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Ljink96 on 22 June 2016
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yvanjean said:
Ljink96 said:
I'm not even in my 20's yet. I think Nintendo is that company that retains fans and continuously creates new ones. That's their secret I guess. Just like Disney but to a better extent even. Most people in their thirties or even mid 20's, that grew up with the NES and GB, are most likely still Nintendo fans. But in order for NX to succeed, they have to be a company that appeals to hardcores and casuals without either knowing the NX is for a specific demographic. So like with Wii, we had some core games from Nintendo at least, as well as casual games from 3rd parties. I think that midpoint is a good area for Nintendo to aim for. For Iwata's sake, don't do another Wii without learning from Wii's mistakes but give the console the same heart, different body parts...if that makes any sense

Haha you weren't even born for the entire NES and SNES era that's crazy. I think your wrong about Nintendo fans with just over 13 million WiiU sold most fans have either converted to Sony or Microsoft or PC. There are more gamers worldwide then ever before and WiiU will be the worst selling consoles in Nintendo history (No, I dont concider the Virtual boy a console.) The 3DS has sold over 60 million units, but in really many 3DS owners own more then one unit. I have three 3DS in my home. Sony with the PS4 has converted many Microsoft and Nintendo Fans, they might never go back. 

We'll just have to wait and see for NX then shall we? Nintendo Gamecube did poorly against PS2, but Wii killed the competition. Nintendo's best bet to stay around as a home console developer is make must have technology like the Wii and DS. It's harder to impress gamers now with gimmicks or innovation but I think NX will pull through. I mean PSP had 80 million users and PSV is at 14 million I think. I don't think they just converted to 3DS. I highly doubt everyone has more than one 3ds in their possession. Most people got the 3DS and waited for the XL, then waited for New 3DS if they didn't get the 2DS. Overall, Nintendo has sold at least 73 Million units of hardware this generation compared to Sony's 54 Million and Microsoft's 22 Million so I think they're doing something right. Nintendo can bring back hard core gamers but I don't think that's their will or intention. They're focusing on bringing in new gamers and old Nintendo fans as well. Somebody who has fallen in love with PS or XB and doesn't care for Nintendo content isn't going to buy a Nintendo console anyway. So to them it's a lost cause. I really understand Nintendo's mindset now.