Revolution will see "extensive" third party support

Revolution will see "extensive" third party support - Nintendogamesindustry.bizMon, 24 Apr 2006 3:47 AM PDTDiscussing the impending launch of the Revolution console, Nintendo of America's SVP marketing and corporate communications, George Harrison, stressed the importance of third party publisher support.
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Now this is kinda interesting. A few weeks ago it was said, more or less, that Nintendo couldn't GET 3rd party companys to even LOOK at the Rev. let alone support it. Perhaps Nintendo has learned something from the 'Cube. Just because you have great 1st party software, it's the 3rd parties that will keep the system afloat... and fire whome ever though of Cubes controller.

GameCube royalty rates slashed as Nintendo courts third parties

GameCube royalty rates slashed as Nintendo courts third parties GamesIndustry.biz:

"GameCube royalty rates slashed as Nintendo courts third partiesRob Fahey 10:56 11/04/2003Can lower unit royalty rates bring more key exclusives to the Cube?Nintendo has cut the royalty rates on GameCube software in a move aimed at encouraging third-party publishers to bring key titles to the platform, and will focus more heavily on third-party software at E3.The company, which last week announced that it had missed its 2002 shipment targets for the Cube by a massive 44 per cent, selling only 5.6 million units, admitted that major third-party titles such as Grand Theft Auto were completely overshadowing its own major franchises such as Mario and Metroid.