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vkaraujo on 31 October 2014
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Giggs_11 said:


Geez, what a bitter comment... :D Still, a few things not correct in it:

1) Cheap as always it's not entirely correct, I believe apart from Wii, previous consoles Nintendo always had the more expensive hardware, or at least toe-to-toe with the others (Nes, SNES, N64, Gamecube). With WiiU comes weaker hardware buit in the console but an expensive gamepad and a more expensive console structure than X1 and PS4. Don't think, all accounted for, WiiU is that more cheaper than PS4 and X1.

2) Sony didn't took more risk, building a machine which is only stronger than the previous one is the easy way to go. Kinect, motion controls (Wii), gamepad, those are examples of taking risks.

3) Being a year behind doesn't matter to the discussion at all. We're talking about quarter sales (3-month time frame) not ltd sales. Actually, generally being younger is even better cuz it's fresh, the new thing, and it gets people attention.

Think man...think. Do you really think Nintendo's console would've profited as console at the rate they are going if it was as powerful as the PS4? It would've taken them much longer. The Wii U is borderline last gen tech. Its profitable and Nintendo reaped the benefits by staying true to their normal policies of making profits off of cheaper hardware. There is no bitterness in this. I've just learned to accept Nintendo as they are. I used to defend them from people I saw as haters, but once I educated myself I realized more often than not what they get is definitely what they deserve for better or for worse.

1) No. The Wii U was borderline last gen tech...they haven't been on the forefront of power since the 90's.

2) Of course Sony takes more risk with hardware with Nintendo, which is why they tend to take more losses Nintendo and its been this way since the beginning. I am talking about costliness of the product and parts involved. Nintendo is a wiz when creating the cheapest console possible to produce. This is how they survived the Gabecube generation.

3) Being a year behind does matter, because Sony had to make a profit off of the hardware and break even on the R&D before they can pull in more profit.

So again...Nintendo isn't doomed because Nintendo always plays it smart when it comes to developing a console they can quickly profit off of.


No. Points 1 and 2 are wrong, point 3 is actually wrong too, but so is his statement.

1) Since it has a more expensive controller, in the end, Wii U is not that cheaper. Even if the console itself is weaker

2) There are 4 ways of product differentiation: price, performance, innovation and convenience. Sony always try to win by better performance, which is hard but not risky. Nintendo always try to win by innovation, which is the riskier strategy, by far.

3) R&D costs don't go into the Income Statement the way you think. While the time of a product on the market does matter, that is not reason. I will quote him and post more about this.