Post by Segaman on Apr 12, 2003 14:08:24 GMT -5
Nintendo To Cut Royalty Rates?
According to Reuters, Nintendo of Japan is preparing to cut royalty rates for the GameCube in order to secure more third-party developers for the console. There are also reports that Nintendo will focus primarily on third-party titles for their booth at E3, and that companies like Capcom and Sega will be important to raising the GameCube's success rate.
In a growing struggling financial market around the world, it makes sense that Nintendo would lower its royalty rates in the hopes of attracting more third-party games to the GC, which gamers can tell that it obviously needs in order to stay competitive with the the PS2 and Xbox. We'll have coverage on Nintendo's booth during E3, so keep checking back with us for more Nintendo updates as the show approaches.
Source: Gaming Horizon
According to Reuters, Nintendo of Japan is preparing to cut royalty rates for the GameCube in order to secure more third-party developers for the console. There are also reports that Nintendo will focus primarily on third-party titles for their booth at E3, and that companies like Capcom and Sega will be important to raising the GameCube's success rate.
In a growing struggling financial market around the world, it makes sense that Nintendo would lower its royalty rates in the hopes of attracting more third-party games to the GC, which gamers can tell that it obviously needs in order to stay competitive with the the PS2 and Xbox. We'll have coverage on Nintendo's booth during E3, so keep checking back with us for more Nintendo updates as the show approaches.
Source: Gaming Horizon
