Iwata Is Naturally Unhappy With Q2 2014 Results, But Claims Major Overhaul Isn’t Necessary

[Arius Dion]

Mr Khan said:

Arius Dion said:

Mr Khan said:

 

Moderator or no, I tend to call a spade a spade. His lines tend to be straight out of the Malstrom playbook, down to the insistence that anything that deviates from the playbook is a hideous waste of time and money at best, or some unholy abomination more likely. It breeds a persistent negativity almost as bad as the Nintendo haters from the other side.

Your spades sound more like whimpers tbh. And as a mod maybe you should be a bit more even keeled.

In any case, what would you rather a fan be? Someone who sticks their head in the sand and pretend a company they grew to love is making detrimental decisions that continue to prove a detriment to that business? Or speak out and voice constructive criticism? Being a 'hardcore' nintendo fan is worst than a hater or a critic. For obvious reasons.

I am most certainly a fan of Mals, but by no means am I a drone of his. At least not as much a drone of his as you may be of Nintendos.

You seem to be politically minded, so what is said to be the highest form of patriotism?

I have my critiques of Nintendo, but i feel that trashing the Wii U is really not going to get anyone anywhere, since the console is what it is. Let's talk about how to right the ship rather than gleefully watching it burn so that we can later build a new ship. Certainly there are hard things to be done. To parallel American politics again, it's like all the bashing of any various environmental or business regulations: they're there, they're law, trying to get rid of them is denial of political reality, try to fix them, instead.

Calling for heads to roll at Nintendo, or even having actual heads roll, is not going to do anything. If executed recklessly, it would be worse than doing nothing.

I simply advocate for reality, rather than idealistic purity.

Ok, lets get down to this, instead of taking subtle (and not so subtle swipes lol) at each other, Tell me some of your critiques you have with Nintendo?

Lets deal with the reality. Wii U is floundering, I've posted many times of reasons I think it is floundering about. From the Gamepad to the software being greenlit. I actually like Iwata, but I do think also that being a former dev, hes empathetic to developers. I've voiced this plenty of times in the past, even before I've read Malstroms take. I do believe that the software NIntendo has released thus far  was not the right kind of software for creating momentum for the console. I do believe the Wii U has more in common with Gamecube than it does the Wii.

You know me, I loved the Wii, was a huge fan and advocate for it. I've always been a Nintendo fan at heart. But the Wii U doesn't entice me at all. In fact it repels me. Nintendo's problem is not third party support. They've always had third party resistance. Nintendo is the only company that is in control of its own fate.

Why was Pikmin 3 made? Wind Waker? These games are Gamecube games. I'm not saying they don't have their fans, but if you are running a business, do you invest in those two games out the gate? Or do you create a HD Wii Sports Sequel? I'm no mouthpiece for no one but myself. Let me be clear, The reality is, Khan, many former Wii owners are repelled by the Wii U. Nintendo has a fire within their fanbase. Since none of us are on the inside, we can only speculate. But behavior they've exhibited is all we have to go on.

You have your ideas and perspectives on how Nintendo can turn this system around..I'd like to hear them actually. I have my ideas as well.