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oni-link on 25 October 2013
RolStoppable said:
ListerOfSmeg said:
RolStoppable said:
These are truly desperate times when third party software is bundled with the hardware.

LOL yeah they must be in a bad spot to do what Sony and MS also do./s

They designed two trashy systems in a row, thus they had to sell both of them at a loss. That's the same thing Sony and MS do, so yes, that is a bad spot to be in.

The Wii was profitable on day 1...the 3Ds has been profitable since last year esp with the XL  http://www.shacknews.com/article/74978/nintendo-posts-large-q1-loss-but-3ds-now-profitable  http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/07/25/nintendo-3ds-now-sold-at-a-profit-unit-sales-up-162/ and Wii U while selling for a loss shouldn't be as bad as how PS360 were selling at a loss early in their lifetime.



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bosslug on 28 October 2013

Wow, in 10-15 years time Skylanders will be what Pokemon is for us, a game that like defined your childhood... I'll be scared for the day we see Nostalgia filled Skylander thread on these boards



oniyide on 28 October 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
This is a great move. It's the unloved cheaper model, but kids won't care. Skylanders is very popular, if Nintendo can present themselves as "the" place to play Skylanders, that's a good thing. As said above, a COD deluxe bundle would be great. Nintendo really needs to push the 3rd party titles. Everyone knows the Nintendo software is there, they need consumers to be aware that there is a lot of 3rd party stuff too.

Agreed. Great move. And I think Nintendo already has gone a long way toward becoming the place to play Skylanders. I remember reading an article on Forbes not too long ago that spoke about how Wii is still crucial to the success of Skylanders, despite its age. The numbers were pulled from VGChartz, so take that report with a grain of salt.

makes sense considering thats the version that sells the most. I wonder how long they are going to keep making it for Wii? If they stop there is no gaurentee that those people would migrate to Wii U, but I think the Wii version is also preventing people from moving on to the other systems.



oniyide on 28 October 2013
bosslug said:
Wow, in 10-15 years time Skylanders will be what Pokemon is for us, a game that like defined your childhood... I'll be scared for the day we see Nostalgia filled Skylander thread on these boards

Skylanders isnt anywhere NEAR as big as Pokemon. Not even close. Where is the long as TV series, movies based on said tv series, game spinoffs, cereal. No my friend, Skylanders isnt close.