| Soundwave said: 1. By a stockholder's standards perhaps? Would you be happy if you invested in a stock that had lost 80% of its value in 5 years time? 2. The 3DS honestly is only selling "great" in Japan, the numbers in North America and Europe even by Iwata's own admission have been so-so and a sharp decline in those markets from the previous cycle or even the GBA launch alligned. 3. The decline from the Wii to Wii U is so stunning it would seem unbelievable a few years ago that Nintendo would struggle so badly it would make the GameCube days seem quaint by comparision and veer into that ugly Sega Saturn/Dreamcast levels of sales. 4. Blackberry's management looked like genius' circa 2007 too ... now not so much. Just because you have success in a mangerial role for a certain period of time doesn't mean you're gaurunteed to be a good president indefinitely. These things can turn ugly very fast. |
1. Nintendo as a company is financially responsible, people make out that Iwata is driving Nintendo to the ground, so the company is not in some dire position like Sony - no debt and huge reserves, the operating loss is still no good and it is something they should work on. The company is being run relatively responsibly
2. That was a while ago from my recollection, it was around the same time Pokemon X&Y was announced - not exactly a reflection of today's situation. Like you said before what has he done now. * Looks at 3DS* Selling extremely well in all regions
3. I agree, they fucked up the Wii U launch, but calling for his head before they are given a chance to save the console is unfair. It may not do well as the Wii, but the Wii U should be given a chance to prove itself and Nintendo has shown a capacity of resilience being able to prove naysayers wrong for so many years
4. True, but there is no correlation to Blackberry because Nintendo is still Very relevant (arguable still the biggest software and hardware company in the industry) it's software is still selling well and its hardware is do well (mainly refering to the 3ds)
