hunter_alien said:
Zisbest said:
ganoncrotch said:
Zisbest said:
1984 NES: Nintendo won't have a chance in the videogaming market. Videogames are DEAD.
1990: Sega Genesis will crush the Snes. They're out of the market.
1996: N64 + cartridges. DOOOM
2001: Gamecube has no DVD or CD support. DOOOM
2006: Remote control is just a gimmick. DOOOOOOM.
2012: Wii U is struggling -> Nintendo goes 3rd party (...yeah right)
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these were both kinda true tho, altho a lot of what hurt the N64 and the GC was both what Nintendo tried to make them appear to be and what Sony was branding the Playstation as
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Of course you're right that they lost some shares with GC and N64, but I just wanted to emphasize the whole "dooom" and "they're going bankrupt" stuff :)
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Lost some share? They went from the undisputable console leader to almost irrelevant. Those 2 gens where DOOM gens for Nintendo in the console business.
OT: Sales are decent now, that the Christmas season is here, but wait for the January collapse. It will happen 
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Yup, they used to be undisputable console leader. Compare the NES (~60 million sold) to SNES (~50 million sold) and N64 (~33 mil.) To me this doesn't look soo bad on Nintendo consoles level of sales. But compared to the ps1 and 2 those numbers are a joke. I think Nintendo only used to be relevant on the console market in the 80s and 90s and only to the younger generation (adults back then hat no interest in games). The Wii was a surprise hit and now they are continuing their usual way.
