Kind of Weak 1st Party Support Lately?

It seems to me that nintendo hasn't given the attention to the ds as it has to some of its other platforms. Correft me if I'm wrong, but the only true nintendo games of 2009 are Spirit Tracks and Inside story. Maybe I'm just sad that I haven't seen any platforming mario games in a while, and the ds's 3rd party support has been so strong, or maybe their software efforts are focused on the wii, but it seems like nintendo hasn't been pumping out the ds games it used to.

We got Zelda... Can't get any more support than that

Oh yeah but then again, a lot of the games listed aren't my idea of first party offerings....oh well, I suppose it could be worse xD

This year there were a far number of games noted above and like 50 DSi ware games. Next year though not looking very promising

This year there were a far number of games noted above and like 50 DSi ware games. Next year though not looking very promising

Cruse34

This year there were a far number of games noted above and like 50 DSi ware games. Next year though not looking very promising

Cruse34

In 2009 they published Fire Emblem, Fossil Fighters, The Legendary Starfy, Personal Trainer: Math, Personal Trainer: Walking, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Rhythm Heaven and not to mention all the DSi offerings. (As well as Bowser's Inside Story and Spirit Tracks that you mentioned). I'd say that's pretty good for a year. SiK99

It's like someone wanting a great Sega game this year and someone else points out Empire: Total War or Madworld.

The problem with looking at it that way is most companies do this and actually release very few of their own franchises in a given year. Especially a company like Nintendo that when they do develop a game, they usually do it right.

If IGN's info is accurate, then they had 5 games this year that they developed, not including DSiWare (Spirit Tracks, Pokemon Plat, Personal Trainer Math, Personal Trainker Walking, and they co-developed Rhythm Heaven). The topic creator mentioned Mario and Luigi and the three M&L games are actually Developed by AlphaDream, not Nintendo. They even have another studio helping out with their new Metroid game....

So if the topic creator mentions a game in his argument that isn't even developed by Nintendo, then shouldn't that open up to other games that aren't developed by Nintendo being brought into the discussion?

They have been focusing on the Wii more (Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metriod: The Other M, and Zelda 2011 [I hope]). This year has been more third party involved than first.

In 2009 they published Fire Emblem, Fossil Fighters, The Legendary Starfy, Personal Trainer: Math, Personal Trainer: Walking, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Rhythm Heaven and not to mention all the DSi offerings. (As well as Bowser's Inside Story and Spirit Tracks that you mentioned). I'd say that's pretty good for a year. SiK99

The problem with looking at it that way is most companies do this and actually release very few of their own franchises in a given year. Especially a company like Nintendo that when they do develop a game, they usually do it right.

If IGN's info is accurate, then they had 5 games this year that they developed, not including DSiWare (Spirit Tracks, Pokemon Plat, Personal Trainer Math, Personal Trainker Walking, and they co-developed Rhythm Heaven). The topic creator mentioned Mario and Luigi and the three M&L games are actually Developed by AlphaDream, not Nintendo. They even have another studio helping out with their new Metroid game....

So if the topic creator mentions a game in his argument that isn't even developed by Nintendo, then shouldn't that open up to other games that aren't developed by Nintendo being brought into the discussion?

SiK99

In 2009 they published Fire Emblem, Fossil Fighters, The Legendary Starfy, Personal Trainer: Math, Personal Trainer: Walking, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Rhythm Heaven and not to mention all the DSi offerings. (As well as Bowser's Inside Story and Spirit Tracks that you mentioned). I'd say that's pretty good for a year. SiK99

BattleTurtle said:

Alpha Dream is second party Nintendo. It is part of Nintendo.

Alpah Dream is an independent developer with an exclusive contract to develop games for Nintendo's systems. This is the definition of a second-party developer. It was never a part of Nintendo just like Rare.

There is a difference between first party and publishing. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is not a Nintendo game, but Nintendo publishes it outside of Japan.

The Mario and Sonic games are published by Nintendo in Japan, but they are not developed nor owned by Nintendo. They were developed by Sonic Team, but are owned by the International Olympic Committee (The Mario and Sonic characters are licensed to the IOC).

In the past, Nintendo published Squaresoft's early Final Fantasy games in North America, but of course, Nintendo did not own them.

only need zelda... look at last years games from nintendo