People tought that Nintendo is at its best, sleeping in a bed filled with golden coins and having parties like no tomorrow..... well not, seems like Nintendo's success was apparently too much for the company.
Part of the reason for this, the report states, is that the rapid spread of the Wii and DS globally and online expansion efforts resulted in a greatly increased workload for a number of Nintendo branches. The company’s network development department in particular voiced dissatisfactions with their workload. Furthermore, Nintendo’s software development teams were so busy creating sequels to existing popular I.P., they were unable find the time to dedicate themselves to the development of new franchises.
At the start of 2009, Iwata compiled a list of Nintendo’s internal problems. The list, shockingly, amounted to nearly 700 items. There’s little doubt that Iwata’s concerns regarding third-party developer relations were a prominent part of it. Another significant problem reported was “unexpected accidents in communication between branches,” which also points to management issues.
The solution to the company’s understaffed management problem was outsourcing. Rather than ramp up the size of Nintendo’s staff significantly — although, the company did expand by about 300 employees in 2009 — Iwata thought to entrust auxiliary and “low-priority” software development to external firms.
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/04/11/nintendo-teams-had-difficulty-coping-with-explosive-growth/
Mmmh that'd explain many things in Nintendo.
