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"Reggie Fil Am (spelling?) will get let go in 2013. My prediction here folks! Here me now or believe me later!"
Friday, September 21, 2012
"Exactly my point Ethan. Statistics right now mean very little to me as what I am seeing with my two eyes are smartphones in kids' hands everywhere and Angry Birds or some freebie app being tapped all over. With Amazon's Kindle Fire coming in at $150 and other crazy-mobile devices bringing their prices innevitably down for this holiday season, a parents priority will be on tablet purchases. It makes perfect sense. I have seen the wii controller in person and the screen on it reminds me of the resolutions on the first psp release. It is shabby by today's standards and the minute a purchasing adult sees how bulky, inconvinient and all that the controller will be, they will be turned off. The wii wand was skinny and easy to throw in a drawer and this new controller is just simply too intimidating by comparison. I, for one, have gotten to the point where I am trying to consolidate all my devices into one device and not have a mess of accessories like the Rock Band days. I think a lot of other parents feel the same way. Just throw some tablets on the couch, keep the rugrats happy, and enjoy Honey Boo Boo....."
Friday, September 21, 2012
"Kenneth I am not arguing that there were good games on the wii and whether Galaxy was a casual game, I am arguing that Galaxy is probably one of the better selling wii games (that did not come with an extra controller ala wii play) and did not sell enough for Ninetendo to go, "we don't need strong third party support." Core-gaming wii owners will show up on these forums and it may seem like there are a lot of them out there, but to really gauge how many there are, it would be better to look at Gamecube sales than wii sales. The Gamecube tailored more to a core-gaming audience and it did not do so hot. I say this because the wii clearly did gang-busters because of soccer moms and such. Nintendo is a giant corporation with a ton of overhead. They need to pull really strong numbers like they did during their kick-ass years in 2004-2009. This will not happen so long as 3DS sales are weak, wiiU banks on the things it has brought to the table this week and so on. Quality of games means jack and squat when you try to get a soccer mom to buy the system and they go, "our old wii got used during Thanksgivings and collected dust and my kids seem fine playing Angry Birds." Go around. Ask around your area and talk to non-core-gaming wii owners and see what they think. I have a strong feeling it won't be in Nintendo's favor...."
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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What won't happen? That hardware would thrive because of one property? One game? I say, go lean and cut the company down to software because that is where they are heading is down becaus of newer generations being raised on Angry Birds over Plumbers... Longterm wise, Nintendo has really screwed themselves by relying on nostalgia and 3 to 4 franchises... I promise Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 did not sell the way a hardware company would need to live off of but the wii was a success because of casual gamers. Those gamers are now on board with ios and android games and Nintendo is in super deep doodoo with the WiiU. It will be a miracle that they get much of that casual gamer base back with the economy the way it is and with casual gamers realizing they are happy enough using their tablet or cell phone to get their game fix instead of a $300 machine and $30-$60 'casual games...'
Thursday, September 20, 2012
"ee the possible future failure of Nintendo hardware as a good thing. There are simply way too many superior options available spec-wise every time Nintendo has released a system since the Gamecube and I, for one, would love to see the amazing Nintendo software become available on things like an XBOX or PS. Sort of in the same spirit of Sega going software only after the demise of the Dreamcast. I think Nintendo can execute a software only approach far better than Sega has and it would be nice to get one less cheap plastic box out of my entertainment system while retaining the ability to play a new Zelda or Mario game. So to Nintendo I say, "hope you fail, but hope to play your games soon eno"
Thursday, September 20, 2012
