Yes, because enjoyment of something is completely objective and indisputable.
In this case? Absolutely.
Yes, because enjoyment of something is completely objective and indisputable.
Those Gamecube numbers are incorrect. Nintendo's own financial statements list it as having shipped 9.55 million units through March 2003. What is it with people these days publishing articles based on factually incorrect information?
Wouldn't it be better to spend a massive $50,000,000 marketing the Wii U at its current price?People say that lowering the Wii U's price would be devastating for Nintendo, but would it be really?
14.57m (shipped) by Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2004/040527e.pdf (page 32)
Split was:
Japan - 3.46m
Americas - 7.85m
Other - 3.27m
Because they can't put out another one in such a short timeframe and they don't want to let down their fanbase/current install base.
Do you have a cite? I'll be happy to update the OP if so.
Although even those numbers aren't a favorable comparison
Enjoy.
In this case? Absolutely.
So that means the GC number is wrong then. Thanks. The GC was at $99 towards the end of 2003 and sold like 1m in Dec 2003 in the US ALONE.
They have to let go of prioritizing same room multiplayer. It's killing them.
Interestingly, I feel like if they cut the Wii U life-cycle short (as I'm sure they will) they're in an interesting position to innovate and disrupt this generation just like they did with the Wii.
People say that lowering the Wii U's price would be devastating for Nintendo, but would it be really?
Kinda deceptive GC was a really front loaded console with Smash near launch etc
I think Wii U sales will shoot up a lot with Kart and Smash plus if they play their cards right the wii u is very salvagable
Yep, The manufacturing cost has been estimated to be around 80 USD for the gamepad alone.Technologically backwards it may be, but the Gamepad's BOM ain't cheap.
Yes. The price is the reason the Wii U is why its doing poorly....
Same room multiplayer has nothing to do with their problems right now.
For the occasional deal sure. I see outside of the US they have killer deals though.
In this case? Absolutely.
Same room multiplayer has nothing to do with their problems right now.
Didn't Iwata say that they'd use the Wii U's life to experiment with some new methods of making/selling games?
Dat 15M or less sold LTD Nintendo home console, the Wii U
My belief at least
show me prices.
Ok while the Wii U is flopping pretty horrendously, this is pretty nuts. It'll get to 12 million comfortably unless it's replaced in 2015. Smash and Mario Kart will carry it to that pitiful number, but i'm fairly confident it'll at least get there.
I feel like it's more one of their problems than most people think.
cut out that stupid fucking tablet.
14.5 million Gamecubes as of March 2003 is not correct. It was 9.5 million. Here is the breakdown of shipments by region, by year (ending March):
Virtual Boy was never intended as the main Nintendo console of the time, WiiU is.Took them less than a year to drop the virtual boy. Surprised they are sticking this through.
Eh Id rather get it new honestly. Personal preference. Thank you for the heads up though.No, direct from Nintendo. Refurbished.
Same room multiplayer has nothing to do with their problems right now.
They won't do what's necessary to get more consoles in the hands of people.
Slash the price and cut out that stupid fucking tablet.
takingcrazypills.gif
Not recognizing the importance of online multiplayer is absolutely a problem Nintendo is having with the Wii U. Is at the front of the list? No. But it's certainly one that's important enough to not ignore. Sony and MS both launched their consoles with first party games that featured online multiplayer. Nintendo's first Wii U online multiplayer game was released nearly a year after the console launched, and that was just an online version of Wii Sports. Their first retail game will be Mario Kart, which is obviously coming out well over a year after the console launched.
In this case? Absolutely.
It also had way better marketing and promotions initially.
Yep, The manufacturing cost has been estimated to be around 80 USD for the gamepad alone.
Well yeah, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not everyone's opinion is worth listening to.Don't understand how people can really think like this. I don't love my Wii U more than my gamecube by any means but people are very much entitled to their opinion.
Wouldn't it be better to spend a massive $50,000,000 marketing the Wii U at its current price?
.....than cutting $50 off the price and losing $50,000,000 when you sell another million consoles?
Honestly, they need to decide what they're gonna do with the gamepad. Either drop it or don't. They talked as if it was revolutionary and added so much to the games, but from the games they've released, it's clear they don't know what to do with it. So few games, even first party, have little gamepad features outside of Off TV Play.
I think a $50,000,000 marketing budget for Mario Kart 8 and Wii U would sell far more consoles to consumers than a $50 price cut would. In ideal world both would be nice...but marketing would have a much bigger impact.half the point is that it's pretty darn difficult to effectively market this hardware at its current price
Why does Nintendo even bother with this console?
It's their new mainline console, there's still 6 million consumers that bought it and they can't just drop it, they probably took years to make it and will take years for the next one.
I personally love the console even if the mainstream market ignores it, it has great games and I'm a happy Wii U owner.
Just thinking that Mario Kart 8 is so near drives me crazy, I need it already!
Agreed, lots was going for the gamecube too bad MS had to screw it all up buying Rareware
OP's been updated
I do think that they're going to drop support after 2015 though. I would not be surprised if a lot of the far-off titles (those that had been started, but not announced yet) were just quietly pushed onto the next console.