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Nintendo Could Become Victim of Own Success

Kotaku writes:

"Nintendo's fiscal year may not end until March, but with the year the company's been having chances are pretty good that the company could be announcing that they expect to do better than predicted in January. That's what happened at the beginning of this year and if doesn't happen again at the beginning of next year there's a chance that investors could be a little ticked, according to an anonymous Nintendo Stock Blogger. It's ironic that the companies success could lead investors to expect constant jumps in earnings".

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moujahed5957d ago

Invest in Sony PS3's cell processor, or something Sony PS3 related now while it's cheap!

ChickeyCantor5957d ago

" now while it's cheap! "
...when time passes it gets cheaper.....i do not get your logic

ChickeyCantor5957d ago

o yeah >_<

but then again isnt price of hardware going down anyway ?

Slayer OP5957d ago

Maybe intil bral but then we will see order restored with the ps3 vs xbox battling it out. The wii just doesnt offer what a game system needs these days.

SabreMan5957d ago

you live in cloud cuckoo land

the Wii doesn't offer what a games system needs ??

i beg to differ just look at the sales figures, that in itself proves your opinions are flawed and hold no ground whatsoever. The Wii is a phenomenon and will continue to be for some considerable time, Nintendo are dominating the handheld and console market this generation

end of story, unless you have a time machine or a crystal ball and can offer proof of your claims stop spouting ill informed garbage.
all three systems can co exist because one of them offers a completely different experience to the other two and is appealing to the biggest market of all, the casual gamer

Slayer OP5957d ago

Do i really? Maybe it is you that in denial.

Do you ask yourself why wii sells? Its a cheap gimmick thats why. The motion sensor is what sells it but it doesnt have many game franchises other then mario and brawl. Thats about it for 2008 but ps3 and wii both offer dozens of new franchises for 2008.

Also the motion sensor isnt something that is unique to the wii anymore, both ps3 and wii have their own now so it means that the wii wont really stand out in the coming months like it did before. The price is also irrelevant because both ps3 and 360 are better deals for their buck because thay have many features that the wii does not. The wii doesnt even have online play or HD or even a herd drive or a media player. Its clear to the consumers that these features surpass the wii but they bough it because its cheap but now other consoles are cheap as well so people will buy what is the beter deal.

Your casul gaming argument is a terrible one. Dont you know that casual games are lame? 2 year old can play them. We want a challenge not simple games that you can beat in 5 minutes with one hand behind your back. The casual gamers are nothing compared to the hardcore gamers because they are the ones who are more loyal. Casual gamers only buy 1-5 games year while harcore gamers buy 20-40. Thats why wi doesnt sell many games.

ChickeyCantor5957d ago (Edited 5957d ago )

" Do i really? Maybe it is you that in denial. "

actually he was talking about "sales figures".....so yeah go figure...

"Dont you know that casual games are lame? 2 year old can play them"
And KIDS are like an important piece of the market.
KIDS, you, me, (grand)PA & (grand)MA....are all a piece of the market and thats what nintendo is aiming for everyone.

Casuals outnumber Core gamers, get used to the scary thoughts.

ShadoWulf5957d ago

"Also the motion sensor isnt something that is unique to the wii anymore, both ps3 and wii have their own now so it means that the wii wont really stand out in the coming months like it did before."

Completely invalid since the PS3 has *always* had motion sensing. In fact, they've made worse use of it than the Wii has, for being such a 'superior' company. I would endeavor to call the SIXAXIS more of a gimmick than the Wiimote... which leads me to my next point.

A gimmick is something that is well advertised and hyped but ends up not working at all. I'm not sure how many Wii games you've played, but there are quite a few instances where the controller functions are just terrible. This is due to cheap/lazy devs. *However* Nintendo and a few third-party games (MOH:H2 and BWii, to name 2) have proven that Wiimote motion-sensing and *pointing* (something the PS3 does not offer, by the way) abilities can be used effectively and reliably to produce satisfying and immersing results and increase the value of the game. Hereby I declare the Wiimote's functionality as legitimate. You are free to label aforementioned developers and their games as gimmicks, but NOT the technology they fail to implement.

Franchises time. Mario, while easily in my experience the best game on the Wii to date, is not the only option on the console. The much-hailed Metroid Prime 3, I can say, lives up to its high ratings. I enjoyed this game to no end while playing it the first time, and even the second time, and still have fun on my third go-around. I might also add that I still go back and play Twilight Princess, despite it being a relatively lacking game when held up to the light of Nintendo's recent endeavors. And not just Nintendo's! The two previously mentioned games, MoH: Heroes 2 and Batallion Wars 2: Wii are both worth a word. They both feature online play, and good use of controls. I don't have the experience to add any more at the moment; as I do not have the means to buy any more of the Wii games I am interested in. However, the future holds quite a few interesting titles. Obviously we have Brawl, easily ready to take the honor of best game on the console. After this we have a relatively overlooked (for lack of leaking of info) game called Disaster: Day of Crisis. This is a first-party game with a promising motif: surviving natural disasters while attempting to stop a terrorist group from destroying the United States. Cliche, perhaps, but the idea of racing through a city from a tidal wave or dodging lava floes while picking off enemy grunts is a bit unexplored in the game industry. The only other of such games would be Irem's Disaster Report and Raw Danger. And still, Nintendo has yet to give word of whether they are developing a Star Fox game (the first franchise I thought of when presented with the Wii's innovative tech). I realize that these last three are all Nintendo-published games. Nintendo does seem to be the top game-maker for the Wii (although I honestly don't see why that's a bad thing). However, I do not doubt that other developers will come to their senses when they see that, as public opinion of the Wii dies down and/or gamers shed light on the shoddy composition of the majority of third-party Wii games, it is more profitable to create a memorable game than a minigame collection.

