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[SantaC]

How would you rank the importance & quality of Gamecube's different developers so far?

This is my list:

1. EAD (etc Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart, Pikmin1 and Pikmin 2)
2. Retro Studios (Metroid Prime1 & Metroid Prime 2)
3. Hal (etc SSBM - smash hit)
4. IS (etc Paper Mario 2, Fire emblem - promesing games)
5. Camelot (Mario Golf, Mario Tennis)
6. SK (ED, MGS:TS, now 3rd party)
7. Hudson (etc Mario Part 4. - sold very well)
8. NST (Waverace: BS, 1080 Avs)


Important 3rd party developers this generation for Gamecube:

1. Capcom (Production studio 4 - VJ 1& 2 and RE series)
2. Namco (ToS, Baten Kaitos, StarFox, Donkey Konga with Nin)
3. SEGA (Amusement Vision - FZeroGX, SMB1 & 2)
4. Square (Square Enix Co., Ltd - FF:CC - sold quite well afterall...)

Others: Factor5.


The big minus goes to Konami. 0 quality production on GC so far. (yes SK did TS afterall)


Hmm what do you think?

 

[AniHawk]

How would you rank the importance & quality of Gamecube's different developers so far?

This is my list:

1. EAD (etc Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart, Pikmin1 and Pikmin 2)
2. Retro Studios (Metroid Prime1 & Metroid Prime 2)
3. Hal (etc SSBM - smash hit)
4. IS (etc Paper Mario 2, Fire emblem - promesing games)
5. Camelot (Mario Golf, Mario Tennis)
6. SK (ED, MGS:TS, now 3rd party)
7. Hudson (etc Mario Part 4. - sold very well)
8. NST (Waverace: BS, 1080 Avs)


Important 3rd party developers this generation for Gamecube:

1. Capcom (Production studio 4 - VJ 1& 2 and RE series)
2. Namco (ToS, Baten Kaitos, StarFox, Donkey Konga with Nin)
3. SEGA (Amusement Vision - FZeroGX, SMB1 & 2)
4. Square (Square Enix Co., Ltd - FF:CC - sold quite well afterall...)


The big minus goes to Konami. 0 quality production on GC so far. (yes SK did TS afterall)


Hmm what do you think?

Typo in the name-o.

EDIT: My list of Importance AND Quality...:

1. HAL: Only one game, SSBM, but it is the game most people have bought their GCs for, and it has improved upon SSB so much to the level of near-perfection.
2. EAD: They've created the majority of the money-makers this gen, but they have only evolved since the 64 bit era. Even though some very much so enjoy their games, they don't stand up to their predecessors; quality wise or in sales (yet)
3. Intelligent Systems: Creating 2 new RPGs for the GC, which have huge potential quality wise, and sales wise.
4. Retro Studios: Reinvented Metroid for a new era. Made a modern classic in the eyes of many critics and gamers, though haven't helped out much as far as sales.

3rd Party:

1. Capcom: Gave Nintendo Resident Evil Proper, as well as timed exclusives and continued support through rough times, like they did with Sega
2. Sega: Basically gave Nintendo its Sonic Team fanbase, or at least expanded on it. Besides their Sonic games, their Super Monkey Ball games sold extremely well, and they're the only company to go online with the Gamecube in North America, and be met with a bit of success with it.
3. Namco: Gave the GC two RPG series: One from its Tales of team, and one from Monolithsoft. Also secured forseeable hits with franchise characters in Star Fox, Donkey Konga, and Soul Calibur II.
4. Hudson: Constantly creating huge moneymakers with the Mario Party series for some fun multiplayer as well
5. Camelot: Made the two Mario sports games this gen for the GC this gen. Though one's not out, MG has not had the success of the N64 original. However, Camelot may soon reveal its RPG hand with a console version of Golden Sun, to help expand the GC's RPG userbase, and continue the franchise.

