Cacophony said:
After all, all major/numbered Final Fantasy titles are on the Sony consoles not to mention a host of non Final Fantasy rpgs/adventures/whatever else they’ve cooked up with rpg elements.
The first six Final Fantasies and first six Dragon Warriors were all originally on Nintendo consoles. In recent years, all those FF titles were remade on Nintendo consoles. You are correct: Square and Konami have made more money for Sony than Nintendo over the last decade. But, if I were a big shot, working for one of the first-party developers, I would be suspicious of a third-party’s loyalty. After all: http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/snake.html
To ellaborate on a point I was making earlier:
First parties (Nintendo, Sony) are like monarchs or aristocrats. They have all the power and everybody wants a piece.
Second parties (Rare, HAL Labs) are like concubines. They work exclusively for a single person, but are still considered a totally seperate person. It is certainly possible that, sometime in the future, they will work for another. Once this happens, there’s no going back. You are dead to your former lover.
Third parties (Capcom, Konami) are like street walkers. They will give it up to anybody with the money. Oh, when you’re with her, she’s all like, “You’re the best! I will never love another!” but you know it’s a crock. Fifteen minutes after you leave, she’ll be saying the same thing to some other guy. What’s worse, you have to check your pockets to make sure she didn’t steal your *edited* wallet. It dosen’t matter how many times you visit her or how much money you give her, when she’s with all her friends, she’ll probably joke about your sexual prowess. *edited*s!