05-05-2004, 12:13 AM
Quote:Originally posted by israfel
Nintendo has been the smartest of the bunch by sticking with cartriges and mini dvd's, there is no way to pirate thier stuff, but cartriges and mini dvd's are hard to develop for, and thats shown by the lack of support for n64 and gamecube.
The medium doesn't restrict the development in any way except for size and bandwidth restrictions. They were hella expensive, which is why not so many people developed with them. Apparently, it cost a substantial amount per cartridge to produce and (to a lesser extent) the mini-DVDs were expensive.