Developers

[madbeanman]

Sorry if this is a really stupid question but whats the difference between first and second party developers.

 

[Sovieto]

first party is the company who made the hardware making games for it (ex: nintendo, who makes mario and what not)
second party is developed by some outside developer but is published under the maker of the hardware (ex: who ever makes battalion wars or advance wars: dual strike)
third party is an outside developer whos publisher is also outside of the hardware makers group (ex: rockstar with manhunt 2)

 

[madbeanman]

Thanks. So is Metroid a second party title because Retro develop it and it is published by Nitendo.

 

[d1nk]

YEAH and forth party is ...........

 

[Warrior]

YEAH and forth party is ...........

no such thing.

 

[d1nk]

its a joke

 

[vagrant]

Thanks. So is Metroid a second party title because Retro develop it and it is published by Nitendo.

Yes.