Could Tecmo's NG3: Razor's Edge be Nintendo's last chance in the M rated market?

Yeah, I'm going to be making another thread on this subject.

As we know, Nintendo is the only first party to RARELY publish any games with the M ESRB rating (or any adult oriented rating depending on where you are in the world, like PEGI 16-18+ in Europe), unlike Microsoft (Halo, Gears of War) and Sony (God of War, The Getaway, Twisted Metal Black and the recent installment on PS3) and have had mostly successful runs with them, unlike Nintendo.

In the past, I have made a thread (don't bump, we don't want anyone getting moderated here) saying that I think Nintendo has legit reasons on not having their own M rated games with one N64 game (Rare's Perfect Dark) being a success, but two GameCube games (Silicon Knights' Eternal Darkness and n-space's Geist) being commercial failures, and that thread was made before Resident Evil: Revelations (which Nintendo of Europe did publish, Capcom published in NA and Japan) released, and to my understanding, that failed in the west (NA and Europe) too.

Now the next game for Nintendo to publish with this sort of audience is Tecmo-Koei's Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge for the Wii U. Another version based off the widely panned Ninja Gaiden III for PS3 and 360.

And because it was widely panned with reception from both critics and gamers, bad sales, and Nintendo's rotten luck, do you think this may be their final chance with the overall "Mature" market and whatever "Mature" games being all handled by third parties in both development and publishing?

My thoughts: I personally think it might be because after Nintendo's past three not doing so hot and Ninja Gaiden III's sour reception may not be any help. Nintendo is one of those companies where history really haunts them.

(Besides, I see Ninja Gaiden III on Wii U getting True Crime: New York City styIe of reception when it was released on PC after the console versions)

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Your thoughts?

To be honest, I don't know why they are even publishing that game. It would be better if they published some Resident Evil title since that has actually some chance to succeed on their platforms, as a M-rated title.

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

Cherokee_Jack

To be honest, I don't know why they are even publishing that game. It would be better if they published some Resident Evil title since that has actually some chance to succeed on their platforms, as a M-rated title.

nameless12345

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

nintendoboy16

I think you are mistaken with what he is saying and what people who say they "grew out" of nintendo systems are saying. Nintendo themselves do not need to publish the games, especially random games like these. They just need to have an environment where publishes put the games on the console willingly.

I think you are mistaken with what he is saying and what people who say they "grew out" of nintendo systems are saying. Nintendo themselves do not need to publish the games, especially random games like these. They just need to have an environment where publishes put the games on the console willingly.

GD1551

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

I think you are mistaken with what he is saying and what people who say they "grew out" of nintendo systems are saying. Nintendo themselves do not need to publish the games, especially random games like these. They just need to have an environment where publishes put the games on the console willingly.

nintendoboy16

Working more with publishers and catering to them a bit.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

I think you are mistaken with what he is saying and what people who say they "grew out" of nintendo systems are saying. Nintendo themselves do not need to publish the games, especially random games like these. They just need to have an environment where publishes put the games on the console willingly.

GD1551

Working more with publishers and catering to them a bit.

I thought ZombiU was their attempt to get back in.AmazonTreeBoa

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]I thought ZombiU was their attempt to get back in.nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]I thought ZombiU was their attempt to get back in.AmazonTreeBoa

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

Cherokee_Jack

Exactly, Nintendo doesn't market their consoles for the hardcore anymore.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

nintendoboy16

Gamers who "grew out" of Nintendo don't play handhelds. Especially not in public.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

I don't see the need for Nintendo to publish a lot of M-rated games. Especially not third-party games they randomly decide to publish themselves.

nintendoboy16

I like how all Ng3's suck, even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes.StatusShuffle

There was only one NG3 released.:lol::lol::lol:

They won't judge how well this game sells on the WiiU because they probably already know that it may not sell that well.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]I like how all Ng3's suck, even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes.super600

There was only one NG3 released.:lol::lol::lol:

[QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"]I like how all Ng3's suck, even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes.StatusShuffle

There was only one NG3 released.:lol::lol::lol:

We are not talking about the nes one.

No.

If there's such a thing as an "M rated market," I suggest we kill it with fire, because those must be the dumbest human beings ever to be born and are preventing the whole human kind from reaching its full potential.

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="super600"]

There was only one NG3 released.:lol::lol::lol:

super600

We are not talking about the nes one.

[QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Yeah guess that NES game never existed and had no port :Roll: yeah might want to rethink that one bud.StatusShuffle

We are not talking about the nes one.

Maybe in your opinion all of them sucked.

[QUOTE="super600"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Yeah guess that NES game never existed and had no port :Roll: yeah might want to rethink that one bud.StatusShuffle

We are not talking about the nes one.

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="super600"]

We are not talking about the nes one.

Litchie

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

He's talking about the Nes NG3,the PS3's version of the recent NG3 and the 360's version of the recent NG3.The Nes version is drastically different then the other versions.It has no connections whatsoever to the other NG3's.

[QUOTE="Litchie"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Must be slow day at system wars. I said "I like how all versions of NG3 suck."super600

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

He's talking about the Nes NG3,the PS3's version of the recent NG3 and the 360's version of the recent NG3.The Nes version is drastically different then the other versions.It has no connections whatsoever to the other NG3's.

I knew NG3 was going to the Wii U but I didn't know Nintendo was publishing it, so I take it Tecmo sold off another one of its IPs Nintendo then, I mean when they developed Fatal Frame 4 for Nintendo they ended up handing over the entire franchise to Nintendo who plans to do nothing with it, guess we can pretty much write off seeing another Ninja Gaiden game after this since it already sucked on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and don't really see the Wii U version being much better, and after a failure of sales Nintendo will probably decide not to make another... anyhow, what's next, Dead or Alive?lamprey263

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="super600"]

We are not talking about the nes one.

Litchie

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

[QUOTE="Litchie"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Must be slow day at system wars. I said "I like how all versions of NG3 suck."super600

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

He's talking about the Nes NG3,the PS3's version of the recent NG3 and the 360's version of the recent NG3.The Nes version is drastically different then the other versions.It has no connections whatsoever to the other NG3's.

[QUOTE="Litchie"]

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"] Must be slow day at system wars. I said "I like how all versions of NG3 suck."StatusShuffle

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

[QUOTE="StatusShuffle"][QUOTE="Litchie"]

Um.. No. You said "I like how all Ng3's suck". And you also said "even the original NG3 and all its ports and remakes." NG3 didn't have ports and remakes. And it sounds like you think all Ninja Gaiden games are called Ninja Gaiden 3.

Think before posting, maybe?

Litchie

Last chance? Wii U launch lineup- Zombie U, Batman AA, Ninja Gaiden 3, Darksiders 2, Mass effect 3, Assasins Creed 3

thats quite a few adult themed games just on Wii U launch.

Will it be really good is what I want to know.

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

To be honest, I don't know why they are even publishing that game. It would be better if they published some Resident Evil title since that has actually some chance to succeed on their platforms, as a M-rated title.

nintendoboy16

How about a Code Veronica or Resi 2 remake developed exclusively for Wii U?