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Pach-Attack! - Are Nintendo’s Projections Serious?

Michael Pachter analyzes the possibility of Wii U reaching its sales expectations.

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yellowgerbil3835d ago

Nintendo will eventually go the route of sega. They lack the other departments of Sony and Ms to carry them through costly mistakes and failures.

jameson123453835d ago

Except, you know money. And efficient operation styles. Heck, they even made a profit off the gamecube, and we know how well that system sold.

jameson123453835d ago

Plus, they just had two of the highest selling consoles ever last generation. Sega had several failing consoles in a row and we almost bankrupt when they went third party.

Also, because of these other departments in Sony and Microsoft (which now aren't making near as much money for their companies as they used to) they actually have less leeway than Nintendo to make mistakes. If the playstation and xbox brands start costing them money, they have already been giving indications that they would cut them loose.

TheLastVoiceOFsanity3835d ago

were you even born before sega became a 3rd party developer?

yellowgerbil3835d ago

unlike you I've lived through Atari, magnavox, NeoGeo, and Sega all dying. As for the other replies, Nintendo is failing miserably, and have far less leeway than you are all giving them credit for. Where both Sony and MS have a good move into the future with other ventures (Vita Tv if released worldwide alone is enough to give sony a huge boost) Nintendo only has portable gaming to keep it afloat, and we all know portable gaming is going to be going the way of the dodo in a few short years. Why get a gameboy when you can get a Iphone or tablet, hell you can even emulate Nintendo games on them)

Chrischi19883834d ago

yeah, that is why Microsoft is already considering to sell the whole Xbox business. Really, maybe you guys should get your facts right. Microsoft is losing a lot of money and sony just started to get some, but Nintendo made money on everything, except the Wii U, for the time being, so maybe, do some thinking and research, before acting like a news snob.

BullyMangler3834d ago

lol Nintendo can afford to make mistakes < fact

but if sony is gonna be copying nintendo and call that "competition" maybe sony should stick to making appliances . (:

11eleven113834d ago

Check this out http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...
To underestimate Nintendo is like underestimate The Beatles, or Michael Jordan, or the USS Enterprise.

fonger083834d ago

Seriously, look at Microsoft or Sony's gaming revenues then tell me who's more likely to go 3rd party. Nintendo will make money on the wii u faster than the Xbox one or the Ps4 both which stand to have losses per system sold. I mean I can't even tell you the last time the xbox gaming division posted a decent profit even with xbox live subscriptions. And Sony as a whole... well due to some favorable foreign exchange rates and the liquidation of some capital is the only way the company as whole has posted any significant profit in the 10 years or so. Nintendo has been doing this far far longer than sony or Microsoft, while the wii u isn't exactly a commercial success, it will be turning of profit soon.

yellowgerbil3834d ago

"The last six years have been terrible for Nintendo's (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY ) shareholders. After peaking in 2007 with a market cap near $85 billion, Nintendo has steadily collapsed and has now lost over 76% of its value over the last five years."
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weekev153835d ago

How much does this man get paid to spew this crap? I really hope WiiU takes off and Nintendo smash their projections. 3d world and the bundles that have been created look like helping.

Dunban673835d ago

weekev15,

do you think they will sell 9 million for their fiscal year ending March 2014?

they won t come close - How is what Pach is saying crap- his prediction is an easy one to make and correct. Iwata has not come w in a few million of hitting any of his own Wii /u sales predictions yet

R00bot3835d ago

I agree, 9 million probably isn't possible. 5-6 million is possible IMO considering Mario 3D World and it's apparently large marketing campaign.

We'll see if they get anywhere near that projection.

Dunban673835d ago

So you 6 (so far) guys that clicked disagree think Nintendo is going to sell 8.5 million Wii U's between now and the end of March 2014?

The 1st 1/2 of Nintendo s fiscal year (thru September) they sold 460,000+/- Wii u s

I wish there was a way to put money on that bet

I own a Wii u by the way- bought it at launch- my son is playing Lego Marvel Superhero's on it right now. I generally like the Wii U but am disappointed in Nintendo s effort to sell/market it, make games for it, get 3rd party support and generally making it better.

deafdani3834d ago

I think you misunderstood Nintendo's projections a bit. They're not aiming to sell 9 million Wii U's between now and the end of march, 2014. They're hoping to reach that number by then in LIFETIME sales (that is, including all the consoles they've sold since launch, which, to date, amounts to almost 4 million, I think).

The first thing is impossible. The second is not, although I still believe it to be very unlikely.

weekev153834d ago

I think selling 5 mil is a possibilty over the holiday season, however I agree its ambitious. There are more people I know buying a wiiu when 3d world than at launch last year (although I know my market research of 20-30 people isnt conclusive)

The biggest thing Nintendo could do is make mums and dads aware of WiiUs existence. Invade x factor adverts, the champions league and thanksgiving football in the US.

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bigbearsack3835d ago

Mario 3d party is going to boost the Wii U.

for we are many3835d ago

I wonder why Pachter and other "analysts" and fanboys do Not talk about this for example: http://www.gamepolitics.com...

But what do you know?! It's just Nintendo and NOT one of those multi-trillion, monopolizing companies or those with media studios and news sites. They make their games internally and NOT just go throw endless money at 3rd party studios to get exclusive games or even Exclusive DLC.

RPGrinder3835d ago (Edited 3835d ago )

Nintendo will easily reach wii u and 3ds.

When was patcher right about nintendo?

and even if they dont who cares

FYI I love it how the questioner ignored the 3ds projections which are insanely high and reachable?

slant vs nintendo

andibandit3834d ago

and even if they dont who cares

I dunno, maybe the shareholders.....

RPGrinder3834d ago

Who know nothing about gaming

Dunban673834d ago

As an owner of a Wii U I care how many they sell- the worse the Wi U does the fewer 3rd party games we will get

The worse the Wii U does the less money Nintendo will invest in more games for it

The worse the Wii u does the less money Nintendo will invest in making improvements to the consoles software, to the W=E sop and to Mii Verse- So yes it does matter

One more thing- the worse the Wii U does the higher the chance Nintendo will one day be selling their games on ipads and the like- which I hope does not happen

JackieCruise693835d ago

Although their sales projections probably wont be met; Patcher needs to just shut up.

I think he gets a hard-on when the opportunity to shit on Nintendo arises.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno6d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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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."