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Sony has so much other sh*t they do
As long as investors think they can rebound they can continue to lose/borrow money
Nintendo projecting a Annual Loss of $240M
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Sony has so much other sh*t they do
As long as investors think they can rebound they can continue to lose/borrow money
BlvdBrawler
Superstar
IMO, thier failure is more about software than hardware.
I love Mario, Zelda, and Metroid as much as the next guy, but EVERY OTHER developer has come out with new IPs with each new generation. Nintendo has gotten away with recycling since the N64, and it's finally starting to bite them in the ass.
Kingshango
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Nintendo should just go ahead and partner up with Apple and crush buildings.
Think about it, NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA games all on the iPhone for cheap. It's basically free money for them.
Think about it, NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA games all on the iPhone for cheap. It's basically free money for them.
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I agree but think it's both. They always have great software even if recycled. Bit 1 great game every 12 months average Mayomotto??
Nintendo isn’t “Dying” No Matter What its Detractors Say
Nintendo reported a profit warning, but the Wii U’s poor sales doesn’t mean that the company is doomed.
January 17th, 2014 Paul Tamburro
The internet is abuzz today with speculation over Nintendo's future, or lack thereof.
The company has issued a profit warning, lowering its forecast of global Wii U sales for the year from 9 million units to 2.8 million, a cut of around 70%. The 3DS took a bump, too, with its forecast dropping from 18 million units to 13.5 million. So how long will it be until we see Mario double-jumping onto iPhones, as Nintendo listens to all the feedback it's received over the past year and decides to go third-party with its software? The answer, as Nintendo's detractors will hate to hear, is probably never.
In 2012, Nintendo reported their first annual loss in three decades. That means that across the releases of the NES, Game & Watch, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP, Gamecube, Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, the hardware giant had turned a profit. Facts released by the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine revealed the extent of these profits in the same year, revealing that the company had an astounding 812.8 billion Yen ($10.5/£6.7 billion) in the bank. This means that Nintendo could make a 20 million yen (/$257/£163 million) loss each year until the year 2052.
So given this information, why do people still insist that the poor sales of the Wii U is Nintendo's death croak? Firstly, we have to take into account that this information isn't exactly widely known. People will see the Wii U's sales and read the disastrous news stories, such as how the PS4 outsold its lifetime sales within the first 48 hours of being on sale in the UK, and will immediately assume that this means Nintendo will be filing for bankruptcy within the year. Secondly, the gaming community is filled with people who want to witness the demise of the "competitors" of the console they have purchased. These people view the so-called "Console War" much in the same way that sports fans will view a football season – they can only support one team, so all other teams must therefore be derided.
But the truth is, while the PS4 and Xbox One are competing head-to-head by virtue of both systems attempting to appeal to the same market, Nintendo has distanced themselves from this market since the launch of the Wii. They have enough money in the bank to take risks and to try to bring something new into our living rooms, which is what the Wii U is. Unfortunately, it hasn't had the games or the correct marketing to appeal to a wider audience yet. At this point in time it's uncertain whether or not the console is doomed for financial failure, though if this is the case, then that stillwon't spell the end of Nintendo's hardware ventures.
Nintendo wouldn't have so consistently turned profits had they solely been a software manufacturer. Nintendo have a litany of legitimate system-selling exclusive series, all of which push its hardware sales. People buy Nintendo consoles specifically to play Nintendo games, but aside from Pikmin 3and Super Mario 3D World, both of which have considerably bolstered the Wii U's "minimalist" line-up, the Wii U experienced a game drought that, unless they can turn things around with Mario Kart 8and Super Smash Bros. U this year, may ensure that the console will experience the same fate as the Gamecube.
But if that is to be the case, then Nintendo has enough money behind it to move onto the next piece of hardware, despite the dent in credibility they'll suffer. It isn't going to sell the series that have ensured the companies' steady profitability over the last 30 years to the highest bidder, not because of its perceived stubbornness, but because it would be bad business. Regardless of the Wii U's fate, Nintendo will be just fine.
http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/a...-isnt-dying-no-matter-what-its-detractors-say
NINTENDO got fukkING MONEY
Nintendo reported a profit warning, but the Wii U’s poor sales doesn’t mean that the company is doomed.
January 17th, 2014 Paul Tamburro
The internet is abuzz today with speculation over Nintendo's future, or lack thereof.
The company has issued a profit warning, lowering its forecast of global Wii U sales for the year from 9 million units to 2.8 million, a cut of around 70%. The 3DS took a bump, too, with its forecast dropping from 18 million units to 13.5 million. So how long will it be until we see Mario double-jumping onto iPhones, as Nintendo listens to all the feedback it's received over the past year and decides to go third-party with its software? The answer, as Nintendo's detractors will hate to hear, is probably never.
In 2012, Nintendo reported their first annual loss in three decades. That means that across the releases of the NES, Game & Watch, SNES, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP, Gamecube, Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, the hardware giant had turned a profit. Facts released by the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine revealed the extent of these profits in the same year, revealing that the company had an astounding 812.8 billion Yen ($10.5/£6.7 billion) in the bank. This means that Nintendo could make a 20 million yen (/$257/£163 million) loss each year until the year 2052.
