Reggie ponders the Brazilian market 5 years after Wii U, Microsoft/Sony copying

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Seece said:

thekitchensink said:

Seece said:

errorpwns said:

How is it arrogant?  I mean he is telling the truth.  Unlike Sony and Microsoft who take obvious hate jabs at each other and want to attack Nintendo in every other commercial, Nintendo plays it fairly neutral and continues to focus on Nintendo.  That's where it matters.  Smart business practice.  Wonder why Nintendo was able to make profit while only selling 21 million gamecubes?  They focused on Nintendo not Microsoft, not Sony, but Nintendo. 

Is this why they're adopting Apps and HD and finally courting third parties and generally behaving like MS then?

1) Apps: Nintendo has been attempting downloadable  games since 1987 http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=213

2) HD: Really?  You're going to say they're copying by making a system that's more powerful than their previous one?  I suppose the Xbox was just a copy of the PS2, and the Super Nintendo was a copy of the Genesis.

3) Third parties: They tried to court them with the Wii as well.  Admittedly, their attempts didn't work very well and they're doing it better with Wii U and 3DS, but the intention was always there.

 

Nintendo is certainly copying their competitors in some necessary areas, such as the recently announced Nintendo Network, but those were not the best examples at all.

What has downloadable games got to do with apps?

There is nothing wrong with Nintendo going to HD, and in itself it isn't copying, it's the lingo they keep using. They're very aware it's a major selling point (like the once argued it wasn't) and hence why reggie is coming out with 1080p like he has a clue what it means.

I don't believe they tried courting third parties tbh.

The main things they're focusing on right now are key areas of MS and Sony's strategy.

Fair enough.  When you said 'apps', I figured you meant game apps such as Infinity Blade or Angry Birds.  With regard to the HD thing, it's not that they didn't think it was a selling point, but when the Wii launched they didn't think there were enough HDTVs in the market yet for it to be worth the extra cash.

Thanks for the reasoned response!  Is it wrong of me that I automatically assumed that I would be flamed, this being the Internet and all? XD