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Their "few bad years" started in 1996. The Wii was a temporary blip and now things are back on the course that started nearly two decades ago. The Wii U is a c
by freshyill 13y ago
Their "few bad years" started in 1996. The Wii was a temporary blip and now things are back on the course that started nearly two decades ago.
The Wii U is a complete failure. At some point very soon, Pokemon won't be enough to keep selling the DS when there's so much many compelling reasons to just buy an iPod touch or iPad.
Nintendo can still make great games, but pretty soon they're going to be making great games for systems that nobody wants because the rest of the games on those systems are years-late ports or just total shovelware garbage.
I couldn't imagine playing Super Mario World on a Genesis, but it wasn't the name on the console that made that game great. There's zero chance I will ever buy a Wii U, but I will probably buy an Xbox One or PS4 at some point in the next two years—once the game libraries for those systems improve. I'd love for Mario or Zelda to show up and help me make that decision.
- r0s 13y agoWhen a "temporary blip" sells a hundred million consoles, downplaying it looks totally clueless.
- freshyill 13y agoTell me how the Wii U is doing. Is it building on the "success" of the Wii? Was the Wii's success sustainable? The answer to these questions is no. The Wii got a lot of people who would probably never buy a video game console to buy one. But where are they now? How many are shoved under a TV in the spare bedroom at someone's grandparents' house? Why haven't they bought a Wii U yet? It's because it was a blip. It wasn't sustainable.
- vinceguidry 13y ago> Their "few bad years" started in 1996. The Wii was a temporary blip and now things are back on the course that started nearly two decades ago. This gif tells a different story. http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/File:Nintendo_revenues.gif http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/File:Nintendo_revenues.gif
- freshyill 13y agoNice chart. Here's a similar one: http://mattfedder.com/img/disco_sales.png http://mattfedder.com/img/disco_sales.png
- vinceguidry 13y agoIt doesn't seem to be worth arguing with you so I'll just shut up now.