Yeah, I guess you could say it's about stupid doom and gloom bullshit that the media gets off on spewing.
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Pachter: "I don't know why Iwata is still employed"; should bring old games to mobile
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Yeah, I guess you could say it's about stupid doom and gloom bullshit that the media gets off on spewing.
Gucci Messiah
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If you think that's all he does for a living you're clueless
ZealousMonkey
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He makes a living doing what he does. I don't get how so many people just look past the truth here. Pachter is spot on about Nintendo.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Definitely not the same people.
But those against their favorite games ported to mobile are an odd minority of nerds anyway.
CrimsonCommie
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Why is Pachter still employed?
DidntKnowJack
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I'm torn on Iwata because he seems like such a likable guy. But I'm not sure he's being aggressive enough in fixing the ailing Wii U.
Magicpaint
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Animal Crossing is already insanely profitable though. Same with Pokemon. Why is it only Nintendo that has to go the mobile route? Why isn't this same sentiment being expressed regarding Sony and Microsoft's back catalogues?
Even if there's a push, how many people do you honestly think are going to hook up a controller to an iPhone? It pretty much defeats the main reason people game on phones (convenience).
Because he makes a lot of people a lot of money through their investments.
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Captain Tuttle
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blizzardjesus
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How do you make tons of money by giving stuff away for free??
I like my iphone, but I never want to see nintendo's games on something with out physical controls. Hell i don't want to see their games on any device that doesn't have the word nintendo molded into its plastic.
guess what it would be emulated and not a port if brought to phones. I'm sure Capcom is finally done losing money on battle network.
I like my iphone, but I never want to see nintendo's games on something with out physical controls. Hell i don't want to see their games on any device that doesn't have the word nintendo molded into its plastic.
guess what it would be emulated and not a port if brought to phones. I'm sure Capcom is finally done losing money on battle network.
True, then can only happen one thing... WiiU'll sell 200 millions and Iwata'll become Prime Minister of Japan.
Wouldn't that only encourage that audience to wait for more games on ios instead of buying nintendo consoles?
I mean why but something else when I can just wait to get it on ios or even worse why buy something else when this is enough for me.
That is kinda what happened with the wii and the wii u. That audience got their fill and moved on.
Also would it really help that much? One game made more than like all of the ios store combined or something like that right?
Also gaming on the phone sucks IMO
I mean why but something else when I can just wait to get it on ios or even worse why buy something else when this is enough for me.
That is kinda what happened with the wii and the wii u. That audience got their fill and moved on.
Also would it really help that much? One game made more than like all of the ios store combined or something like that right?
Also gaming on the phone sucks IMO
Not really. No one buys a console solely for the e-shop. So it's not like seeing these games on mobile will suddenly make people NOT buy the console. This is just free money. Even if the games play like shit. Just sell the older titles that the mass market isn't buying anyways. All new titles should be kept to their hardware (3DS + Wii U).
PSYCHOHYZACK
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I don't know if replacing Iwata would really be any real help with nintendo being such an inward facing company.
If you look at how sony got back on track after flailing with the ps3, you can see how Sony Europe and Sony America (Western Divisions) had major influences on the design and the philosophy of the ps4. Nintendo doesn't have that so Iwata would just be replaced with someone just as closed minded.
If you look at how sony got back on track after flailing with the ps3, you can see how Sony Europe and Sony America (Western Divisions) had major influences on the design and the philosophy of the ps4. Nintendo doesn't have that so Iwata would just be replaced with someone just as closed minded.
Gucci Messiah
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He was trolling and looking for an avatar quote, don't take him seriously
cookie-monster
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It's not rocket science. Putting their old exclusive content on other platforms, content that is 'good enough', immediately devalues their own platforms. Sorry, but old Nintendo stuff (N64 stuff aside) is just coded so smoothly that it is timeless. I just don't buy the premise that it would work as an advertisement.
MrNyarlathotep
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If he was at Nokia he'd get to tank the shares for 3 more years then get a personal payoff in the millions and be in the running as CEO of Microsoft.
ZealousMonkey
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Pretty ridiculous question.
