| Squilliam said: Just because Nintendo is the big fish in the Nintendo pond doesn't mean that another pond without Nintendo is an ecological wasteland so to speak as a metaphor. I already addressed the issue of Nintendo games vs non Nintendo games, they certainly have all the big publishers whipped however the last time a bunch of minows gained access to the industry they themselves were whipped. That last time was when Sony released the PS1 and developers took full advantage of the new distribution methods, lower cost and ease of entry in order to release a wide range of compelling software on a non Nintendo device. The number of strong developers independant of major publishers has reversed the trend towards incorporation, this is agility which has tripped Nintendo up once before and can easily do so again. I never said that Nintendo couldn't sustain their business however I was saying that they 'may exit handhelds in 10 years due to disruption (from smartphones in particular but no excluding tablets and smartpods)'. Thats not this handheld generation just coming, it isn't the next handheld generation it is the one following that, hence 10 years. I never said that they wouldn't adjust, even exiting the handheld business is an adjustment of sorts. The online weakness is just a sideline really to point out that whilst they are facing increased competition from online networks they aren't building their own. Unless an online network forms which is open and cross platform compatible this will be a weakness. Just as a fan of Nintendo games may be locked out from non Nintendo platforms, a participant in one non Nintendo online network can just as easily be locked out from Nintendo's network or devices. |
*Sigh* Here we go again… Nintendo still making cameras, huh? LOL!
From your very first sentence, it’s obvious that you have nothing on my last post. Ecological wasteland? Seriously?! I’ve said (numerous times) there’s room for “another pond” to have nice, healthy “water”.
Your PS1 example just proves my point even more… again. Yes, Nintendo did get “tripped up”. Did they go belly up? Hardly. Instead they adapted (see my last post).
Everything you’re saying is either the same old points that either I (and others on this thread) have already addressed or simply don’t agree with… at all. Yes, disruption can be a serious thing. We get it. And Nintendo knows this too… what do you think they did with the Wii?
Tell me, have you ever bowed out gracefully in a debate or do you always keep responding for the sake of nothing more than getting the last word every time? You’re done, dude! Others had already taken chinks out of your armor, I just finished the job, and HappySqurriel delivered the final blow. We’re not trying to say you are a stupid person, but most would agree that this thread, well, let’s just say definitely not your finest hour. You’re not saying anything new, going so far as to say “uh, forget that analogy, I wasn’t thinking straight” to changing your stance from Nintendo being booted from the handheld market to merely effected. You’re certainly not changing my mind (not in the least), just as I’ll never change yours.
It is your thread so I’ll give you the last word that you will undoubtedly take, since that’s obviously your thing. Don’t bother responding for my benefit as I won’t ever see it. I’m definitely done with this thread. And for anyone who’s following this thread and is curious as to what my next response would have been to his inevitable next post, well, just see my last post or HappySqurriel’s above; I’m sure all of the points will have been addressed there (hehe).
Perhaps you should refrain from (by your own admission) too much pot smoking prior to making a thread. 
