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Materia-Blade on 28 March 2015
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Mummelmann said:
Materia-Blade said:
 

"and gain a chance at actually becoming a factor in the market again"

you're saying nintendo is not a factor in the market? that's interesting.

"reat lack of news regarding Wii U and 3DS must-have software for the foreseeable future and not even a Direct for some time"

In case you didn't notice, E3 i around the corner AND we are getting news for the 2015 games.

I'm saying that Nintendo are not a factor in the home console market; yes. That is a statement anyone in the world would be hard-pressed to counter right now, they're really not. It is not only interesting; it is also undeniable.

Oh, I forgot about E3! What has been the biggest gripe of Wii U owners in the 8th gen? Games, games, games, game droughts extending through long periods, this has been as issue since launch and every year, Iwata and his biggest fans have chanted; "This will be the year of the Wii U", so far we've had two amazing "years of the Wii U", 2013 and 2014 and 2015 is said to be yet another one. Why on earth would Nintendo, in the desperate sales position they're in, shaky financial situation and losing more and more faith from even their most loyal followers "tease" their already tiny customer base by withholding news from the holidays until June? That would be a fantastically bad strategic move, were it on purpose, and you and I both better hope that the reason we aren't hearing much is that there isn't much due to their imminent plans of moving on, not that they have the extremely poor sense to not show it when it is the most needed, their quota for errors and misjudgements is spent a long time ago in the 8th gen.
You're more or less implying that Nintendo are pissing their fans off on purpose to up the suspense, as if keeping them angry for six months or more (hell, look at the biggest "Zelda U is delayed" thread for evidence of righteous fury incarnate) and then showing something at E3 would suddenly make everyone satisifed and smile, "Oh, you're so clever for hiding news from me and springing them on me like this, I love it when you do that and all is forgiven". This is not in any way better than simply moving forward with new hardware, upsetting many in the process; one of the solutions has a chance of success in the end, the other does not.

Upset them with new hardware and start over with actual potential for a rise to more power (and, not to mention; decent earnings again) or keep upsetting them for several more years by extended (and highly predictable) development times, poor 3rd party support, inferior online that still doesn't even feature a proper account system after 2.5 years on the market, lack of proper implementation of the Gamepad overall to justify its high cost and perhaps even its very existence, refusing to reduce the price and end up as completely and utterly irrelevant in the home console market within two years at the most.
Now is the time for Nintendo to be smart and think about their future, not base their entire company's fate on angry posters on internet forums and their contrived and entitled rules on console lifecycles and idle threats of abandoning the favorite brand should they choose to survive rather than keep pushing through a storm where there is no silver lining waiting at the end.

PS: What are some of these must-have software titles they've recently announced to sate gamers' thirst for new software and inflate the perceived value of the Wii U, what besides X and Splatoon and mere rumors of Star Fox that might possibly launch some time this year? The fact that these are the strongest cards to draw and show for this particular "year of the Wii U" speaks volumes of why I am right in stating that Nintendo are not a factor in the home console market. Why Splatoon and X is even marked as must-have titles by some in the first place is beyond me, they won't even make a difference in the long run and neither is likely to be a big hit, especially Splatoon will very likely be extremely niche.
"Rumors" and "unannounced titles that gamers will be very excited about" do not count, even in the slightest, I'm talking about what will be the real, tangible reason(s) that anyone who hasn't picked up a Wii U at this point should do it this year if they crave the last of Nintendo's huge franchises; the main course and not stale bread to chew while they keep on waiting for the software and things that really matter.

2014 was as good as it will ever get and they should keep moving and put the dreary 8th behind them as soon as possible. Instead of feverishly defending their hopeless position and poor decisions across the board, many would be better served by embracing the effort to solve the problems and the prospect of having an actual contender on the market to cheer for.
Should the OP be right and you are as a big a Nintendo fan as I think; you should be trilled at this possibility, more than anyone else even.

"I'm saying that Nintendo are not a factor in the home console market; yes. That is a statement anyone in the world would be hard-pressed to counter right now, they're really not. It is not only interesting; it is also undeniable."

It's totally deniable because it's not true. Ignoring nintendo's presence on the market just baffles me.