lucidium said:
What are you even arguing? Potential sales comes down to potential customers, that's why Nintendo started out third party, prior to the release of the nes.
The wiiu is doing terribly and may not recover and handhelds as a whole have been on undesputable decline since 2005 as mobile and tablet devices have increased in popularity, the entire industry is changing and both Sony and Microsoft have the knowledge and experience to grow with it (both have computer divisions, cloud networks and mobile and tablet divisions) Nintendo is the dinosaur of the bunch and has only its console, portable and arcade divisions, both the console and arcade divisions are in dire straits with their handheld division barely keeping its head above water (see latest financials).
Nintendo have three options for the future, mobile market or third party and last but not least, mega hit console, the last option being one they cannot afford to take for at least 3 years or risk losing consumer confidence, as well as investor and shareholder confidence, and even then, there is no guarantee that the new console would be a hit. Nintendo are vastly out if touch with their customers, and seem to be fumbling on every single decision. But hey, what would I know, I've only been a developer since the Saturn days and married to a fellow developed whome currently works at Nintendo, as OP apparently knows well. |
This reminds me GC era. Anyway, you are maybe correct, OP maybe is correct, who knows. As far we know, their situation doesnt answer as a '' emergency'' that would lead them to 3rd party. We don't even know if the wii U will make them a profit,and by the way, it has a good chance to do.
Nintendo mobile market, okay I'm done, they have better chances to grow on console market than mobile, Mobile market is already made and ruled by Sam+apple. They would be nothing than a little company on mobile market. Guess this is the Wii conseuquence, they launched a big console and people expect them to hit wii numbers with wii U, and we know they can't, so we call a doom and they should abandon console market. Take a read on nintendo's sales during their life, especially n64 and GC, they can't compete with PS but they still can survive and make a profit. Wii u's situtation is just nintendo going back to nintendo.
Sorry oh powerful and honored developer, just because you work as developer doesn't mean you are right in some points. You may know how to develop but in market vision and future paths for companies, sorry, horrible. But hey! I'm studying an engineering student!, and by far I know, nintendo will fall and they are doomed because their console structure is weaker. Their have 3 options: Go third party, make a powerful console or who knows? go tv market? radio?....
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