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Metallicube on 18 February 2011
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Mummelmann said:


There's a difference between being doomed and making yourself look bad. Losing momentum this quickly is worrying no matter if you've sold 85 million consoles or not. Show me another market leader console that had sustained 45% drops year over year. Record breaking sales pace = record breaking decline. I've said this a hundred times in here; the Wii is a sprinter and not a long distance runner.

Developers don't want to see a market leader falling from outselling both competitors combined to selling significantly less than either in short time with nothing done to prevent it. Do you think this bolsters 3rd parties' faith in Nintendo for the next generation? You saying that this will have no conequences seems weird, I believe you are too intelligent to be that naive, to be honest. Losing momentum this fast is bad news no matter how one looks at it and no matter how much you've sold, it says something about your product, your market and last but not least; your resolve and dedication to keep things going.

Developers (well publishers) are the very REASON the market leader is currently falling behind. They have cut the life of the console short by not supporting them and keeping their library replenished.

Let's face it. Most third parties wanted the Wii to die, and tried to make it happen by freezing it out with lack of support. They finally got what they wanted. Third parties will never support Nintendo anyway, no matter how easy they make it for them to develop for, or how successful they are. Wii should be proof of that.

I do agree, Nintendo has flaked out as of late in terms of Wii games. But as I've said, it's more of what Sony and MS are doing right than what Nintendo is doing wrong. Both HD consoles have had ample third party support, countless bundles and price drops, redesigns, and their own motion controllers. Did you really think Nintendo was still going to run away with it after all that thrown at them? They are hugely successful, but come on they're not invinsible.. Wii is simply following the natural console cycle, while the other two have had theirs extended a bit by all the factors I mentioned.

It's funny you talk about momentum carrying over to other generations, when we've seen one company go from 22 million to 85 million, one go from 150 to 47 million, and one go from 23 to 50 million. Things can change fast. Every generation is a new start. This generation should have shown that.

If Nintendo losing momentum was such BAAAAD news as you say, do you really think they wouldn't do something about it? No offense, but I'm pretty sure a multibillion dollar corporation, particularly one that has created a massive success, knows better than you or I. It's obviously just not that big a concern to them right now. 3DS is on the forefront now. They will most likely focus on Wii again once the 3DS is released and all that settles down.