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the_dengle on 28 January 2015

Not yet! We're not done!

Also...

Wizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Excellent news! I will certainly be looking forward to more fap worthy announcements!

O.o The mods changed your name?! But... but...!!!



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garretslarrity on 28 January 2015

I actually think it would be best for Nintendo to release the Wii U's successor in late 2018, this way they can give the 3DS's successor 2017 all by itself.



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Mr.GameCrazy on 28 January 2015
Kerotan said:
Skullwaker said:

3DS sales are slowing down, yes, but they're still good. If Nintendo keeps supporting it and if the New 3DS is a success in the west, they can easily wait until 2017 to release a sucessor. They want to get all the profit they can from the 3DS, which is wise.


Yeah I best wait and see how the new 3DS does first.  When is the eu and usa release?

I believe it will be out on February 13.



Soundwave on 28 January 2015
WolfpackN64 said:
Kerotan said:
They are fucked if they wait until 2017 and mobile keeps up its growth rate. A 3ds successor needs to come out next year. Look how much sales slumped in their latest report.


Mobile's growth rate is still in double digits, but slowing down considerably. I think mobile gaming will enter it's plateau phase.


Apple just sold a record 77 million (holy sh*t) iPhones in three months flat (Oct-Dec). 

Nintendo may not even hit 9 million 3DS shipments for the entire 12 month fiscal year even with the New 3DS revision, which would be their lowest handheld shipment for a year since 1998. 

I know what you're trying to say, but it looks to me like traditional handhelds are going in the wrong direction. 



SJReiter on 28 January 2015
DélioPT said:
It would be good if Nintendo didn't have to jump to a new console and just wait the usual 5 years, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Nintendo's biggest sellers for the home console are already out and Zelda is the last system seller they have left.
Also, despite DK, MK 8 and Smash being released in 2014 the overall sales for the year were what 500k more than 2013, which was a dysmal year.

Wii U hasn't got the diversity, 3rd party software, room for a price cut while maintaining a profit, to keep the console afloat 5 years, when GC barely achieved that with a way better library of games, lower price and enough money being made on the system.
Nintendo will be forced to do something big and they better do it sooner rather than later or their future in the home console market will be at risk. Investors are not going to like seeing Wii U losing revenue alongside 3DS.


You couldn't be more accurate in your assessment of the Wii U. I do think it will remain on the market the requisite 5 years, however. I just can't see a new home console releasing next year. You are dead-on though about Nintendo's future in the home console business being at risk. I don't want to sound like an alarmist or a pessimist, but any impartial observor would have to agree that the direction Nintendo is going in with the Wii U is disasterous. I agree they need to do something big, like a complete rebranding of their company, perhaps.



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EricFabian on 28 January 2015
Kerotan said:
RolStoppable said:

You talk like Nintendo is posting huge losses and is sitting on a mountain of debt.


I'm talking in terms of sales numbers.  For all we know nintendo will survive as a toy company in future.  definitely keeping their options open.

Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox Game Division are already toy companies



Mr.GameCrazy on 28 January 2015
Soundwave said:

I know what you're trying to say, but it looks to me like traditional handhelds are going in the wrong direction. 


What direction do you think traditional handhelds should go?



Soundwave on 28 January 2015
Mr.GameCrazy said:
Soundwave said:

I know what you're trying to say, but it looks to me like traditional handhelds are going in the wrong direction. 


What direction do you think traditional handhelds should go?


I just meant in terms of market direction, handhelds are eroding very quickly. 

I honestly don't know what Nintendo can do to be honest. I don't think there's an easy answer here, against the might of smart devices, there simply may not be an answer. 

I think Nintendo will bank heavily on the Fusion idea (unified platform concept), that way they can pool all their resources into one platform (effectively) rather than having them split, but that still doesn't neccessarily address their overall problems in the handheld space. 



WolfpackN64 on 28 January 2015
Soundwave said:
WolfpackN64 said:


Mobile's growth rate is still in double digits, but slowing down considerably. I think mobile gaming will enter it's plateau phase.


Apple just sold a record 77 million (holy sh*t) iPhones in three months flat (Oct-Dec). 

Nintendo may not even hit 9 million 3DS shipments for the entire 12 month fiscal year even with the New 3DS revision, which would be their lowest handheld shipment for a year since 1998. 

I know what you're trying to say, but it looks to me like traditional handhelds are going in the wrong direction. 

When we talk about mobile, we do not talk about devices, but mobile gaming revenue (software).



Soundwave on 28 January 2015
WolfpackN64 said:
Soundwave said:
WolfpackN64 said:


Mobile's growth rate is still in double digits, but slowing down considerably. I think mobile gaming will enter it's plateau phase.


Apple just sold a record 77 million (holy sh*t) iPhones in three months flat (Oct-Dec). 

Nintendo may not even hit 9 million 3DS shipments for the entire 12 month fiscal year even with the New 3DS revision, which would be their lowest handheld shipment for a year since 1998. 

I know what you're trying to say, but it looks to me like traditional handhelds are going in the wrong direction. 

When we talk about mobile, we do not talk about devices, but mobile gaming revenue (software).


I think you kinda have to look at device sales though when look at it in context versus traditional handhelds. 

A person who is content playing free games on iOS may not contribute to mobile gaming revenue, but they are getting their mobile downtime eaten up by their phone, as such that person is unlikely to purchase a traditional handheld. 

That's a big problem for traditional handhelds. A lot of people today feel like 'why should I buy one of these, I have 10-15 minutes of free gaming time when I'm away from the house, and I can play smartphone games during that time'. That's really what's hurting traditional handhelds, people are deciding they don't need one at all.