| puffy said: I don't understand the hate at Nintendo releasing hardware redesigns. OT: The slides coming from Nintendo indicates that software sales are continuing to increase and this basically means that the DS is still a viable platform for growth. So in essence it all depends on when software sales begin to decline. I can see hardware sales beginning to decline next year (if it doesn't this year) so we'll see. |
Actually it's a pretty easy explenation. Nintendo is trying to move to a broader business strategy. Think of companies like Apple, Samsung, Hitachi, Sony.... when they produce PMP, TV, Radio... they don't produce ONE product and try to sell it to everyone. They launch a brand line of products. Sony has more than one tv style. It has to do affordablity and features. By creating a larger variety of choices and lower costs rather than bundling eveything into one device they can sell to a much bigger audience. The hate comes from the fact that, that's not how the console companies work. It's always been assumed that gamers buy the next iteration of device because it's supposedly the next major supported device. So it just comes down to gamer habits and perceptions. Of course it's going to take time, probably another 10-20 years.
Squilliam: On Vgcharts its a commonly accepted practice to twist the bounds of plausibility in order to support your argument or agenda so I think its pretty cool that this gives me the precedent to say whatever I damn well please.
