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1) Nintendo Wii release date: November 19, 2006 Kinect release date: November 4, 2010 I should hope the Kinect outclasses the Wii. But Nintendo is a

by parfe 15y ago

1) Nintendo Wii release date: November 19, 2006 Kinect release date: November 4, 2010 I should hope the Kinect outclasses the Wii. But Nintendo is already moving on so I'm not seeing a point here. 2) You made this up? The release of the Iphone (June, 2007) had no affect on DS sales. http://i.imgur.com/Z7kkd.png http://i.imgur.com/Z7kkd.png I couldn't find breakdown stats for game sales but I don't see why people would continue buying DSes but not buy games. Also Nintendo doesn't loss lead their consoles so every sale is profit, unlike launches by Microsoft and Sony.

r00fus 15y ago
Note: I said iOS, not iPhone. The competitor to the DS is the iPod Touch (all my friends kids' of about 7y+ have one now - 4 years ago it was DS/PS3/Wii). The last kid-friendly home party, the kids weren't crowded around a Wii/PS3 like years before, but an iPad. Check out their stock price over the past 5 years: http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1308172232657&chddm=494615&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=PINK:NTDOY&ntsp=0 http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1... Their precipitous decline (and lack of recovery) pretty much coincides with the debut of the Apple App Store (mid-2008). Nintendo even recognizes the fact: http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-execs-admit-apple-is-the-enemy-of-the-future-2010-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-execs-admit-apple-is...
- parfe 15y ago
  More like the release of the app store caused massive growth for apple http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1308180283329&chddm=567174&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=NASDAQ:AAPL&cmptdms=0&q=PINK:NTDOY&ntsp=0 http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1... Comparing the two it's obvious to see Nintendo ran into the same trouble apple did, followed by apple creating an entire new market segment for itself to grow into. Nintendo on the other hand has reached market saturation and is trying to up-sell DS owners into a new model. I find your analysis lacking. And yes, obviously now that Apple is selling games Nintendo sees them as a competitor.

by parfe 15y ago

r00fus 15y ago

Note: I said iOS, not iPhone. The competitor to the DS is the iPod Touch (all my friends kids' of about 7y+ have one now - 4 years ago it was DS/PS3/Wii). The last kid-friendly home party, the kids weren't crowded around a Wii/PS3 like years before, but an iPad. Check out their stock price over the past 5 years: http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1308172232657&chddm=494615&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=PINK:NTDOY&ntsp=0 http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1... Their precipitous decline (and lack of recovery) pretty much coincides with the debut of the Apple App Store (mid-2008). Nintendo even recognizes the fact: http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-execs-admit-apple-is-the-enemy-of-the-future-2010-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-execs-admit-apple-is...

parfe 15y ago
More like the release of the app store caused massive growth for apple http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1308180283329&chddm=567174&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=NASDAQ:AAPL&cmptdms=0&q=PINK:NTDOY&ntsp=0 http://www.google.com//finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1... Comparing the two it's obvious to see Nintendo ran into the same trouble apple did, followed by apple creating an entire new market segment for itself to grow into. Nintendo on the other hand has reached market saturation and is trying to up-sell DS owners into a new model. I find your analysis lacking. And yes, obviously now that Apple is selling games Nintendo sees them as a competitor.