NHarmonic.
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Nintendo isn't in debt like Sega was when it released the Saturn and Dreamcast so I doubt it will go third party. my guess is it will keep trying to create something unique that will click like the Wii did.
So more gimmicks?
Nintendo isn't in debt like Sega was when it released the Saturn and Dreamcast so I doubt it will go third party. my guess is it will keep trying to create something unique that will click like the Wii did.
Look, im not shit posting but being after playing games for 30 years and having almost every console in that time period I feel I can call it what it is.
This will flop.
Is there a reason for the NX to succeed ? everything I heard from it announce another bomba.
yeah like the wii u made profit
A box plugged into your TV is already starting to become an antiquated notion.
This possible shift in strategy is what i would place under the points "in-depth analysis" and "lesson learning".A new console I can only see if they shift strategy heavily. I mean nintendo has been making slim profits lately but I can't see them continuously throwing money into a strategy that hasn't worked for them. If NX fails I could see some serious talks about ditching the console business happening, not sure if they'd do it, but it would be interesting to see what the company transitions too.
Only after someone shot himself/herself in the foot, though.One could say you were an expert.
Can i have a tag? "Deemed bang on by Joe!" *High Five*So, basically this is bang on:
It didn't make huge profit, though.
Am I correct in that Nintendo has confirmed that they'll have the following?
Theme park attractions
Movies
Console (incl handheld)
Smart phone games
amiibo (toys)
What if NX fails? Maybe like Sony, Microsoft and other companies, other divisions makes up for the loses?
A complete 180 to what tho? What would you have them change? Producing a more powerful traditional console isn't a 180, it's not like they've been actively avoiding that.
I would also not say they have been on the decline since the N64. The Wii was a ridiculous commercial success and the Gamecube and WiiU, while they both sold below expectations, still sold units and are very solid machines with good libraries.
That's not even including their GBA/DS/3DS successes
Instead of Nintendo failing out of the console business, what if consoles in general go away? A box plugged into your TV is already starting to become an antiquated notion.
Yeah but Sega had a string of flops and lost money off nearly all of them. The Wii U underperformed but Nintendo still made profit from it.How many times can they try though? Sega tried twice.
Odd using RIM/BlackBerry here. RIM had about $3B in the bank when problems started...they have $3.3-3.5B now, while marketshare/mindshare is still really grim for the company they havent been burning through there reserves just yet.They really don't. As we saw with RIM/Blackberry, once people don't buy your products from one cycle to the next you burn through cash reserves really, really quickly. That along with the loss of outside investors and you start looking like Sega really damn quickly.
A war chest is there for a cash injection in case of a dire emergency. You can't live off of it long term.
In my opinion Nintendo NX is dead on arrival unless it is a portable device.
If it is a home console I can't see any reason why it won't be another Wii U flop. Also, I don't believe in those old hybrid rumours because it would be bad as a portable system (too expensive with unnecessary accessories) and also bad as a home console (very underpowered).
3DS and amiibo both did pretty well for them. Not to mention toys and other merchandise.
I think that it might have made profit, depending on what you include in the Wii U brand. (Is amiibo part of the Wii U for example? For quite some time, Wii U was the only system with amiibo support). AFAIK, they never sold the Wii U at a loss (like they did with the GC), and lots of their Wii U titles had huge attach rates. They increased their % of their software sold digitally, meaning much higher revenue per title.
It didn't make huge profit, though.
They would become more successful since they would no longer attempt "new" type of gameplay which is just the same game mapped to new controllers.
We will finally enter another SNES renaissance where Nintendo will release amazing software that stands on it own.
Yeah but Sega had a string of flops and lost money off nearly all of them. The Wii U underperformed but Nintendo still made profit from it.
Sure Nintendo has a lot of cash, but they still have to justify spending it.I read somewhere that Nintendo can suffer a few flop until they run out of money, so they'll probably try again in a few years.
If the WiiU isn't a traditional console because it has a touch screen does that mean that the PS4 isn't a traditional console because it has a touchpad?
Nintendo's profit losses lasted for almost half of the Wii U's lifetime, and those were times when the 3DS did almost all the heavy lifting. It wouldn't be until the last year or two that Nintendo saw small year-round profits again.
And wii u did not went pretty well for them, went pretty disastrous to the point where it burned ALL 3ds earnings for 2 years, so what your point?
It's supposed to recapture "lapsed" Wii gamers according to Ubisoft.I know we don't know anything about the NX, but I don't see it doing any better than the wiiu
What is the market they are aiming for?
Revisionist history.
Nintendo were at a loss before the Wii U came. The 3DS revenue is what caused it. 3DS had a shaky start so they had to price drop. In doing so, it got sold at a loss and that's when it took off. They sold 11 million units between August 2011 and March 2012. If it was $50 loss per unit, that's $550,000,000 lost on just the 3DS hardware, and that's about what they lost.
Wii U didn't "burn all 3DS's earnings".
Nintendo's profit losses lasted for almost half of the Wii U's lifetime, and those were times when the 3DS did almost all the heavy lifting. It wouldn't be until the last year or two that Nintendo saw small year-round profits again.
It did, for 2 years, and did even burn more, because it was the 2 strongest year of the 3ds
im not gonna argue with you if you deny to read official earning calls from nintendo
to quote someone other:
The Wii U was a bit Frankenstein-ish, and the expensive Gamepad was tethered to the system. I would expect the new console/portable to be a bit more budget-friendly.yeah im sure investors be like "k"
yeah like the wii u made profit
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People seem to forget the 2012-2015 earning calls lol
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Chû Totoro;207889559 said:So people can have some contextual information.
And the 3DS was still being sold at a loss for a bit. Not to mention huge expenses such as their new R&D building, share buyback etc. You're looking at statistics but not looking at the actual context behind them. That's quite common with enthusiasts in this industry.
The Wii U was a bit Frankenstein-ish, and the expensive Gamepad was tethered to the system. I would expect the new console/portable to be a bit more budget-friendly.
Chû Totoro;207889559 said:So people can have some contextual information.
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Are you serious? Thats what im saying, the earning calls specified the loses at hardware and software in this years, thats the reason you should read them
also 3ds sold at loss in 2013 and 2014? yeah ok whatever you say
Im gonna ignore you, when you read the earning calls pm me or something