After following the investor's meeting last night I can only say that I'm flabberghasted. I thought Nintendo would have something big down the pipeline but the response to this crisis has been nothing short of a joke.

Nintendo's new strategy hurts the following parties:

1. Investors. Investors want diversity but not like what was announced. They wanted Nintendo to publish software on other devices not start a new health-care business. 

2. Nintendo gamers. The new business model will likely just hurt gamers because it will draw away resources from the gaming divisions to run the health care pillar. No plans to drop the gamepad also hurts gamers who want just a non-gimmicky controller and console. In fact, they announced plans to expand use of the gamepad which seems to cater to very young children instead. I can't think of an adult who enjoys the Skylander/Infinite gimmick. This is bad news for adult Wii U owners. 

3. Non-Nintendo gamers. Everyone else basically. We want to play Nintendo games on our HD console of choice. Some people would probably buy the Wii U if it dropped to that $199 sweet-spot with a pro controller SKU. No new price cuts will definitely turn away potentially new customers. 

4. Third parties. There was no solid strategy presented to attract 3rd parties to the Wii U. 

So who is defending Nintendo now and why? With only some 2-3 games headed for the Wii U this spring, are you still satisfied with your purchase? 

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Their fanboys will defend them regardless, unless they have all died all of a sudden

Long time no see Mr. Bolas.
Happy to see you hit as hard as ever...but its not enough

Haha, wow...sounds like you are just mad you can't play nintendo games on your PS4/XBO *rolls eyes*

I'm still happy with my Wii U. Deal with it.

1. Investors. Investors want diversity but not like what was announced. They wanted Nintendo to publish software on other devices not start a new health-care business.

I think you are not one of them, so.....

2. Nintendo gamers. The new business model will likely just hurt gamers because it will draw away resources from the gaming divisions to run the health care pillar. No plans to drop the gamepad also hurts gamers who want just a non-gimmicky controller and console. In fact, they announced plans to expand use of the gamepad which seems to cater to very young children instead. I can't think of an adult who enjoys the Skylander/Infinite gimmick. This is bad news for adult Wii U owners.

Drop the gamepad? lol

3. Non-Nintendo gamers. Everyone else basically. We want to play Nintendo games on our HD console of choice. Some people would probably buy the Wii U if it dropped to that $199 sweet-spot with a pro controller SKU. No new price cuts will definitely turn away potentially new customers.

Keep dreamin'

4. Third parties. There was no solid strategy presented to attract 3rd parties to the Wii U.

Agree with this

Lol, 3rd parties are no must for me, they are just spices. My main course is, and have always been, the first party games. I love my Wii U, and unless a certain other company, even though it have bombed so far they are not showing signs of dropping support. Unless they do that, my critisism is limited.

I'm just echoing the sentiments of virtually every non-Nintendo gamer out there. We want Nintendo games, not Nintendo consoles. But that's not even the point. The point is that Nintendo's new stategy makes no sense and alientes every interested party out there including its own fans and investors.

No Mario or Zelda or METROID on PS4, sons of bitches I tell ya!

Yeah but investors are stupid. Nintendo knows what it's doing, it just painted itself into a corner. Japanese businesses are very hard to adapt to modernity.