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Soundwave on 30 September 2015
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MajorMalfunction said:
Soundwave said:
Eddie_Raja said:


And that is why Nintendo has been acting so dumb lately - rediculously low power requirements.  Just increasing their power usage from 35 - 75w could net them 3-4x the performance!!!   The PS4 uses 150w and that thing is quiet and cool running as hell!

If by "lately" you mean the past 20 years sure. 

The Wii, Wii U, GameCube, N64, SNES, and NES combined don't consume 150 watts running games simultaneously, probably not even 100 watts. 

If they want to compete with Sony honestly they should just approach Microsoft and seek out an alliance and focus more on portables beyond that. There isn't room for three consoles that do the exact same thing, never has been in this business. 

 

Now that Iwata (RIP) has been replaced by someone with common sense, Nintendo might be able to pick a market and commit to it. The Wii U reeks of compromise. Nintendo has to come to terms with how the videogame industry works now if they want to continue existing in it.

I think the notion of Nintendo thinking of themselves as a toy company isn't controversial (execs have been quoted as saying so), but that's not how MS or Sony, or more importantly, consumers, think of videogames and videogame consoles.The videogame industry aligned itself with the consumer electronics industry, (think: BluRay/DVD Players, TVs, smartphones, etc.) not the toy industry (think: HotWheels, action figures, etc.) a long time ago (arguably around the time of the PS1). It's why Nintendo is constantly off in their approach. (ie. Gamecube looked like a toy / "purple lunchbox", OG Xbox and PS2 looked like high end electronics, Nintendo consoles are small, MS & Sony consoles are large, MS & Sony's consoles have media playback, Nintendo's do not, etc.) You say that there's no room for a third console that does the same thing as the other two, I'm saying that there's no room for a third console that does things no-one cares about.

tl;dr: Watch the E3 2012 interview with IGN (The State of Nintendo - Reggie Fil-Amie E3 2012 Interview - 3DS & Wii U) and match what Reggie says to criticisms laid at Nintendo, post-launch. I think it's crazy that no-one at Nintendo stopped the Wii U from happening.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCyhJ1tyXQ


Don't expect any major changes because of the new president. He even said straight up, he just handles the business/administration side, Miyamoto/Takeda are in charge of the hardware/software and whatever NX was, it was likely largely designed under Mr. Iwata and is not going to be changed now.