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Some of the best graduates from Tokyo University wind up at Nintendo. It was considered one of the best places to get a job. Nintendo is not a company I would

by jbm 15y ago

Some of the best graduates from Tokyo University wind up at Nintendo. It was considered one of the best places to get a job. Nintendo is not a company I would want to emulate. It is getting squeezed by Sony and Microsoft, and even its innovations in terms of casual gaming seem to be on the verge of going away. I consider it a colossal waste, but I guess YMMV. Disclaimer: I thought the same when the DS came out. I was very very wrong.

wavephorm 15y ago
Sony's network problems will haunt them for years. I think they're done in the game industry. Microsoft is lacking in innovation in every single category I can think of. This would be the perfect time for Nintendo to crush them both.
- latch 15y ago
  How xbox 360 escaped the ring-of-death is baffling to me. I guess the $1billion hit they took to extend warranties either really spoke to consumers, or people just don't care if they have a 1 in 3 (or was it 1 in 4?) change of getting a dud.
  - meric 15y ago
    My brother's xbox got the ring of death. He took it to the store he bought it from and they fixed it up. It wasn't a big deal to him.
  - AlisdairO 15y ago
    Generally speaking I don't mind if a company screws up as long as they make good on it - and you really can't fault MS' response to the RROD issue.
  - lolwutreddit 15y ago
    They replaced several of mine for free, waiving all shipping and repair costs. I can't think of another experience I've had like that. They're also a US company, and they have the best online gaming experience... those are just a few of the reasons I can think of.
    - absconditus 15y ago
      One of the reasons why one does not typically experience something like that is because most companies would go out of business if they blew that much money on a faulty product. Microsoft has other revenue streams that allow them to throw billions at any problem.
- hugh3 15y ago
  Actually I was thinking that this would be the perfect time for Apple to crush them both...
jerf 15y ago
Before burying Nintendo, it may be worth taking a moment to remember that in terms of market share this generation, Nintendo Wii + Nintendo DS is about 237 million, and XBox 360 + PS3 + PSP has sold about 179 million[1], and the totals are not made up with software sales either [2]. This looks less like a company getting "squeezed" and more like a company that has run the board in this console generation. I'm not a huge fan of the Wii either, and the next Nintendo generation is looking decidedly shaky, but from a business perspective I can't fault them based on present data. [1]: Some simple math with the data from http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php [2]: http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php?type=Software&sort=Total http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php?type=Software&#3...

by jbm 15y ago

wavephorm 15y ago

Sony's network problems will haunt them for years. I think they're done in the game industry. Microsoft is lacking in innovation in every single category I can think of. This would be the perfect time for Nintendo to crush them both.

latch 15y ago
How xbox 360 escaped the ring-of-death is baffling to me. I guess the $1billion hit they took to extend warranties either really spoke to consumers, or people just don't care if they have a 1 in 3 (or was it 1 in 4?) change of getting a dud.
- meric 15y ago
  My brother's xbox got the ring of death. He took it to the store he bought it from and they fixed it up. It wasn't a big deal to him.
- AlisdairO 15y ago
  Generally speaking I don't mind if a company screws up as long as they make good on it - and you really can't fault MS' response to the RROD issue.
- lolwutreddit 15y ago
  They replaced several of mine for free, waiving all shipping and repair costs. I can't think of another experience I've had like that. They're also a US company, and they have the best online gaming experience... those are just a few of the reasons I can think of.
  - absconditus 15y ago
    One of the reasons why one does not typically experience something like that is because most companies would go out of business if they blew that much money on a faulty product. Microsoft has other revenue streams that allow them to throw billions at any problem.
hugh3 15y ago
Actually I was thinking that this would be the perfect time for Apple to crush them both...

jerf 15y ago

Before burying Nintendo, it may be worth taking a moment to remember that in terms of market share this generation, Nintendo Wii + Nintendo DS is about 237 million, and XBox 360 + PS3 + PSP has sold about 179 million[1], and the totals are not made up with software sales either [2]. This looks less like a company getting "squeezed" and more like a company that has run the board in this console generation. I'm not a huge fan of the Wii either, and the next Nintendo generation is looking decidedly shaky, but from a business perspective I can't fault them based on present data. [1]: Some simple math with the data from http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php [2]: http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php?type=Software&sort=Total http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php?type=Software&#3...