| Dunban67 said: Until Iwata is gone, I don t think we will see much different from Nintenod than we have seen the last few years- He is costing Nintendo more than many people realize- they have lost tons of market share, mind share, credibility and have been losing money under his leadership- In order to turn the home console situation around (with the Wii u or a new console) it is going to take a HUGE upfront investment |
I'm sorry, but comments like these are more facepalm worthy than they should be.
Under Iwata's leadership, Nintendo started making money hand-over-fist and saw their greatest amount of financial success and market dominance between Wii and DS combined since the NES glory days of the late 80s. Under Iwata's leadership, they actually produced MORE new IPs, between in-house dev teams and development partners, than they had in the past decade under Yamauchi. Ignoring the success the company has had with DS, Wii, and 3DS, just to focus on the current situation of Wii U, is cherrypicking of the worst kind. Yes, their new home console isn't in an ideal spot right now, but does that mean we forget all the positives the man brought to the table beforehand? I guess in some people's estimation that is the way to look at things these days.....
Also, Nintendo hasn't lost a single red cent, and are sitting on literally billions in the bank. There is a big difference between posting less money than you predicted to your investors that you thought you'd make in a fiscal year, and actually "losing money". Nintendo is not yet in financial trouble, not even close.
