When is Nintendo going to surrender?

[super_etecoon]

Anfebious said:

super_etecoon said:

 

You say "even" during the Wii era there was negative backlash.  Actually, that's all there was, both in the ramp up to launch and after it had taken the world by storm.  You see, no matter what it does, Nintendo can never "win," even when they're "printing money."  It really just has to do with the cynical nature of the internet and the tendency to tear down established monoliths of gaming (or any industry).

To answer your question:  Nintendo will not and should not give up.  They should be true to themselves and their vision and continue working on ways to disrupt the normal flow of entertainment.  Thankfully, their pockets are large enough to keep them going, despite the pitchforks and flaming crosses the fanboys carry.

I'm also of they idea that Nintendo should keep on going but if they keep going like this I don't see them going very far. The Wii U is proof that the Nintendo brand is really weak at the moment, I really wonder if Nintendo can keep up with it. Maybe the QOL is their way of slowly accepting that they can't rely on their consoles and games anymore to be a healthy company...

At the moment...and, why don't we let this generation settle in for at least a year or two before we decide how weak Nintendo's brand is.  We're still in early adopter/hardcore sales phase for Sony and Microsoft.  It could be that the entire industry is "really weak at the moment."  I'm not saying this is true, but we definitely don't have enough data at the moment to prove anything other than the fact that there is still a hardcore base of gamers out there who prefer to game on their tvs than on their phones.  Capturing the elusive "casual market" is something that none of the big three have done so far this generation, at least so far.