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Kerotan 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. 


That's fucking scary. I always said sony or Nintendo had to invent the iPhone first to stay relevant in mobile. 



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Soundwave on 28 January 2015
curl-6 said:

Of course it's not, it only turned 2 a few months ago.

Even modern Nintendo isn't stupid enough to alienate what fans they have left by doing a Saturn and pulling the plug too soon. Plus, they still need to recoup the system's R&D costs and first year losses.

A replacement in November 2017 would be ideal, giving it a normal Nintendo console lifespan so buyers don't feel shortchanged. 


I honestly don't think Nintendo buyers have anything to feel short changed about, the Wii U is getting all the support Nintendo realistically can be expected to provide. By the end of 2016 its library will arguably have matched or even exceeded the original Wii or GameCube Nintendo output in a shorter period of time. 

Lets stack 'em up and compare (I left out the casual-fare and Mario Party titles)

Wii (2006-2012)

Super Mario Galaxy 1/2, New Super Mario Bros. U, Metroid Prime 3, Metroid: Other M, Legend of Zelda: TP, Legend of Zelda: SS, Link's Crossbow Training, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Punch-Out!, Sin & Punishment, Animal Crossing, Excite Truck/Bots, Endless Ocean 1/2, Fire Emblem, Super Paper Mario, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Battallion Wars Wii, Xenoblade. 

Wii U (2012-2016)

New Super Mario Bros. U + New Luigi U, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Maker, Legend of Zelda: WWHD, Legend of Zelda U, Hyrule Warriors, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. U, The Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 1/2, LEGO City Undercover, Splatoon, Kirby Rainbow Curse, Devil's Third, Yoshi's Wooly World, Star Fox U, Xenoblade X, SMT x Fire Emblem, Captain Toad, NES Remix 1/2, Pokken Fighters. 

Rumored/Likely: Metroid U, Diddy Kong Racing U, Paper Mario U

Wii U more than holds it own honestly even with the Wii have an abnormally long lifecycle. 

The Saturn didn't kill Sega, its the combination of the Sega CD, Sega 32X, and Sega Saturn all released in about a 2 1/2 year span with unsatifactory software support for all three that really damaged Sega. Nintendo is no where close to that, Nintendo shifting off from the Wii U say after 2016 would be more analgous with the first XBox or GBA (except GBA wasn't nearly as well supported by Nintendo). 



Soundwave on 28 January 2015
Kerotan said:
Soundwave said:


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. 


That's fucking scary. I always said sony or Nintendo had to invent the iPhone first to stay relevant in mobile. 

Well Nintendo kinda has an excuse, mobile phones are way out of their know-how zone. Sony has had their own mobile phone division for ages though, they should've released a Playstation Phone 6-7 years ago when the iPhone was first coming out. Too late now. 



Sunstrider on 28 January 2015

Woohoo nice one Mr. Iwata.



             

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Moonhero on 28 January 2015

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SkyHold on 28 January 2015

Of course this is PR.He would be a fool to admit that a new console will be out next year.



SkyHold on 28 January 2015
mountaindewslave said:
NightDragon83 said:
Once again a Nintendo console will struggle to reach the finish line of the average 5 year console cycle. What they're going to do to keep the Wii U afloat in 2016-17 I have no idea. I'm sure they'll be a 3D Mario title in '16, but what else besides that?


a Mario Galaxy title, a good Pokemon game, and Zelda is all they need to vastly improve  this systems sales performance 


Yeah because that worked so well for the GameCube.THose games are not as big as people think.



Kerotan on 28 January 2015
Soundwave said:
Kerotan said:


That's fucking scary. I always said sony or Nintendo had to invent the iPhone first to stay relevant in mobile. 

Well Nintendo kinda has an excuse, mobile phones are way out of their know-how zone. Sony has had their own mobile phone division for ages though, they should've released a Playstation Phone 6-7 years ago when the iPhone was first coming out. Too late now. 

A playstation phone would not work.  They'd literally have had to invent the iPhone instead of apple. 



Ruler on 28 January 2015

We dont need more games this console needs a price drop



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binary solo on 28 January 2015
curl-6 said:

Of course it's not, it only turned 2 a few months ago.

Even modern Nintendo isn't stupid enough to alienate what fans they have left by doing a Saturn and pulling the plug too soon. Plus, they still need to recoup the system's R&D costs and first year losses.

A replacement in November 2017 would be ideal, giving it a normal Nintendo console lifespan so buyers don't feel shortchanged. 

But 4 years (Nov 2012-Nov 2016), is also a reasonable generation time. Launching in Nov 2016 does not make Wii U's lifespan outrageously short. And if Wii U tanks this year hitting the next gen in 2016 is a chance for a complete refresh, including ditching the childish Wii name.



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