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Soundwave on 21 January 2015
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Samus Aran said:
Soundwave said:
forest-spirit said:

And that's why I never supported the "Fire Iwata!" movement. Getting rid of one guy won't solve anything when you have that kind of corporate structure. It's harsh perhaps but someone at Nintendo needs to take one for the team and "get rid of" murder all of the senile old farts who are holding the company back.

They simply are never going to be able to overcome their issues because their corporate structure is such that they can't get out of ruts once they fall into one. 

 It would be far better if the issue really was centrally Iwata (though no doubt he is part of the issue, it's just that there are 10 other people at Nintendo also at fault). Then at least by getting rid of him you could see substantial change, but if the corporate culture is rotten to its core ... that isn't fixable. 

In a way though then what's happening to Nintendo now is pretty much 100% predictable. 

Nintendo started in the 19th century, they're more adaptable than any other company in the gaming industry. What will happen to Sony and Microsoft is more predictable to me than what will happen to Nintendo.


Eh, that's your opinion, but just because Nintendo is an old company doesn't mean they have some magic formula that gives them some magic insight into things. 

If it did they wouldn't be in the mess they're in now to begin with. 

Personally I think the game business has changed too much for them to keep up with and they are far too conservative/stubborn to shift with it. 

Compare Microsoft's reaction and how much work they have done to get the XBox One back on track to Nintendo's response with the Wii U. Speaks volumes. 

Nintendo is a terrific company in terms of making great games, but their management blows. 

The other thing I would add is I think their corporate structure that they have doesn't really work without a Yamauchi type who has the flexibility to make decisions basically on his own (seems like Iwata does not have that ability). As such the company will always get bogged down in politcal red tape when trying to make big decisions about change. Again it's systemic.