pezus said:
DanneSandin said:
pezus said:
DanneSandin said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
I personally think its a cop out and cowardice because they wont be able to top Sony and Microsoft. They wont play their game so they want to run and hide on Youtube.
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Oh man, that's just plain ignorant. Seriously. It's called strategy. It's what Nintendo did with both Wii and DS - and look how that turned out. I don't say I agree with what Nintendo is planning, and I can't say it's a great idea, but you're going too far here. Fact is they don't have a new machine to unveil, but that doesn't mean Nintendo are cowards for not facing MS and Sony head on.
What would have happened to Afghanistan if they took Soviet head on? Vietnam vs USA. Hannibal vs the Romans. If you have underwhelming tech, are in a inferior position, can't take on the "enemy" head on you out-maneuver them in some other way. And that's what Nintendo is TRYING to do. I'm not saying they'll succeed, but that's what they are trying to do. So calling them for hiding cowards are plain ignorant.
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Yes, I don't believe it's a cop-out but I do believe this strategy is bad. This is not what Nintendo did with Wii and DS btw. Everything they've done with WiiU so far is nothing like what they did last gen.
Oh, when I was refering to Wii/DS I was referring to the strategic element of those products; using inferior tech (in the case of Wii) but tried out a new controller. They tried this once again with Wii U, but that..... didn't go down as well.
I'd have thought announcing release dates and showing videos for Mario Kart U, a new 3D Mario, Smash Bros, Wii Fit U would've been big enough honestly. Then there's also the 3DS. Nintendo have never feared talking about their "inferior tech" console at the same time as the others are speaking so I really have no idea why they're changing this. Sony and MS didn't stop making E3 presentations when Nintendo had the WiiU to announce.
I actually hope they try something different than simply having a longer ND; in that case they could simply have had an ordinary E3 conference. Having Mario, Mario Kart, SSB4, Wind Waker HD, Pokémon X/Y, Zelda LTTP2, "X", Retro's new game, Bayo2 and surely other games as well would ensure a great e3 - just like you said. SO hopefully they'll do something different to blow us away, or else I don't see the need of 1-2h long ND's....
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I always get the feeling that Nintendo never want to stick with what they have. They always want to try again to carve out a new market. That can be a strength when they actually hit the right notes, but when they don't (like with WiiU), it's an immense weakness. It's a weakness because they won't have the followers that MS and Sony have, either 3rd party developers/publishers OR consumers/fans.
Totally agree; it works perfectly when they hit gold, and it works miserably when they don't.
I somehow get the feeling, too, that what Iwata said is being misunderstood...maybe. I just don't see a reason for changing this up, though. Do they think they'll actually reach more people this way? It doesn't make sense
It doesn't make sense for us now, because we don't know what they're planning. Most people didn't "get" Wii and DS either, until they tried them. I'm not saying this'll be the same thing, but who knows - maybe Nintendo has something awesome planned?
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