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Mushrooms transform Mario. There are big and little lands - a reference to Alice in Wonderland. Anyhow, I like to think that Mario is you average plumber and possesses a vivid imagination and the player goes on his adventure.
Perhaps Bowser is a really big turtle (koopa) stuck in a pipe gnashing its teeth at Mario. I would be scared.
The Goombas were always a favourite."
Just as Sega became a household name, within a year or two they were gone. Most people did not really care - they had Sony now and this company expanded the industry fulfilling Sega's dream in the same upstart fashion that helped knock the Big N down a peg. Gamers cared however. Sega represented pure innovation and it was just their lack of business sense caused their demise.
What I can’t understand was the public rejection of Sega. When a Sony malfunctions, people just buy replacement. When 32X stops being supported, people lost faith in Sega. Perhaps this comes down to some sort of consumer/tribal behaviour. We don’t mind shoddy consoles as long as the games keep coming out we will fork out $200 for replacement.
Gaming definitely lost its spirit when Sega left. Many consider Sega to be the underdog of the gaming industry but I consider them to be variety at its best from the one house arcade gaming kings. Paired with a console division they had everything a hardcore gamer needed.
Not happy the PS3 stopped working!"
On the back of a bad year, Nintendo needs a saving grace. When N64 and GameCube sold 30 and 20 million units respectively, Nintendo still dominated the hand-helds. They also sold their hardware at profit - this is no longer a given. Now that both markets, handheld and consoles are diminishing the future players in the industry are undergoing a reshuffle.
Success long-term relies on a combination of innovation, killer apps, technical specs and hype marketing. Investors are loosing confidence in Nintendo and so to have gamers and the general public. Since the gamecube, Nintendo have lagged behind all manufactures at the technological edge.
It's all déjà vu when nobody will listen to how great the Wii U may be. The public mind is already made up on this one - Nintendo as a result will have solid sales for the console at ~ 20 million units end of 2014 but anything past this will be a boon for the company.
Macroeconomics is also against a new console during 2012. Analysts have consensus that the $300 price point is too much for many consumers. What if PS3 and Micro do a price dump? Would you rather a PS3 for $200. This worked against Dreamcast, PS just dumped their price down to $99 and hyped the PS2 as the must have next console.
I have also spoken with teenagers and none of them seem to care about wii U. Usually a new console generates some discussion at high schools. Most are content with PS3 and 360. If wii U is comparable then only the Nintendo fans will follow and I wonder how many remain in the world ~ 20 million is my guess.
Indeed, the wii U may not fail but we agree that it will not repeat the sucess of wii. This makes me wonder how Nintendo will revise their business structure to accomodate smaller revenues from hardware viz-a-viz the 3DS losses and at best average sales of wii U."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGokPrezut8
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