So given this information, why do people still insist that the poor sales of the Wii U is Nintendo's death croak? Firstly, we have to take into account that this information isn't exactly widely known. People will see the Wii U's sales and read the disastrous news stories, such as how the PS4 outsold its lifetime sales within the first 48 hours of being on sale in the UK, and will immediately assume that this means Nintendo will be filing for bankruptcy within the year. Secondly, the gaming community is filled with people who want to witness the demise of the "competitors" of the console they have purchased. These people view the so-called "Console War" much in the same way that sports fans will view a football season – they can only support one team, so all other teams must therefore be derided.
But the truth is, while the PS4 and Xbox One are competing head-to-head by virtue of both systems attempting to appeal to the same market, Nintendo has distanced themselves from this market since the launch of the Wii. They have enough money in the bank to take risks and to try to bring something new into our living rooms, which is what the Wii U is. Unfortunately, it hasn't had the games or the correct marketing to appeal to a wider audience yet. At this point in time it's uncertain whether or not the console is doomed for financial failure, though if this is the case, then that stillwon't spell the end of Nintendo's hardware ventures.
Nintendo wouldn't have so consistently turned profits had they solely been a software manufacturer. Nintendo have a litany of legitimate system-selling exclusive series, all of which push its hardware sales. People buy Nintendo consoles specifically to play Nintendo games, but aside from Pikmin 3and Super Mario 3D World, both of which have considerably bolstered the Wii U's "minimalist" line-up, the Wii U experienced a game drought that, unless they can turn things around with Mario Kart 8and Super Smash Bros. U this year, may ensure that the console will experience the same fate as the Gamecube.
But if that is to be the case, then Nintendo has enough money behind it to move onto the next piece of hardware, despite the dent in credibility they'll suffer. It isn't going to sell the series that have ensured the companies' steady profitability over the last 30 years to the highest bidder, not because of its perceived stubbornness, but because it would be bad business. Regardless of the Wii U's fate, Nintendo will be just fine.
http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/a...-isnt-dying-no-matter-what-its-detractors-say
NINTENDO got fukkING MONEY
Nintendo has been a cacs only company since Nintendo 64. They still make a couple good games but no one's about to buy the system for them with no Call of Duty or 2K or GTA, except for CAC parents buying it for their kids.
Kingshango
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CAC's are the main ones complaining about Nintendo. They're a reason why western 3rd parties don't want to work with them.
And Call of Duty games have hit Nintendo consoles for a while now.
FloorGeneral
I don't even know anymore...
Those of y'all pining for Sony or Microsoft to buy Nintendo are barking up the wrong (money) trees. There are 2 other, extremely LARGE trees out there that would be better served in being candidates for such a purchase.
And judging by the above article, such talk is a giant waste of time.
And judging by the above article, such talk is a giant waste of time.
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I got my Wii U Mario deluxe for $220 after a bunch of discounts and I'm satisfied...
Nintendo f*cked up by dropping the Wii U with no must have games besides 1 Mario game... Mario 3D World is regarded as the ideal Wii U entry and it dropped a year after the system did and ALL the other games in demand like Donkey Kong, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, etc will drop 2 years after the system did. Nobody was buying a Wii U with not enough Mario, Zelda, DK games on the market and then once you release Mario and Zelda, the new Xbox and PS drops the same time.
They messed up.. especially by not improving their hardware to where you can get more of it by just games and Netflix.... we're going on another year and they still haven't even enabled DVD playback yet the other systems are offering bluray experiences.
Its only so long they can live off of Mario.... they need some real n*ggas in their idea development and marketing departments... you can't keep catering majorly to kids who find enjoyment off of playing on their parents' iPads
Nintendo f*cked up by dropping the Wii U with no must have games besides 1 Mario game... Mario 3D World is regarded as the ideal Wii U entry and it dropped a year after the system did and ALL the other games in demand like Donkey Kong, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, etc will drop 2 years after the system did. Nobody was buying a Wii U with not enough Mario, Zelda, DK games on the market and then once you release Mario and Zelda, the new Xbox and PS drops the same time.
They messed up.. especially by not improving their hardware to where you can get more of it by just games and Netflix.... we're going on another year and they still haven't even enabled DVD playback yet the other systems are offering bluray experiences.
Its only so long they can live off of Mario.... they need some real n*ggas in their idea development and marketing departments... you can't keep catering majorly to kids who find enjoyment off of playing on their parents' iPads
NZA
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ive said it before and i will say it again, the wii u had the stench of death around it once more of the details were known...
that being said, if they just release the handheld/home console hybrid fairly soon http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-16-nintendos-next-move-consolidation
and improve their online marketplace (all purchases should be to the account, not the hardware) then they can actually carve out a sustainable position in the market
i think they should give the wii u owners a few more years of service and then release this new consolidated device around late 2016. it could probably be about as powerful as a vita and still attract hardcore gamers while keeping the price reasonable for the younger handheld audience
that being said, if they just release the handheld/home console hybrid fairly soon http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-16-nintendos-next-move-consolidation
and improve their online marketplace (all purchases should be to the account, not the hardware) then they can actually carve out a sustainable position in the market
i think they should give the wii u owners a few more years of service and then release this new consolidated device around late 2016. it could probably be about as powerful as a vita and still attract hardcore gamers while keeping the price reasonable for the younger handheld audience
emperor bohe
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holy shyt.
i have a wii u and I've barely used it. dat super mario 3d world though...
i have a wii u and I've barely used it. dat super mario 3d world though...