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shams on 30 January 2009

^ I think it makes sense that as technology (in general) improves, everything moves towards a 'portable' form. As Japan is most probably the most technologically advanced country on Earth - I wouldn't be surprised if consoles *never* make a real comeback.

It would have to be in a form that makes pretty much no sense as a portable - or a technological breakthrough that is currently impossible in portable (mass-market) form.



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Mummelmann on 31 January 2009
shams said:
^ I think it makes sense that as technology (in general) improves, everything moves towards a 'portable' form. As Japan is most probably the most technologically advanced country on Earth - I wouldn't be surprised if consoles *never* make a real comeback.

It would have to be in a form that makes pretty much no sense as a portable - or a technological breakthrough that is currently impossible in portable (mass-market) form.

 

To me, handhelds make no sense to begin with, I want my games on a big screen with a fat sound system attached!

I never liked handhelds, haven't owned one since my Atari Lynx (which was a gift, had a couple of decent games).



kylohk on 31 January 2009
shams said:
^ I think it makes sense that as technology (in general) improves, everything moves towards a 'portable' form. As Japan is most probably the most technologically advanced country on Earth - I wouldn't be surprised if consoles *never* make a real comeback.

It would have to be in a form that makes pretty much no sense as a portable - or a technological breakthrough that is currently impossible in portable (mass-market) form.

No way laptops and portable TVs are going to be the standard. There are things for which size does matter and makes portability low.



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Avinash_Tyagi on 31 January 2009

Profit forecasts are very different than shipment forecasts, profits can drop for reasons totally different than sales, like currency fluctuations



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

Avinash_Tyagi on 31 January 2009
Star Scream said:
Nintendo's stock dropped 12% today - (-11.98%). To be honest, I don't know what the investors were expecting, but that's an astronomical drop in one day...

 

 God I hope it keeps falling, I want to invest, let these fools bail oit, i'll walk in and pick up the stock on the cheap



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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Alby_da_Wolf on 02 February 2009

I think that just like Sony is trying to too, Nintendo even more justifiably won't rush price cuts, as this could make it look weaker. They'll eventually do it, but not when this or that external analyst tells them to do.



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