Time will of course tell whether or not the WiiU launch has been successful. It’s barely been 24 hours, and there isn’t anything close to actual data in terms of availability, sales numbers, attach rates, etc. However, in reading a lot of the anecdotal reports from other journalists as well as consumers, it seems as though Nintendo has made some missteps along the way. They have also, however, seemingly done some things right. For better or for worse, these are the 5 things that Sony and Microsoft can learn from the launch of the WiiU.
One of the founding members of the Xbox team has questioned Microsoft’s multiplatform gaming strategy, and said they believe the Xbox hardware business is effectively “dead"
Think that rumor that they'll still make a new console but at a profit at $1000 will be true though. The series consoles will remain their cheap alternative throughout next gen I would say. Keep in mind that game pass and pretty much going 3rd party is their main focus. They want to bring xbox everywhere.
TNS: Based on its most recent ESG data, Nintendo boasts a remarkably low staff turnover rate of just 1.9%, with virtually no reported layoffs.
Well it doesn’t surprise me. As much money as they make and how they value their employees. It’s a great company in that regard.
Well, when your games remain full price many years after release.
And you make profit off of outdated hardware.
I would be shocked if they couldn't afford to retain their staff.
Even as the company sets out to overhaul the very definition of Xbox, cuts at its studios risk creating a negative image reminiscent of EA's worst era
I appreciate the article but this guy must be living in a delayed universe, The reputation was ruined 10+ years ago and hasn't recovered since. As such people have voted with their wallets and stopped buying Xbox products in large amounts.
Rumors of Turn 10 being either shut down or hit with massive lay offs is on the horizon.
The issue is MS will do something right only to do something very, very wrong. And they do this what seems calculative at this point. Doesn't matter what they do the Investors and leadership want more and more money an endless bottomless pit of purr insatiable greed. A company that acts like it's broke or hurting is what really, really infuriates me. They've surpassed apple again well over 3 trillion who acts like they're a million dollar company is fk stupid. Pivots and changes for no reason and can't do things for more than a year with out a pivot or changing their metrics.
If the Wii U is successful, it might motivate Sony and MS not to make the next consoles much of a jump from current gen.
So i guess if Wii U makes good sales, with a cheap system Sony and MS will probably follow suit. Both of them are probably tired taking initial losses. The will instead design cheap cost effective hardware, so they may profit day one.
Sony is a Boss. Wait and see!
Sony on the technical side of things have been showing the competition how to build a console from the get go, almost every iteration of their consoles we get!
They don't need to learn anything. Microsoft and Sony launched their 7th generation consoles 7 and 6 years ago. If anything Nintendo didn't learn anything from them.
NO BUILT IN HARD DRIVE?
The 8gb basic console only has around 3gbs of useable space. That is almost worse than the Core 360 but at least you could get the normal hard drive (at extortionate prices though) separate and connect it as a real hard drive and not through a USB port and this was in 2005.
Holy crap they fucked up big time. And this has to last the next 5 to 6 years? Developers are screwed having to design their games on a console they have to assume has no room for caching info on locally.
Okay they can learn something, don't have a 5gb download day 1. Day 1 when everybody is trying to get such a massive update all at once on your brand new service.
It's been confirmed by MS themselves that the 720 leak was legit. So the new Xbox will be 8gb of ram! And not slow DDR like wiiu crapfest of a console!
So tell me. How is ninny going to compete? With 1gb of useable ram! And the price for 720 has also been confirmed. $299
Ninny is screwed.