CountAntonius
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Oh I'm not saying it has to just the those two franchises seem like perfect fits for the mobile space.
RibbedHero
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Pachter talking sense as usual, fanboys can't see anything but red though.
Zombie James
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Completely agree. I don't see what the problem is with putting legacy games on phones and tablets. Re-launch the Virtual Console and welcome Android and iOS to the party.
The hate for traditional video game devices from people like him is even more embarrassing. Not everything needs to go mobile. It's okay if the 3DS doesn't sell as much as an iOS device. It's even okay if it doesn't outsell the DS. You can't expect every new hardware to outsell the last. It's unrealistic unless you're a special case like Apple.
Simply having API support does not mean everyone's about to go out and purchase a controller.
ElectricBlanketFire
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The obvious solution is a Nintendo phablet called the Nintendo Phab-Tap with Steel Diver as a pack-in.
ShadowElliot
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Whatever Pachter is taking, stop taking it.
demosthenes
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Your brand doesn't just stay popular forever. I have young cousins that while they know Mario are more concerned with Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies b/c they play that on their parents phone. Releasing NES games for free keeps Mario out there. They learn about Mario, they enjoy Mario games and then they go buy a N64/Gamecube/DS game on a phone for $5. They really like it so they go buy a 3DS to get the new stuff, this is what he is suggesting.
It boggles my mind as well that Nintendo doesn't leverage their older catalog. People will make posts about "LOLBUTTONS" but that's being really short sighted.
Still think putting their franchises on mobile is an awful idea. Yeah they'll make some money, but they'd be competing against 3ds. "Why buy a link between worlds when a link to the past is here", which will eventually turn to "why buy a link between worlds on 3ds, they'll put it on iPhone eventually". There are plenty of things they can do to increase their streams of income, but putting their star ip's on another platform isn't one of them.
I wonder why no one suggest Microsoft or Sony to put their ip's on iOS, if they won't put their heavy hitters there than why expect Nintendo? The best thing I think Nintendo can do with apps is use them as companions to their own games and systems, which I believe they will do.
Edit: what Nintendo could also do is release a $50 handheld to play legacy games for cheap.
I wonder why no one suggest Microsoft or Sony to put their ip's on iOS, if they won't put their heavy hitters there than why expect Nintendo? The best thing I think Nintendo can do with apps is use them as companions to their own games and systems, which I believe they will do.
Edit: what Nintendo could also do is release a $50 handheld to play legacy games for cheap.
equippedwithtowel
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Gucci Messiah
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Abandapart82
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I'm surprised that the shareholders aren't asking for his head on a plate. Isn't Nintendo losing money?
ZealousMonkey
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All that I know is if these are the N fans that they have left, willing to defend pretty much everything they do til the grave, well N isn't going to last much longer in this era making consoles.
You don't just let mobile slide by because of pride issues. No one is stepping up in the tens of millions to buy Mario anymore. They have already devalued the brand. Who cares. Get with it and start releasing stuff on mobile. Charge hideous amounts of royalties. Do something because N is fast becoming a joke at this point.
You don't just let mobile slide by because of pride issues. No one is stepping up in the tens of millions to buy Mario anymore. They have already devalued the brand. Who cares. Get with it and start releasing stuff on mobile. Charge hideous amounts of royalties. Do something because N is fast becoming a joke at this point.
FlashbladeGAF
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I LOVE Secret of Mana
I hate playing it with touch controls
I can't even make an a accurate jump with Sonic in StH 1
Fukc, trying to play Nintendo precision games on my phone is a broken phone (bouncing off my wall) waiting to happen!
You clearly haven't been on the internet the past couple years. It's been pure doom and gloom for all 3 console manufacturers in the media, with talks that they should all go mobile. It's ridiculous. And this is just Pachter echoing that bullshit as far as I'm concerned.
demosthenes
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Why is it a terrible idea?
BennyBlanco
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MS and Sony don't have a massive catalog of 8 and 16 bit games that would be embarrassingly simple to port like Nintendo does,
Devalues their intellectual property.
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