Nintendo's new philosophy.. blessing or curse?
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It's not bad news for Gamecube owners like myself that they intend to stay focussed on the current platform instead of on a next generation device. Nonetheless, I have mixed feelings about it. This seems like the beginning of a gradual slide towards yielding to MS as the number 2 console maker and eventually going software-only. And while I admit that some of the add-ons like the Donkey Konga drum kit do look somewhat interesting, I don't see a lot of value and have just about zero interest in connectivity with Gameboys and the like..
Have a link for that article, btw?
What a load of nonesense. Nintendo make one comment saying that people are satisfied with GC's performance and suddenly that means Nintendo has dropped out of the console market or something. How pathetic can you get.
Nintendo have been saying this type of thing for ages. Since before they ever said a succesor to GC would be released alongside PS3 and XBox. They've also always said that GC would be supported after the succesor to GC is released. So AFAICS nothing has changed at all. Unless someone can show me a quote from Nintendo saying that they've changed their plans of releasing N5 alongside or before PS3 and XBox Next of course.
Nintendo have been saying this type of thing for ages. Since before they ever said a succesor to GC would be released alongside PS3 and XBox. They've also always said that GC would be supported after the succesor to GC is released. So AFAICS nothing has changed at all. Unless someone can show me a quote from Nintendo saying that they've changed their plans of releasing N5 alongside or before PS3 and XBox Next of course.
Ok, assuming that this means that Nintendo´s new focus is not to rush to meet their competitors, I believe that that is pretty damn sad. As if they´ve already conceded second place to MS...
What I do find stupid, is the focus on gadgets and gimmicks. They haven´t worked before, and at least I as a consumer don´t give a damn about those kinds of things.
What I do find stupid, is the focus on gadgets and gimmicks. They haven´t worked before, and at least I as a consumer don´t give a damn about those kinds of things.
Hm. This sucks.
When the new consoles hit, GC will be deader than a doorknob. Only Nintendo will publish games for it, sales will plummet like a rock in freefall unless they include GCs in Happy Meals or something when people see there will be hardly any new games out for the thing.
Whatever grip Nintendo still has of the market, they'll lose it for sure, which is a shame.
Hope this is BS, or that Nintendo gets a grip and abandons this unwise turn of events.
When the new consoles hit, GC will be deader than a doorknob. Only Nintendo will publish games for it, sales will plummet like a rock in freefall unless they include GCs in Happy Meals or something when people see there will be hardly any new games out for the thing.
Whatever grip Nintendo still has of the market, they'll lose it for sure, which is a shame.
Hope this is BS, or that Nintendo gets a grip and abandons this unwise turn of events.
Well, the in-house emphasis may be telling. I can see them not talking up future "expected" devices so as to not drown out new concepts that will pre-release them, but when DO we get to know what their future plans are for the big two? (GameCube and GBA successors.) Seeing PSP on the horizon and PS3 and Xbox2 gaing more solidity while Nintendo talks only about new concepts being "being satisfied" with their current devices tends to put the fan on edge and the general consumer in the dark.
How much emphasis will new expansion devices be getting? I assume they'll have their own EyeToy-like device in the works, and certainly a wireless station for hooking all their devices together, and as well if they're pushing it they really need new and unique devices as well. That puts a lot of effort into the development of those devices, that additional support of the DS, the games to actually pave the ground for the new concepts to make them work...
...and if they don't show until 2005? Just how much effort will it take to make the new conepts a success and follow-up with the N5 and bring about the next GameBoy AND all game emphasis each will require? The timing could be getting tight at that point.
It's a case of mixed signals at the moment, and though Nintendo can be tight-lipped on projects, if we don't hear anything specific about N5 by E3, it may be slipping behind and their tactics fully changing. They said before they DID was to beat PS3 and Xbox2 to market, but if so why are they busy now announcing many other projects in the same approximate timeframe and sending messages of "contentment" (as it were) with their current gear and a rather laid-back approach while direct competition looms and only picks up more steam?
As always "we'll see." But I don't think anything is particularly "obvious" anymore. The competition between all parties and stakes of success are such that each are pulling many moves we normally wouldn't expect.
How much emphasis will new expansion devices be getting? I assume they'll have their own EyeToy-like device in the works, and certainly a wireless station for hooking all their devices together, and as well if they're pushing it they really need new and unique devices as well. That puts a lot of effort into the development of those devices, that additional support of the DS, the games to actually pave the ground for the new concepts to make them work...
...and if they don't show until 2005? Just how much effort will it take to make the new conepts a success and follow-up with the N5 and bring about the next GameBoy AND all game emphasis each will require? The timing could be getting tight at that point.
It's a case of mixed signals at the moment, and though Nintendo can be tight-lipped on projects, if we don't hear anything specific about N5 by E3, it may be slipping behind and their tactics fully changing. They said before they DID was to beat PS3 and Xbox2 to market, but if so why are they busy now announcing many other projects in the same approximate timeframe and sending messages of "contentment" (as it were) with their current gear and a rather laid-back approach while direct competition looms and only picks up more steam?
As always "we'll see." But I don't think anything is particularly "obvious" anymore. The competition between all parties and stakes of success are such that each are pulling many moves we normally wouldn't expect.
Paul
Don't take it so literally, we're talking about someone's own interpretation of what Nintendo plan to do translated from Japanese. Its almost akin to chinese whispers. Two to three years (even if it was actually said like that by Nintendo which I don't see in quotes) would most likely mean 2 to 2 and a half. People tend to round off quick estimates like that to years rarther then going to months.
Don't take it so literally, we're talking about someone's own interpretation of what Nintendo plan to do translated from Japanese. Its almost akin to chinese whispers. Two to three years (even if it was actually said like that by Nintendo which I don't see in quotes) would most likely mean 2 to 2 and a half. People tend to round off quick estimates like that to years rarther then going to months.
They're also not talking up entirely different projects and keeping the lid on any mention of their future ones. It's easy to see why people get mixed signals from Nintendo at the moment, because if they ARE bringing out N5 to be contemporary to the others and a portable contender to PSP to challenge it quickly, they're certainly delaying the usual procedures and focusing on others.nobie said:
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http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/main/20040210AT1D0907109022004.html
Nothing was lost in translation, the article meant what it said.
1. Nintendo is putting on GC successor on hold.
2. Against Sony and MS strategy of releasing high-performance next generation consoles, Nintendo will counter them by releasing additional GC peripherals and add-ons in 2005 to explore new ways of playing games. Nintendo's new corporate emphasis is software, not hardware performance.
3. Nintendo president has concluded that his customers were satusfied with current performance level.
4. The article clearly indicates that this is indeed Nintendo's counter-move against forthcoming PSX3 and Xbox Next release. In other word, Nintendo is withdrawing from the hardware performance race.
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/main/20040210AT1D0907109022004.html
Nothing was lost in translation, the article meant what it said.
1. Nintendo is putting on GC successor on hold.
2. Against Sony and MS strategy of releasing high-performance next generation consoles, Nintendo will counter them by releasing additional GC peripherals and add-ons in 2005 to explore new ways of playing games. Nintendo's new corporate emphasis is software, not hardware performance.
3. Nintendo president has concluded that his customers were satusfied with current performance level.
4. The article clearly indicates that this is indeed Nintendo's counter-move against forthcoming PSX3 and Xbox Next release. In other word, Nintendo is withdrawing from the hardware performance race.
