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Soundwave on 30 September 2014
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super_etecoon said:
archer9234 said:
super_etecoon said:
archer9234 said:

Nintendo has done things that majority don't like/or want. Simple as that. Regardless of how each side feels. You want better sales. You pretty much have to do similar things that MS/Sony does. Who knows, if the Wii U was basically a PS4, but with the gamepad. It might of done better. Meaning proper online features, power equal to the others, DLC content that people want/done right from the start, universal voice chat system, a friend list that can show you a number count, unified account system so we can play VC on 3DS and Wii U. etc.... Things like that.


I'm so glad Nintendo has money to hemoorage to keep them from having to go down the Sony/MS path just to appease to the banal tastes of American gamers.  Their brand doesn't match up with our culture right now for some reason (I can think of a few), but I don't need them to align themselves with values that don't represent the magic that is Nintendo.  Keep up the good work, Nintendo.  If all musicians played shit that everyone liked, we wouldn't have Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, Flaming Lips, Nirvana, etc.  

And why would the nintendo magic be lost if they did those things? All those things are internal software and hardware choices. Not game quality.

You don't get to cherry pick artistic expression.  Every artist chooses an area to focus on and there aren't enough resources to improve in all things.  The WiiU is a drastic improvement in online functionality over its predecessor.  Now...I understand that business is not art, but the ideas remain the same.  Now seriously...since you brought it up...do you think if all those things were changed that Nintendo's circumstances would be different right now?  Nintendo is like that dorky kid in junior high that even the dorky kids made fun of so they'd feel good about themselves.  And every once in a while that ultra dorky kid becomes king for a day (like what happened with the Wii), but you can't just tell that kid to get some cool sneakers and a nice jacket and everyone will love him.  The dork is in his DNA...and you either love it or hate it...respect it, or fear it.  All of this commentary regarding Nintendo's position in the console market isn't designed to help the kid...it's designed to bring him down even further.  It's bully mentality at its most basic.

While I agree with some of that, it's not really entirely accurate. Nintendo did a fair job of tailoring games to the West in the 1990s while still making unique games, they are the ones who have regressed in this regard. 

I think of it more of like yes Nintendo is nice guy/dorky guy, but the casual-fad era was like them magically hitting pay dirt by catching the attention of the hottest girl in the club. She even adds him to her Facebook. Nintendo is over the moon, imagine Nintendo with a girl that hot as his girlfriend! Even Sony/MS are jealous and can't believe it.

But really they were never going to have a long term relationship. That type of girl isn't looking to get locked into a long term relationship with a guy who at heart is really a dork. She had fun with him and added him to her Facebook to be nice. Nintendo is the poor sap that goes back to the nightclub the following week, wearing the same clothes, trying to do the exact same thing he did the week before, but is punched in the gut when he sees "hot girl" dancing/chatting up some new guy.