Miyamoto: We're Not Interested In High End Specs (Hardware)

[Nuvendil]

curl-6 said:

Nuvendil said:
See a lot or people say Iwata needs to go, but I think the more important is that SOMEONE - Iwata or whoever - needs to stand up to the old guard and issue orders. Tell them "no, you're wrong, we are not going in that direction." Because it feels like the old guard is always the one too cowardly to go all in, always playing the "we don't directly compete" card. Even as their non-competitors rip them apart this gen.

Iwata is an easy target as he's a figurehead, but honestly, the whole upper management needs to be jettisoned, they're stuck in 2008.

They are just so darn afraid to commit.  It's like if you watched Michael Jordan play back in the day and he suddenly became paranoid about driving the lane.  Nintendo has had like four or five moments this gen - including the first two Wii U E3's in 2011 and 2012 - where they came to the threshold of going all in only to chicken out.  It's infuriating to watch.  Last year they came out of E3 looking strong only to suddenly turn yellow in the holidays, reducing their marketing, no Smash Bundle or price cut, no major Wii U ad campaign.  This year Nintendo came off the Zelda delay swinging with good Directs.  It looked like Nintendo was preparing to really push their lineup and go all in at E3.  Then E3 happened and Nintendo once again chickened out.  Seriously the key to success is confidence.  The N64's strong launch was fueled by a large, confident, well executed ad campaign.  And the Wii?  That strong start that kick started its success was the epitome of Nintendo going all in on what they had.  Big ad campaign, strong exclusives out the gate, the works.  The Wii U?  Heck no.  From the get go they never had a ton of confidence openly.  They came close at key moments but always backed off.  With that kind of tone and approach, the Wii U was doomed out the gate.