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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 May 2013

Nintendo lost their thunder in America because of the Xbox 360 but then again so did Sony.



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Jumpin on 19 May 2013

Nintendo should probably cut the US out anyway, that is Microsoft/EA/Activision land; and American gamers seem to despise Japanese developed games and Japanese culture.

Seeing as how Europeans LOVE Japanese style games. Nintendo should focus on Japan and Europe, focusing their resources and efforts to acquire as much of a Japanese stronghold of developers as possible. That way they can easily dominate two markets.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 May 2013
Jumpin said:
Nintendo should probably cut North America out anyway, that is Microsoft/EA/Activision land.

Seeing as how Europeans like Japanese style games, and North Americans hate them, Nintendo should focus on Japan and Europe, and use their resources to acquire as many Japanese developers to their side as possible. Nintendo should work on bringing Square-Enix to be a Nintendo second party, along with Sega, Namco, and Capcom. With just those parties, they should be able to dominate 2 of the 3 major markets. Leave the American market to themselves, all they want to play are FPS and Sports games anyway.


Actually its majorly Americans buying Japanese games as well. You're right though, Americans like streamlined content like what Microsoft/EA/Activision give. Their heads seem to be in the same place.



Yakuzaice on 19 May 2013
Jumpin said:

Nintendo should probably cut the US out anyway, that is Microsoft/EA/Activision land; and American gamers seem to despise Japanese developed games and Japanese culture.

Seeing as how Europeans LOVE Japanese style games. Nintendo should focus on Japan and Europe, focusing their resources and efforts to acquire as much of a Japanese stronghold of developers as possible. That way they can easily dominate two markets.

How exactly do you come to these conclusions when Nintendo hardware and software have traditionally been stronger in North America than in Europe?  So far this trend has continued with the Wii U and 3DS.



Jumpin on 20 May 2013
Yakuzaice said:
Jumpin said:

Nintendo should probably cut the US out anyway, that is Microsoft/EA/Activision land; and American gamers seem to despise Japanese developed games and Japanese culture.

Seeing as how Europeans LOVE Japanese style games. Nintendo should focus on Japan and Europe, focusing their resources and efforts to acquire as much of a Japanese stronghold of developers as possible. That way they can easily dominate two markets.

How exactly do you come to these conclusions when Nintendo hardware and software have traditionally been stronger in North America than in Europe?  So far this trend has continued with the Wii U and 3DS.


Well it's a damn good thing Nintendo doesn't listen to my analaysis then!



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