 

[SantaC]

fixed it, but it wont show correct in forum any mod who can fix it?

 

[Buggy Loop]

Shouldnt square enix be replaced by Factor5? Their game's quality is arguable but Rogue leader II definitely added a touch to GC's launch and its "capabilities", one of GC's best selling 3rd party game, if not THE best selling.

And i would put SK above camelot, they took an eternity to release mario golf and mario tennis has taken a while too.

I agree with the rest of the list though,

 

[AniHawk]

Shouldnt square enix be replaced by Factor5? Their game's quality is arguable but Rogue leader II definitely added a touch to GC's launch and its "capabilities", one of GC's best selling 3rd party game, if not THE best selling.

And i would put SK above camelot, they took an eternity to release mario golf and mario tennis has taken a while too.

I agree with the rest of the list though,

The best selling is Sonic Adventure 2:Battle.

 

[neptunes]

Who is developing Metroid Prime Hunters DS again?

 

[SantaC]

I forgot Factor5, and probably because I dont like their games.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The best selling is Sonic Adventure 2:Battle.

For sega, not as a whole, at least not from the numbers i remember. Even RE remake made it to 1.1M, SA2 beat that?

 

[sc0la]

Who is developing Metroid Prime Hunters DS again?

NST

 

[Alcibiades]

1. Hal (etc SSBM - smash hit) <- this title alone is what keeps the brandname "Gamecube" alive
2. EAD (etc Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart, Pikmin1 and Pikmin 2)
3. Retro Studios (Metroid Prime1 & Metroid Prime 2)
4. Hudson (etc Mario Part 4. - sold very well)
5. Camelot (Mario Golf, Mario Tennis)
6. IS (etc Paper Mario 2, Fire emblem - promesing games)
7. SK (ED, MGS:TS, now 3rd party)
8. NST (Waverace: BS, 1080 Avs)


Important 3rd party developers this generation for Gamecube:

1. Namco (ToS, Baten Kaitos, StarFox, Donkey Konga with Nin)
2. Capcom (Production studio 4 - VJ 1& 2 and RE series)
3. SEGA (Amusement Vision - FZeroGX, SMB1 & 2)
4. Square (Square Enix Co., Ltd - FF:CC - sold quite well afterall...)

Others: Factor5.

Resident Evil hasn't done much for GCN yet, even though they were modest successes, Nintendo benefitted way more from Phantasy Star Online, Sonic, and Monkey Ball than RE and Viewtiful Joe (which had some decent advertising but lousy and uneven distribution)...

 

[Solid]

For me: SK.

 

[Blackace]

Namco has given Nintendo the best 3rd party support followed closely by Capcom.

Namco has made RPGs for the Cube which is needed so badly for the system....

 

[Kuroyume]

Capcom Production Studio 4 is the most important of all...

 

[cvxfreak]

For me, it would be...

1. EAD - MKDD, WW, SMS
2. HAL - KAR, SSBM
3. Capcom Studios 3/4 - RE0, REmake, VJ, RE4, VJ2, K7
4. Sonic Team/Amusement Vision - F-Zero GX, Sonic, Super Monkey Ball
5. Genius Sonority - Pokemon Colosseum
6. Retro Studios - Metroid Prime 1 and Echoes
7. Namco - Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, Soul Calibur II, Star Fox, Donkey Konga 1 + 2
8. Factor 5 - Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike
9. Silicon Knights - MGSTTS, ED
10. EA - EA Sports, EA Big, EA Games
11. Hudson - Mario Party series, Famicom remakes
12. Konami - YuGiOh: FBK, Powerful Pro Baseball in Japan, MGSTTS

 

[Argyle]

1. Namco (Mr. Driller Drill Land)
2. Camelot (Mario Golf)
3. Capcom (Viewtiful Joe)

Are there other Gamecube games?

 

[dog$]

Here's my list:

1. Jeff Minter - if it wasn't for this hippie I'd have no reason to own a GC.