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allaboutthegames885 on 20 November 2009

@ Mr Khan: Don't be surprised if you're dead wrong, sir! Nintendo has had "the guts" for years... Just look at the Virtual Boy! Bear with me on this one now... The Virtual Boy had terrible graphics, a display that made your eyes bleed out, and was basically doomed to fail from day one... But the fact that they released it at all was EXTREMELY GUTSY!



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SaviorX on 20 November 2009
Avinash_Tyagi said:
.jayderyu said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
^how so? It covers a good deal of the idea of disruption strategy as it pertains to Nintendo

I don't know, because it's not supposed to back up 100 years of research disruption and should be irrelevant to consoles? Though I can't imagine why consoles are immune.

Maelstrom seems to be moving back towards his BOS articles rather his BS Blog rants. Which I'm glad to see. He was sounding liking a childish fanboy. Though I still believe he is a childish fanboy for 2d style game of the arcade nature.

Well 2D arcade gaming is a lot of fun

Small anecdote here:

 

I overheard a conversation between a young woman and a young man concerning video games. Long story short, the woman could not handle the complicated nature of video games, but loved retro gaming. Considering how old we are, retro is Super Mario World, which she claimed she loved. As I heard this, I couldn't help but think to tell her that New Super Mario Bros. Wii has just come out, a Super Mario World 18 years removed.

 

2D is not niche, it is misrepresented.



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alfredofroylan on 20 November 2009

Can I ask a Ban on Malstrom for X'mas?



Mummelmann on 20 November 2009

What? Malstrom writing an article about disruption, how awesome Nintendo are and how un-awesome Sony and Microsoft are? Impossible.



Arius Dion on 20 November 2009

Interesting that people choose to attack the blogger rather than the bloggers points...



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Avinash_Tyagi on 20 November 2009
Arius Dion said:
Interesting that people choose to attack the blogger rather than the bloggers points...

People always attack Malstrom instead of his points, actually ends up adding more credibility to his posts



 

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 20 November 2009
Mr Khan said:

he has been on a good run of late. Though i believe that Nintendo will fail to rise to the challenge of making a new console that's another total leap in logic. I don't think they have the guts


  Yeah I've been worried that Nintendo might wuss out as well, hopefully Iwata doesn't back down, I think the Vitality sensor will be a good hint at how serious Nintendo is



 

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 20 November 2009
SaviorX said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
.jayderyu said:
Avinash_Tyagi said:
^how so? It covers a good deal of the idea of disruption strategy as it pertains to Nintendo

I don't know, because it's not supposed to back up 100 years of research disruption and should be irrelevant to consoles? Though I can't imagine why consoles are immune.

Maelstrom seems to be moving back towards his BOS articles rather his BS Blog rants. Which I'm glad to see. He was sounding liking a childish fanboy. Though I still believe he is a childish fanboy for 2d style game of the arcade nature.

Well 2D arcade gaming is a lot of fun

Small anecdote here:

 

I overheard a conversation between a young woman and a young man concerning video games. Long story short, the woman could not handle the complicated nature of video games, but loved retro gaming. Considering how old we are, retro is Super Mario World, which she claimed she loved. As I heard this, I couldn't help but think to tell her that New Super Mario Bros. Wii has just come out, a Super Mario World 18 years removed.

 

2D is not niche, it is misrepresented.


  Thing is, when 3D came out, there was the normal period where the wow factor just took hold and carried gaming towards 3D, but at this point, 3D has become nothing new, and people are realizing that in many ways, 2D gaming is just more enjoyable



 

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)

Red4ADevil on 20 November 2009

This guy is starting to scare me; in a astonishing way that is. So far he's been bringing up good points. Nintendo has been disruptive since they released the NES here 24 years ago.

People thought that gaming was over after the crash until nintendo changed everything; thanks to the former pres. Mr Yamauhci.

When they announced the monochrome Game Boy, people were skeptical. After they gave it a shot, it blossomed.

Same with the DS, the unique desigin with the two screens was a success. They struck gold and developers ran to it like it was the gold rush all over again.



scruffybunny on 21 November 2009

Ok I didn't read every single paragraph, because there were more than a few there that seemed like he was MASTURBATING IN MY FACE about Nintendo.

But from what I read I agree with him, at the same time he isn't saying anything new or different here. The underlying message is that Ninty can take care of itself like it always has, even in light of the treats from MS and Sony. Thats whats hes saying right?

He maybe a little too pro Nintendo to be a real gaming industry analyst don't you guys think?