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Purple on 12 November 2013
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mii-gamer said:
Purple said:
mii-gamer said:
I'd like to see Purple find someone in the industry that has a better resume than Iwata. +150million DS, +100 Wii's, +36 million, no debt, billions in savings and assets, responsible of the two best consoles of the past 8 years, responsible for the current best selling console.

"but but the wii u is doing poorly" - the confirmation bias of some users here is hilarious.

The Wii and DS were obvious highlights. But Iwata has failed to cash in with those successful years and invest the money wisely to keep Nintendo relevant in the home console market. Savings are great in theory, but just ask Blackberry how useful having billions in savings and assets is when your userbase collapses.

 

I also don't think two successes in 2006 can justify awful performance in 2013. He may have been the best man for the job back then, good on him, but he certainly isn't the best man for the job today.

By who's standards? And once again you completely ignore the 3DS's performance.

He is capable of rejuvnating a console (ala 3DS) and his track record is superb. He certainly deserves (and should be given) the benefit of the doubt.  Once again the confirmation bias is hilarious.

As I mentioned above the 3DS is not hitting sales expectations. And he certainly doesn't deserve credit for rectifying a disaster he caused in the first place.

His track record is not superb. Gamecube was a disaster and the later years of the Wii was a disappointment. The company has had a few poor financial quarters in a row saved only by very favourable economic conditions.

As for whose standards we judge him by? That's a good question. As a gamer I think Nintendo's output has declined in quality in recent years. As a shareholder I'd feel appalled at the loss of value of Nintendo shares. As a Nintendo fan I don't like to see the company lose relevancy in the gaming market.

I really think you should read that Emily Rogers article I posted earlier. She is a very fair writer and a Nintendo fan like us. I too like Iwata, but he's not good at his job, and you can't carry someone who is meant to be leading the team.