DélioPT said:
Soundwave said:
DélioPT said:
^ I don't think they will go from one side of the spectrum to the other, but it's important that it starts.
Changes are easier to happen when things go downhill, then someone takes the blame for their decisions and shareholders need to be answered to.
After the initial failure of 3DS and now the Wii U, even the most conservative ones must realize that they are not on the path to growth. |
Nintendo isn't just a conservative company, they're hyper conservative even by Japanese standards. Apparently being Kyoto based is a part of this.
I don't think things will change that much. Nintendo was far more progressive in the 90s, because Yamauchi would often make decisions without really caring about the input of others on the board. Like he basically bought the Seattle Mariners because Arakawa and Lincoln talked him into it, I'm sure others at NCL were wary of the decision to invest in an American pro baseball team. The funny thing is Yamauchi owned the team and never even went to see one game.
I would probably guess today things like Donkey Kong Country, the investment in Rareware, the investment to open Retro Studios (something Howard Lincoln pushed for), the deal for Star Wars games, etc. would not happen, one of the Japanese old farts on the board would make a stink about it and it would get shot down, whereas in the past, Yamauchi just did whatever the heck he wanted if he felt so inclined. He gave Lincoln and Arakawa a lot of leeway, they would not get that today, they'd be glorified puppets like Reggie is.
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I don't think things are that bad within Nintendo.
After the GC they didn't continue on doing the same, they tried something different. Why? Because their path had failed.
And now with the Wii U falure and 3DS not being able to replicate GBA's success and the boom of the mobile market (which is already in full swing in Japan) it's impossible that even them won't realize that change must happen.
They may be more conservative than the rest of the japanese people, but they do run a business. And after 3 years staight of losses - which was a blow to Nintendo - i doubt that Nintendo will just keep on doing the same old thing.
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Yamauchi was actually responsible for the push into the DS/Wii direction. I think even Iwata has said that directional shift came from Yamauchi, the idea to use two screens on the DS is also directly from Yamauchi.
Of course Nintendo adjusts each generation, but out of the three console makers, I think Nintendo will definitely continue to be by far the most conservative of the group. Japanese business culture is incredibly heirarchial too, even Sony right now, Kaz cannot just snap his finger and get Sony out of the TV business, too many old, cold warriors within Sony wouldn't allow that to happen it would also be seen as bringing shame to Sony, etc. etc.
As Westerners I think we actually don't understand all this stuff, we think it should all be easy and simple, but it most definitely isn't.
