Stripper13
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That statement is irrelevant. As I said in that post, I'm not talking about fanboyism and whatnot, I am simply stating that it feels totally bogus that they did not increase their essentially "guaranteed buyers" by even a little bit, hell by the end of the 8th gen we might have found out that those numbers are down. It just seems bogus, that those that buy Nintendo hardware are dying, as in there's no growth, even with the 7th gen success. It just seems totally bogus. Usually it doesn't happen this way in toys/electronics, but here we are.
The fact of the matter is, the ONLY place to see Mario, Link, Samus, Mike Jones, Little Mac, DK, and Olimar is on Nintendo. Are the people who like and buy these literally dying off? Have they really completely failed in attracting any new fans? I am not saying this is the case, but it feels like Star Trek franchise in the late 90s-early 21st century all over again (where the fandom numbers were actually, literally dying off).
I like, and buy those franchises. Personally the issue is for me is that Nintendo are releasing these titles on an awful piece of hardware from a value perspective.
I don't think these people are dying off, I just think Nintendo need to ensure their next console is priced attractively or gains immediate traction with their differentiator for hardware.