> -----Original Message-----
> From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:01 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: E3 Press Conference Impressions: Part 2, Nintendo
>
> Sorry, what are "first party games"? Do you mean first person shooters?
"First Party" games are games created by the creators of the hardware on
which they run or by companies solely owned by that company. Nintendo games
created for Nintendo hardware are "First Party".
For Nintendo this includes games like "Zelda", "Mario" and "Metroid". For
Sony this would include "God of War" or "Grand Turismo" and for MS this
includes "Halo" and "Viva Piñata".
"Third Party" games created by independent developers/publishers, EA or
Activision for instance, that don't have any ownership stake in the hardware
platform. Games like "Grand Theft Auto" or "Madden" are third party. Third
party games are often cross-platform but don't have to be. Games like
"Final Fantasy", "Gears of War", "Blue Dragon" and "Metal Gear Solid" are
all third party exclusives.
You don't hear it much and it's a bit fuzzy to begin with but "Second Party"
usually refers to an independently (or at least partly independently) owned
studio that only produces for a single platform. They often have close ties
to the platform owner. Studios like Naughty Dog ("Jak and Daxter"),
Insomniac ("Ratchet and Clank") and CSP ("Mario Golf and Tennis") are often
called "Second Party".
Second Party developers often work on IP owned by the platform holder (for
example Ready At Dawn have worked with the "Daxter" and "God of War"
licenses, both owned by Sony).
Traditionally most of a console's exclusive titles come from First and
Second party developer with large, public deals made for important third
party games. A console doesn't require third party support to thrive but it
does help significantly. Nintendo, more than any other publisher, lives or
dies based on the quality of its first/second party titles.
The fortunes of Sony and Microsoft are much more tied to their third-party
relationships although both companies have growing, successful first/second
party portfolios both combined pale against Nintendo's. "Mario" (which
includes "Yoshi", "Luigi", "Wario", "Super Smash Bros", etc), "Zelda",
"Donkey Kong", "Pokeman", "Brain Age", "Metroid", "Star Fox", "Animal
Crossing", "Pikmin", "Nintendogs", "Kirby" and many other less successful
franchises are all owned by Nintendo.
Jim Davis
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