curl-6 said:
Jumpin said:
If you would have actually read my post, you would have seen this stuff has already been addressed.
1. Nintendo's a business, it's just ignorant to think they're going to sacrifice their business goals to serve your over-dramatic curiosity. Your whining in our forum has zero percent chance of changing that. And YES you SHOULD understand how their business works, because your real problem is not something Nintendo has done, but your misunderstanding of their business, even when I have explained it to you in more than sufficient detail.
2. You've seen this point you keep making repeatedly disproven, month after month. You keep going on about a drought that never existed. How long is this going to have to go on before you understand that unannounced does not = non-existence?
3. And what you're actually saying is "Nintendo should abandon their 85 billion yen (800 million USD) marketing strategy that has helped lead them to some of the greatest success in company history because "I'm curious and very dramatic." That's quite far from "not asking for much" - it's asking them to cannibalize sales and potentially cost them billions of USD in value for mismanagement. But again, all of this is explained in detail above.
Again, August 6th is their next fiscal report release; their plans will be in section 3. There's a good chance they're having a Direct before that. Since Nintendo has been only announcing quarterly plans, you're going to get July through end of September. Furukawa says Nintendo has no plans for major events this year, they are continuously announcing new stuff (which you can see on the Nintendo websites, their youtube channel, the Nintendo EShop, and the Nintendo Switch News Channel app), and while they will continue using directs to convey certain information, they are looking at new methods - IMO, Directs have run their course, and I've maintained this for some time now (probably close to two years now; Fuck you Smash fans =P) - and I think Nintendo knew this for some time too, but it's official as of this year after the last shareholder Q&A - it seems they're phasing them out; I don't know if treehouse events will work, they sound great on paper, but apparently the last one was a disaster - unfortunate, I LOVED the treehouse event for Breath of the Wild.
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1. Announcements of future games and updates on upcoming ones does not cannibalize games already out, that's bullshit.
2. Their sales are high now because of Animal Crossing broaching new demographics and the pandemic boost, NOT because of them keeping their fans in the dark. Sharing news would only give more consumers more incentive to buy a Switch.
3. The idea that less info on upcoming games = more sales is utterly ridiculous.
4. And there's basically zero chance we're getting a Direct before August 6th, nor will they make any announcements there, just watch, it'll be the same hollow PR as always with cliches about "reaching new audiences" and "seeking new ways to engage with our customers" while offering nothing of substance.
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1. Market cannibalization is a well documented phenomenon. While sometimes it is necessary to disrupt competitors, in cases like the Switch where Nintendo has carved out a very large (and growing) niche for itself, such strategies are not only unnecessary, but just needlessly lowering sales. There is absolutely no reason to draw attention to future products. Sure, you state the concept of market cannibalization is bullshit, but where's your argument?
2. Incorrect on the first point. Covid lockdowns didn't begin until the end of the quarter, Nintendo's sales were way up before that. Additionally, Animal Crossing didn't come out until the end of the quarter, and its continued success does not support your point, it supports mine; Nintendo's current strategy is a good one.
3. I've already addressed this. Nintendo has released a fairly continuous stream of info, only it is focused on relevant products rather than focusing on ones that won't be relevant for months/years - like they did in the failing Wii U era.
4. Nintendo's quarterly report was announced for August 6th quite some time ago. You can speculate all you want about what Nintendo's announcements are going to be, and put a negative spin on it all you want, but the only conclusion we can draw from it is that you're a very negative person who prefers to argue with straw man arguments rather than engaging with the facts available.
