Which third party developer is most important this generation?

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Last generation, we saw Square help establish Sony in the position they are in now. Which third party developer do you think plays the most important role this generation? I personally believe Sega will.

This will be the first time Sega has went third party, of course. Sega having a loyal fanbase and enough franchises could easily help make a console sell. For example, pretend that the Xbox gets more of Sega\'s franchises and classic ones at that (Panzer Dragoon!) this is goin\' to help sell alot of Xbox units. Sega is in a position where each hardware developer wants and needs them . Where most their games go could change alot of things.

S-E-G-A definitely SEGA.  They are the Wild Card.  Just like Last Generation, where the Square/Sony alliance was NEW and untouched territory.  Certainly, SEGA as a 3rd party is the newest TWIST that will decide the outcome of this generation.  Which consoles gets the better SEGA franchises and titles? GCN w/ Sonic, PS2 w/ VF, or XBox w/ Panzer and others.  

  All this SEGA talk makes me mad I had to start school and had to focus my money toward books, and stuff. :evil:

I say None... Sega is making games on all 3 systems sure panzier dragon is awesome classic game, but sadly it won\'t impact xbox as much as ff did for psx.....and sega is putting there respective titles on each system....so

I disagree. Sega although a big player in the next generation 3rd party scene is only really releasing rehashes on all consoles. Zombie Revenge, Phantasy Star Online, 18 Wheeler, Jet Set Radio: Future etc.

In my opinion this alone will make them a big player but not the biggest player. Anyone wanting Sega fun can buy a second hand Dreamcast for next to nothing.

My vote goes for Konami. They are after all releasing two big PS2 titles, MGS2 and Silent Hill 2. Then at the same time their also releasing for other consoles, MGSX.

Sony will really want Konami to succeed and although they are mainly PS2 based their impact on the console scene will be one of the biggest. They have some of the biggest games coming up.

If I had to choose a second i\'d say Namco or prehaps Capcom.

I say 3DO. I think Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft will be spending oodles of cash to keep 3DO games away from their console. The company with the most Army Men games will probably lose this generation.

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Originally posted by Gohan
I say 3DO. I think Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft will be spending oodles of cash to keep 3DO games away from their console. The company with the most Army Men games will probably lose this generation.

I knew someone was goin\' to say something like that.
Nice one, man.

Enix.  If a game company could ever make or break a system in Japan, it\'s Enix.  Just having a DQ game in your lineup even 3 years from now is enough to certify at least 5 million consoles being sold, even if the game is terrible.  Having Enix on your console means almost certain victory in Japan and if Nintendo or MS wanted to make an impact on the already bloated Sony infested gaming market there, Enix would be the way to go.  You can\'t win a console war unless you win the hearts of the Japanese.

>"You can\'t win a console war unless you win the hearts of the Japanese."

Yep, I agree

I\'ll vote for three:

Sega, for reasons already stated.

Square, FF series, online and offline.

Rockstar, has a great start on the PS2, helped push out titles in the first year of PS2, not a big part, but a signifigant one.

My vote goes to Konami.
They have to very hyped, and hopefully very good, games coming out. If this company were to go exclusive to any of the three it would be a major blow to the other two.

Originally posted by Ryu
Enix.  If a game company could ever make or break a system in Japan, it\'s Enix.  Just having a DQ game in your lineup even 3 years from now is enough to certify at least 5 million consoles being sold, even if the game is terrible.  Having Enix on your console means almost certain victory in Japan and if Nintendo or MS wanted to make an impact on the already bloated Sony infested gaming market there, Enix would be the way to go.  You can\'t win a console war unless you win the hearts of the Japanese.

You know if fails me to understand what makes Enix so big in japan has anyone played DW on psx...just pure crap...there living off a game that was good when it was on nes..

In your opinion it\'s crap, but to them, they eat it like candy.  Hey, these are people who like games like "Let\'s make a pro baseball team!" and Dating Sims.  Maybe it\'s just a cultural influence, but it is something they definitely love and it does sell like hotcakes over there.  Wanna know some interesting tidbits about the Japanese people and DragonQuest?  It is illegle for a DQ game to be released on a school day.  Heh, go figure.

Sega. who else?

Where Sega\'s best Dev teams get comfortable decide on what consoles many Sega fans will buy.

The reason I am buying X-Box is because I KNOW many good Sega games are being made for it. Panzer Dragoon alone warrants a purchase for me.

They are also making Virtua Fighter 4 for PS2. Virtua Fighter is the biggest Japanese arcade game, and Virtua Fighter 3 was on the arcade top 10 list up until 2000, 4 years later. VF4 sales will be huge for PS2\'s success, even though, it is pretty much guaranteed already. I crap you not that if VF4 was moved to X-Box, and exclusive at that, MANY japanese people would be investing in X-Box.

Shenmue, while selling only about a million worldwide, will also be a huge push for any system. If it were announced today for \'X\' system, I would invest heavily into that, as a game of that scope and beauty deserves to be played. If Shenmue III is released on PS2 (doubtful because of harddisk avail.), a system that willl easily sell as well as much as N64 did, I guarantee sales of Shenmue will be huge.


Some people would disagree because Sega couldn\'t support their OWN system. Well, netheir can Nintendo, believe it or not. When Sega was going at DC alone, with the exception of Capcom, they were quit alone. SUre, 150 devs signed up, but who really made stellar titles for DC? hardly any, most crapped on Sega and developed them for PSX or waited for PS2. Namco releases one stellar title, then craps on Sega and releases Namco Museum (big ****ing whoop), Ms. Pacman\'s Maze Madness (whoopdeedoo!), and a couple others. No RR, no Tekken, no SC sequel, etc.

Who would\'ve bought an N64 without EA\'s sport titles? We all know that Akk-lame\'s sports couldn\'t hold it. Or what about Turok? arguably Acclaim\'s best titles in the past 5 years, some people consider it N64\'s best titles.

N64 would\'ve sold probably just 20 million worldwide before crapping out. Every system needs 3rd parties and Sega means alot, too any systemmaker for console sales, to get back on topic. All I know is, until I see Panzer Dragoon or JSR:F announced for any other system, I will be glad to purchase one on launch.


Eric Jacob

I would say SEGA, I’m biased so sue me.

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Sega, Square and Namco