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Forums - Nintendo - Reggie ponders the Brazilian market 5 years after Wii U, Microsoft/Sony copying

Squilliam on 05 March 2012
mike_intellivision said:
Squilliam said:
Nintendo are bold but they also have a tendency to do things backwards as well. They seem to have the twin vices of introducing new things quickly but keeping some older technologies and features for too long. Some of the best examples are cartridges for the N64, resistive touch screens, old layouts for handheld buttons for backwards compatibility, etc.

I don't think the difference in what they do is really made with innovation, they are simply bold enough to take steps quickly that other companies fear to tread. Whilst I don't doubt for instance that Sony experimented with motion controls far earlier than the Wii's announcement, they simply were not bold enough to take the steps required to bring it to market without Nintendo making the first move (pun intended). Now that the competitors know that Nintendo has a touch screen for their console, it is easy to simply chuck that in because Nintendo solved the chicken/egg problem of support for the accessory by making it a default addition to their console. The same pretty much applies for dual shock, Sony could throw that in because Nintendo made it easy for them.

It is funny how backward compatability went from a MUST HAVE to a VICE depending upon which company decided not to offer it.

While I agree with most of the comments regarding Nintendo's conservative approach to technology, I must file an OBJECTION! with the inclusion of this item in the list.

 

Mike from Morgantown

Well there is this...

Actually look at the above link and then look at this...

Notice the difference in design evolution?

I wasn't talking about the ability to play the games, just the standard controller layout. For instance they could have used a different configuration on the 3DS to allow for two analogue sticks.



Tease.

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Joelcool7 on 06 March 2012

I wonder if maybe Nintendo wants Reggie to appear like he is more in charge. That or he's doing it himself to appear more influential then he is. Either way I think it is stupid!



-JC7

"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer

 

Joelcool7 on 07 March 2012

lol I love Reggie but he is a figure head. He is an amazingly talented marketer and spokes person but he is not given the power he needs to do his job.

Example Iwata announced DSL and that same day Reggie in an interview denied its existence. I was so confused Reggie in an interview that day saying their was no new model of the DS on its way that it was just a rumor.

Now I know Reggie knew the new model was coming he was lying till Iwata was ready to make the announcement. But Iwata didn't tell him that he was announcing DSL that day. That shows just how little authority Reggie has.

Similar things happen in Europe. NOE has confirmed and denied products that didn't or did come. Later on having to back track because Nintendo heads changed their minds.

Fact is Nintendo of America takes its orders from Nintendo in Japan and not Reggie. Reggie may have influence and some authority but he is not in charge entirely of NOA like he should be.

If the President of Nintendo Of America doesn't even know when the company announced a product. That is simply insane and shows he isn't in charge.

This could be a ploy to give him credibility, sort of a joke.

The fact that Nintendo out sourced most of its marketing which Reggie is an expert at. Reggie has said many things and had great ideas that were never pursued. I have no doubt if Reggie was given actual control of NOA and was influential in Nintendo's over all policy making would only benefit Nintendo.



-JC7

"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer

 

errorpwns on 13 March 2012
thekitchensink said:
Seece said:
errorpwns said:

How is it arrogant?  I mean he is telling the truth.  Unlike Sony and Microsoft who take obvious hate jabs at each other and want to attack Nintendo in every other commercial, Nintendo plays it fairly neutral and continues to focus on Nintendo.  That's where it matters.  Smart business practice.  Wonder why Nintendo was able to make profit while only selling 21 million gamecubes?  They focused on Nintendo not Microsoft, not Sony, but Nintendo. 


Is this why they're adopting Apps and HD and finally courting third parties and generally behaving like MS then?


1) Apps: Nintendo has been attempting downloadable  games since 1987 http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=213

2) HD: Really?  You're going to say they're copying by making a system that's more powerful than their previous one?  I suppose the Xbox was just a copy of the PS2, and the Super Nintendo was a copy of the Genesis.

3) Third parties: They tried to court them with the Wii as well.  Admittedly, their attempts didn't work very well and they're doing it better with Wii U and 3DS, but the intention was always there.

 

Nintendo is certainly copying their competitors in some necessary areas, such as the recently announced Nintendo Network, but those were not the best examples at all.

 

To add to that, Nintendo has been attempting to do Online play/network since the late 80s.  People fail to realize, Nintendo experimented with a lot of ideas in the 80s/90s most of which weren't feasible at the time.  Just because Sony/Microsoft comes out with something before Nintendo gets around to it, doesn't mean Nintendo wasn't intending to do that.  Sony basically conned Nintendo on the full disc drive deal, regardless if Nintendo deserved it or not.