Could Nintendo ever play the long game??

[ps3-sales!]

Soleron said:

Yes. PS3 shows it can be done, no single game "saved" it (remember the chalkboard) but continued strong support, exclusives and price cuts made a complete turnaround over the gen. From third parties, at a minimum they need to secure first-tier CoD and AC support (not just A game but one people might say is equal to the others) , the next GTA, and Minecraft.

But Nintendo needs the unit sales now. Or certainly Iwata does, if he wishes to stay in charge. Sony and MS are better set up for the long game because they can hide losses against their other divisions. Nintendo would just appear to be burning through cash if sales remained low but Wii U production remained at full scale.

That's a great point now that I'm thinking about it. Ps3 never really had that one HUGE system seller. Sure GT5 is exclusive and sold 10 mil, but mainly sold consistantly over a long period. The Wii had Mario bros, Brawl, the 360 had Halo, Gears. Ps3 had a more balenced and long term librairy that didn't sell 3+ mil units first day.