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Darc Requiem on 20 March 2009
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Sharky54 said:
jlauro said:
Sharky54 said:
Darc Requiem said:
Sharky54 said:
It really depends on how long its active. If they pull it out before it reaches 140 million then no it won't. Nintendo likes to make people move on to the new stuff faster.

No, Nintendo likes to support their platforms as long as possible. The GBA was delayed repeatedly because the GBC was selling so well. Nintendo supports their platforms as long as consumers do.

 

 

Consoles are a different beast good sir.

 

I am with Darc on this one.  Nintendo does not like to move people on to new stuff if they don't have to.  They like to milk platforms with minor changes to draw out it's life as long as possible.  Look at the DS, basically the same thing for 3 models to stretch it out.  Same thing with consoles, they will try to milk the market with colors, or other minor updates.  Consoles are the same for Nintendo, it's just that sometimes the competition doesn't let them stay with the same model as long...  Right now, that is far from an issue with the Wii...

 

And when microsoft and Sony announce their new systems with motion detecting, you reaaaly think that Nintendo wont be lock step with them? As soon as their next console comes out, they will stop supporting the wii. Look what happened with the gamecube and xbox. I have news for you, nintendo didnt have anyone to compete with in handhelds. They do in consoles. 

 

There was no need for a GBA if the ONLY handheld anyone bought was the GBC. Why even come out with new stuff if you make a huge profit off something now. Only reason would be because someone else threatens to steal your profits. It is that simple, when the next Nintendo console comes out, the wii will die soon after. Nintendo likes to do that.

You may want to do a little research. In Japan the Gameboy line was getting several competent competitors. Nintendo was expected the GBP/GBC sales to slow down because of more advanced competition. The GBC's hardware was essentially an NES. The Wonderswan, Neo Geo Pocket, etc.  were more advanced and the GBC was little more than a small revision to the original Gameboys hardware. The GBC sold like mad to consumers however and essentially delayed the GBA's launch by three years. The GBA's hardware was finished in 1997 and the system didn't launched until 2001.

As far as home consoles go, both the N64 and the Gamecube could have been killed far sooner based on their hardware sales. However they were both profitable and Nintendo still supported them for five years. In fact, when it comes to home consoles Nintendo waits at least 5 years before launching new hardware and they only do so when their competitors release new hardware. The SNES was launched after the TG-16 and Genesis/Mega Drive, N64 was launched after the PS1/Saturn/PC-FX, the Gamecube launched after the DC/PS2 along side the X-box, and the Wii launched after the 360 along side the PS3. The only hardware Nintendo has ever shown poor support for was the Virtual Boy.