Chittagong
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How bad?
so bad.
*heads on to read article*
so bad.
*heads on to read article*
Cars 2 was ridiculously successful.Like Pixar and Cars 2, Nintendo has hit their low. Hopefully they can pull it back up.
Yep.
Nintendo has nothing to worry about.
Although, I'd like them to flex their muscles a little bit and start playing with the big boys.
Hopefully, we'll see a Nintendo console of relative comparison to PS4/XB1 in the middle of the generation, when the component prices have gone down.
Nintendo as a hardware manufacturer isn't as important as its role as software developer. Mario, Link and Pokemon would survive if Nintendo bombed enough to close up shop.
The problem is your stock holders aren't going to enjoy seeing the Wii U losing money quarter after quarter for the next three years. Even though you have the cash reserves to afford it. Whether Nintendo is going to have the shareholder support to launch the home console successor to the Wii U is what intrigues me. When you balance the risk of another Wii U flop vs going third party on home consoles and guaranteeing a return.
Why would that perform any better? Right now, the problem with the Wii U is that is is really only selling and appealing to the Nintendo fanbase. If you launch a console of comparable power to PS4/Xbone two years after PS4 and Xbone have intrenched themselves, how are you in any better of a position? Aren't you still just selling to the Nintendo fanbase? Aren't you still just appealing to people that want Mario and Zelda and Mario Kart?
The answer is probably 'forever'. Nintendo's handheld division is still profitable and successful despite the market being harsher than ever before. If Nintendo decided there was no place for them In the home space anymore, the portables would likely only get stronger as a result. But that scenario is a decade away at the earliest. It's more likely that Nintendo manage to turn a meager profit on the Wii U and resolve to try harder next time. We're talking about the company that made money on the gamecube.Is this how people arrive at the fabled '10 billion plus' warchest?
Is it 'cash & short-term investment securities', rather than just cash?
I'm trying to get a handle on how long these coffers can last. People make it sound like they can just roll on for gen after gen on cash reserves alone, but I'm not convinced.
If it has comparable speccs, they can attract third party developers, and still do their valuable Nintendo franchises.
Nintendo will be fine sure.
The question is, how does Nintendo react to a world not buying up there home consoles.
Not so much in the critical reception. Pixar was renowned for having a perfect track record until Cars 2, which was their first "rotten" movie on RottenTomatoes.Cars 2 was ridiculously successful.
I thought neogaf was known for its intolerance for this kind of low brow trolling? It's kind of sad that a lot of really great posters have to wait months and years to get an account hereI'm ready for Nintendo to release an official Nintendo Retro Gaming App for mobiles.
totally willing to pay up a couple of bucks for games.
Focus on portable only.
Focus on portable only.
Cars 2 was an excellent sequel that took a lot of risks in my opinion. The critics are insaneNot so much in the critical reception. Pixar was renowned for having a perfect track record until Cars 2, which was their first "rotten" movie on RottenTomatoes.
Much like how Nintendo's had a pretty good track record with consoles--NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii--which were all successful in one for or another. The Wii U is their first serious trouble.
No one but idiots have been arguing nintendo is going out of business, only them becoming irrelevant in the console sector. Also didn't they have double that amount like 5 years ago?
Sure, if you want the situation to worsen.
Nothing will change this year for the Wii U(sales will remain mediocre). I can see it selling a ton once MK8 and Smash comes out, but that's next year.
Good.
Now hopefully they learn their lesson from the Wii U and make sure their next home console is worthwhile.
This.Saying the Wii U is doomed is not the same as saying Nintendo is doomed. Nintendo will continue to do business. The Wii U has no chance of turning it around, though.
Them having Pokemon, Mario Party, and Monhun affords them the opportunity to shift over to getting titles out for the console.
Also if Nintendo had invested a fraction of that money into western game studios and deals they would be in a much better position. The N64 might not have sold great but Rare was a lifesaver
Also if Nintendo had invested a fraction of that money into western game studios and deals they would be in a much better position. The N64 might not have sold great but Rare was a lifesaver. They continue to operate in a japanese bubble as the majority of the industry shifts elsewhere.
agree here. Rare should never have been sold. Nintendo needs new studios and IP. that 5 billion should have bought thq when it was on firesale and ninty should be throwing every dollar they have to buy atlus now that index is for sale.
we won't see that though, just more Mario.
This is probably the most realistic problem Nintendo is facing right now. You can even see it on the handheld front and 3DS isn't at all in the same position.But if people can already get those games on their PS4 and XBones, how will that gain them any ground? It would be the Gamecube all over again, only if the Gamecube came out 2-3 years after PS2 and Xbox. It would have been in even worse shape.
The problem Nintendo seems to have is that people think gamers and consumers will still flock to them just because of their name. That's not going to happen.
Why would Nintendo want to waste money buying IPs that weren't popular enough to keep THQ from going bankrupt?
Why would Nintendo want to waste money buying IPs that weren't popular enough to keep THQ from going bankrupt?