondary" market if that makes sense.

 

[IanTheGamer]

If you mean gritty FPS then no, they already did that with Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and technically Geist although was bad. I guess because that market is so flooded they avoid that.

If you mean sports games like Sega Sports...you might be on to something, especially with the lack of EA support.

If you mean western RPG's like The Witcher, sure but who works on it? Retro Studios and Next Level Games?

If you mean partnerships with western third-parties ala Hyrule Warriors or Smash Bros, YEAH! (and way back Star Fox)

If you mean Metroid's, F-Zeroes, or a Western Zelda, (we're already getting Star Fox) YEAH!

Also for Western RPG's, don't forget Fallout and TES, the two biggest series in the genre, and for sports games, yeah, they could resurrect the MLB Pennant Chase Baseball or NBA Courtside, IPs, if they really wanted to, because the MLB and NBA licenses are not exclusive, seriously the games sell more in the US than Japan, Baseball gamers buy PS3's and PS4's for The Show, there's no other alternative, Pennant Chase Baseball could give The Show a run for it's money

 

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Just as long as we get good rewards through Club Nintendo.

 

[Booster]

Yes, please, I'd love to see the next fatal frame game come here, but considering how long it has been announced without any mention of an American release, I lost hope and turned to playing some indie games on PS3