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No, it's never been this bad 375 70.75%
 
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fedfed on 09 May 2016

Don't know... really...

Lack of games is a bad thing.... but still have big backlog - not sure!



Switch!!!

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Aielyn on 10 May 2016
curl-6 said:
Aielyn said:

If you ask a non-loaded version of the question, I'll give an answer to it.

You're stalling. The OP says it all; since they joined the console biz, has there ever been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan than now, and if so, when?

I still see no non-loaded version. Like I said, I'll answer the question when you ask it in a way that doesn't assume a false concept.

The one thing I'll say right now is that things are better now than they have been at times. I'll say more when you show an ability to ask the question without loading it.

 

 

Wright said:
The problem is that no one is failing to acknowledge 3DS, but rather, that it doesn't matter if you acknowledge or not. No home console owner should have to endure the narrative of "just play on your 3DS", because they didn't buy a WiiU to play 3DS games. Similary with the Vita case. You just don't go and say a Vita player to "get a PS4 for first-party games" because they want to play first-party games on the Vita and don't really care if PS4 gets more games than it.

People saying "3DS guys! Games on 3DS! Play on 3DS! Everything is wrong because we're not taking 3DS into account!" arguments doesn't help because they indirectly suggest that, indeed, WiiU has such lack of support that you'd need to add the 3DS into equation to make things brighter. Which shouldn't be the case in the first place, hence why it's a really bad time to be a [home-console] Nintendo fan.

I know the OP worded poorly, but he's talking mainly about Nintendo's home console these past four years.

The question doesn't ask if there's been a worse time for those who only own Nintendo's home console, it asks if there has been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan. Nintendo fans generally own both console and handheld.



Aielyn on 10 May 2016

<please ignore>



Soundwave on 10 May 2016
Aielyn said:
curl-6 said:

You're stalling. The OP says it all; since they joined the console biz, has there ever been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan than now, and if so, when?

I still see no non-loaded version. Like I said, I'll answer the question when you ask it in a way that doesn't assume a false concept.

The one thing I'll say right now is that things are better now than they have been at times. I'll say more when you show an ability to ask the question without loading it.

 

 

Wright said:
The problem is that no one is failing to acknowledge 3DS, but rather, that it doesn't matter if you acknowledge or not. No home console owner should have to endure the narrative of "just play on your 3DS", because they didn't buy a WiiU to play 3DS games. Similary with the Vita case. You just don't go and say a Vita player to "get a PS4 for first-party games" because they want to play first-party games on the Vita and don't really care if PS4 gets more games than it.

People saying "3DS guys! Games on 3DS! Play on 3DS! Everything is wrong because we're not taking 3DS into account!" arguments doesn't help because they indirectly suggest that, indeed, WiiU has such lack of support that you'd need to add the 3DS into equation to make things brighter. Which shouldn't be the case in the first place, hence why it's a really bad time to be a [home-console] Nintendo fan.

I know the OP worded poorly, but he's talking mainly about Nintendo's home console these past four years.

The question doesn't ask if there's been a worse time for those who only own Nintendo's home console, it asks if there has been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan. Nintendo fans generally own both console and handheld.

That means there's only about 14 million Nintendo fans.



lonerism on 10 May 2016
Ck1x said:
The final years of the Wii was the absolute worst, I don't think the WiiU has gotten that bad yet!

The Last Story is one of Wii's best games



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curl-6 on 10 May 2016
Aielyn said:
curl-6 said:

You're stalling. The OP says it all; since they joined the console biz, has there ever been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan than now, and if so, when?

I still see no non-loaded version. Like I said, I'll answer the question when you ask it in a way that doesn't assume a false concept.

The one thing I'll say right now is that things are better now than they have been at times. I'll say more when you show an ability to ask the question without loading it.

I'm not going to wrap the question in cotton wool just because you're sensitive to criticism of Nintendo.



bowserthedog on 10 May 2016

I'm more excited now then back when Nintendo was doing low spec gimmicky consoles like the wii and wiiu. Right now it's gonna be a bad year but I'm excited that Nintendo is not simply replacing the wiiu and 3ds and are going to a have a completely different approach towards hardware.  After the abuse of the last two gens I'm actually quite excited for what the future holds.



https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JquK6FGR6O-0O-6L-VAuw

Aielyn on 11 May 2016
curl-6 said:
Aielyn said:

I still see no non-loaded version. Like I said, I'll answer the question when you ask it in a way that doesn't assume a false concept.

The one thing I'll say right now is that things are better now than they have been at times. I'll say more when you show an ability to ask the question without loading it.

I'm not going to wrap the question in cotton wool just because you're sensitive to criticism of Nintendo.

To throw your own attitude right back at you - it's a simple requirement. I don't answer loaded questions. You loaded the question, it's easy enough to remove the loading.

Once again, I'll ask you - have you stopped beating your wife?



curl-6 on 11 May 2016
Aielyn said:
curl-6 said:

I'm not going to wrap the question in cotton wool just because you're sensitive to criticism of Nintendo.

To throw your own attitude right back at you - it's a simple requirement. I don't answer loaded questions. You loaded the question, it's easy enough to remove the loading.

Once again, I'll ask you - have you stopped beating your wife?

I'm not married. If you don't wish to answer the thread question, that's fine. I already have more than enough input to satisfy my curiosity.



Lawlight on 11 May 2016
zorg1000 said:
Arlo said:

They've never been in danger of going bankrupt or anything, but some systems made much much less money than others.  The N64 and the Gamecube both underperformed, many considering the latter to be a commercial failure.

they were posting annual profits averaging about $1 billion in the N64/GC era, financially they were doing far from bad.

Mostly thanks to the handhelds, if I'm not mistaken.