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Being a Few Years Late Made Nintendo the Top Dog

"Analyst Michael Pachter has struck again, claiming that ‘Nintendo’s a few years late’ with everything that they do. From consoles to concepts, Nintendo’s products are frequently outclassed by things from the past decade—something that rarely applies to Sony and Microsoft consoles and concepts. " | Explosion.com

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Cam9774112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

Not really...
The Wii U is to be annihilated when more consoles come out - I'm speaking of the next gen consoles.

sitharrefus4112d ago

i heard the same before when the wii came out and it survived...

palaeomerus4112d ago

Wii U hasn't started out anything like the Wii though. Maybe things will work out with a price drop though like they did with the DS.

metroid324109d ago

This is different all next gen consoles have dx11 comparable graphics so it's who makes the best games.

EddieNX 4112d ago

2 outcomes -

outcome A - The next Xbox and PS are both $350 and not being sold at a loss (or breaking even) but are not a big leap in graphics at all and Launch titles look like 1080p 30-60FPS xbox 360 graphics , the gernal public is happy to stick with PS3 , 360 , Wii and Wiiu for a couple more years .

Outcome B- The next xbox and PS are MONSTERS in terms of power and are being sold for $450 but being sold at a loss. They don't sell fast initialy due to price and both Sony and Microsoft are once again losing money that they CANNOT afford to lose.

Looks like it's gunna be Option A. Infact the 720 is supposed to have a Power PC CPU and An HD6760. That's what the wiiu is using , but the 720 will just be a beefier version.

Nintendo will be happy they have a 1 year Headstart and will be trying to muster 8-12M sales by December 2013. This will put them in a strong position to win generation 8.

iamnsuperman4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

"Nintendo will be happy they have a 1 year Headstart and will be trying to muster 8-12M sales by December 2013. This will put them in a strong position to win generation 8."

If they were going to must 8-12million sales to things would need/needed to have happened

A: Nintendo needed to sell more units by now.
B: Both Sony and Microsoft do not release consoles this year. A new console is understandably going to hit sales of system on the market already (even an announcement would do that) which is why A is important

IAmTheBest354112d ago

@iamnsuperman
i think both points you made dont need to happen for wii u to get to 8 to 12 million.. nintendo isnt selling wii us right now because there are only like.. one or two games on the horizon which IS NOT going to make people want to buy their console at this moment. however, you have to believe with the lack of wii titles from nintendo in 2011 and 2012 that something HUGE is coming this year. not only from nintendo themselves, but second party studios like monolith and retro.

anyway, this is a possible scenario: e3 2013, nintendo will be about nothing but games. at the same time, sony and ms are going to be talking about their new consoles. and this is exactly why i think nintendo is keeping all their software under wraps. i think they want to reveal information about their games at the time that sony and ms are talking about their consoles. personally, i think this is a good strategy. once these games are known to the public, THEN people will start buying wii us. sony and microsoft are really going to have to launch with some kick ass software to combat what is going to be on the wii u at that time, and what will be coming out for it in the near future.

so basically what im trying to say is that sony and ms can come out with consoles, and the wii u can still get to that 8 to 12 million. wii u will probably outsell both those consoles as well unless they are priced competitively. and again, i know wii u is selling like shit, but thats because nobody knows what games are coming out for it!

metroid324109d ago

Talking rubbish mate WiiU can only be compared to ps4 and co.

tre4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

How many times have this been said in the past? lol Wii and 3DS.

Nintendo WiiU's specs are just enough to keep them in the game no matter what Sony and Microsoft brings. They will have to come up their gimmick, something more than just a more powerful console.

Nintendo is way more smarter than people think.

iamnsuperman4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

To be fair though the Wii was more of an abnormality than the norm. No one predicted (not even Nintendo) that motion controls would be so popular with the general public. Nintendo is smart but people keep forgetting what the N64 and Gamecube were like. Not bad sales but not great. It seems the Wii has made people forget the past generations

Thatguy-3104112d ago

Said it before and I'll say it again. Wii got lucky. People make it seem like they been in the top the past few gens. But no it was only this Gen when they released early with a good price and introduced a new way to play games by bringing casuals. Wii u is nothing like it because the casuals aren't going crazy for it like they did with the wii. People that are into COD, Borderlands etc. Will purchase the next Sony and xbox before getting a wii u.

gpturbo814112d ago

luck doesn't sell 100 million units

IAmTheBest354112d ago

you cant say that sony and ms users this gen are going to be sony and ms users next gen. what you can do with your hardware, but more importantly, what kind of software is going to be on the three consoles is going to be what will determine where people go.

rainslacker4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

It's not what I would call luck. The basis of the systems main selling points was a core market strategy of the system since before it was announced. The appeal of the system among consumers was greatly underestimated by everyone, including Nintendo.

deafdani4112d ago

Yeah, because the most powerful console always win... oh wait.

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HalfNerdHalfAmazing4112d ago

Since a lot ppl think the next gen consoles gonna be a huge leap graphics wise I think you should take a look at this video.

LKHGFDSA4112d ago

not beleiving that bullshit

wiiulee4111d ago

nintendo are core gamers and care about innovation and fun thats why they are the top dogs and they've always been long before patcher and aloy of silly 13 year old haters entered the gaming scene

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers16h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos52m ago(Edited 51m ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken2h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g12h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing11h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H912h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola8h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66910h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle10h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg1d 4h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos1d 3h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola22h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."