mii-gamer said:
MaskedBandit2 said:
mZuzek said:
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And yes, it is selling below GameCube levels and might end up below 20 million lifetime, but Nintendo doesn't care about that. They know that they can't ruin consumer confidence, so instead of throwing out console after console in an attempt to make a successful one, they'll be careful and ride out the Wii U through its lifecycle while remaining profitable (which is something they've already shown they can do and are doing right now). There's a reason they have like 5 billion dollars in cash, and that reason is not because they rush out systems to succeed failed attempts.
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2016 is still looking the most likely. Earlier this year, Iwata stated that it would take two years for them to redefine video game platforms. To me, that is obviously referring to their developing unified handheld/console platform - whatever it ends up being. That would put it squarely in 2016. He went on to say that they wouldn't drop the Wii U until current owners are satisfed. Just in this recent Miyamoto interview, he even acknowledged he feels they have acomplished that this year, and will be focused on next with their software coming out. Every interview is 2015, and 2015 only. Once they feel they've sufficiently supported the system, there is no point in continuing Wii U development. With Iwata and Miyamoto's comments, all indications are they feel like they will have done so by the end of 2015. You also have to consider retail and how poorly the system is selling. There's nothing wrong with a four year life cycle for the system. I don't understand why so many people are opposed to such an idea.
Nintendo has no future with the Wii U, and the 3DS, even with the new model, is obviously on the tail-end of its life-cycle. When the 3DS goes, considering they want a "redefining" unified platform, the Wii U should go fairly quickly after it. Spring 2016 for the new handheld and Holiday 2016 for the new console makes the most sense to me at the moment. Even if the new console doesn't come in 2016, I doubt Nintendo will pay too much attention to the system that year anyway. Embrace the near future - it's not one where the Wii U is relevant in any way.
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The "redefining video game" platform was directly refering to NNIDS and creating brand loyalty through that, rather than transitioning to the next gen with disconnected consumers.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/03.html
I really wish people do their research in these forums
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Uh... no it's not. And in the slides you even directly linked, he even specifically mentions the next hardware. Also, that's not even where the quote comes from, though it probably has ties to it. They're not going to redefine anything without new hardware that is built around their transitioning ideas.