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kobonline5957d ago (Edited 5957d ago )

The Wii is whats selling the Wii.

When will you people get it?

"The wii wont last much longer."

OK,"the outspoken", when exactly will the Wii fade? You appear to know the answer. Did you know it was going to sell this well, and then eventually fade in 2008 after "Bral" i mean Brawl is released?

You people hope that it will fade....
You people hope the PS3 or 360 wins....
You people are hoping on an unlikely scenario.

Stop predicting and just take a look at the stats, and the stats say the Wii is dominating.

N4G is full of Sony and Xbox Fanboys.

Slayer OP5957d ago

Do you ever stop to look at why wii has sold so much so far? Do you even question yourself on wiis success and if it can continue?

In pretty sure you dont because you are just thinking "Zomg wii is teh pwnage!11!1!!"

Why dont you look at the stats? The wii has no graphics, massive online play, HD or even a hard drive. This is all the stats of last generation hardware. They didnt even try to make a better system. All the did was take a gamecube and change the look and stuck a wiimote on it. The wii has only sold so much because its cheap but now ps3 and 360 are cheap as well. Maybe not as cheap but they have managed to outsell the wii on a few occasions.

What games doesn the wii promise for 2008? Brawl? thats it. There have bee no ther known franchises for the wii to be announced so far while ps3 and wii have dozens of AA games for 2008.

So how is ps3 or 360 overtaking wii an unlikley scenario? If you pay attention when halo came out the 360 passed wii in global sales for about a month so that blows that statement out the window.

The wii simply cannot win. Their hardware is too weak, there are not many games for it that get people exited, the console cannot be taken seriouly with childish games and its clear that people will stop buying it so much when brawl stops selling because thats the only game thats really going for it. People only buy it for the bargain but now there are better deals now because ps3 and 360 are both much better deals for your buck.

Wii60PS3DSPSP5957d ago

Poor outspoken... His "next-gen" systems are being outsold by a so called "last-gen" one so he trys to make up things saying it won't outsell them anymore in the future to make him feel better... : (

Slayer OP5957d ago

I take it that you have no counter to my argument. Better yet i bet you didnt read my argument so doont resort to such a childish verbal assault.

Wii60PS3DSPSP5957d ago

Wait that was an argument? I could have sworn that was just another mindless anti-Wii flame post that's oh so common here.

ChickeyCantor5957d ago (Edited 5957d ago )

" Why dont you look at the stats? The wii has no graphics, massive online play, HD or even a hard drive. This is all the stats of last generation hardware."

And yet its selling like crazy XD
dude like i said in my other comment: Casuals outnumber core gamers and they do not think as you.

" The wii simply cannot win. Their hardware is too weak, "
....GB>gamegear. DS>PSP SNES>SEGA(genesis?) PS1>N64 Ps2>GCN/xbox....see the connection?....no? well then....uhm yeah.

Slayer OP5957d ago

Well i see that you only replied to a portion of my post so I suppose its better then som of the other replies i got of of fanboy anger...

Like i said before they can outnumber all they like but they dont have loyalty of hardcore gamers so therefore they buy less games. Refer to my past posts about why the wii sells so much right now because im sick of repeating myself.

I can only make the connection due your understanding the fanboy views but ps1 and ps2 have higer specs then n64 and gamecube respectively so that kills that argument.

@ 4.2
No thats just what you turned it into with your pointless comments.

ChickeyCantor5957d ago (Edited 5957d ago )

Ps1 has higher specs then the n64?
PS2 has higher specs then the GCN?

i suggest you google around and do your homework because you are way off =/

you clearly dont have an idea what your talking about, really do some research.

you speak of a fanboy language

Slayer OP5956d ago

You are clearly a delusional fanboy if you believe what you just said. Ps1 and ps2 were both much better then n64 and gamecube. They were both graphics powerhouses for their time which is why they were both worth more. They had the better specs.

ShadoWulf5956d ago

Way to waste bubbles without actually presenting NUMBERS. I looked it up, but I don't really understand all that I see. The PS2 has over twice the polys-per-second of the gamecube, but appears to operate at a slower speed... overall it would have been helpful to actually research and present evidence instead of both insisting you were right by trust alone.

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wiizy5957d ago

that garbage ps3.. too bad for sony fanboys that think somehow sony is going to win 2008... here is a coupon, get yourselves some onions so you can practice crying... wii will own 2008

rofldings5957d ago

In sales to grandma and grandpa? Yes.

But you still have no games to play. Besides those generic "rescue the princess games" that get rehashed every few years. ;)

ChickeyCantor5957d ago

Rofldings,

are you ignoring the fact that that untill the SNES the n64 and GCN and Wii only had one mario platform game? or zelda only had one per console( after the nes, and GB had 3 where 2 were made by capcom)
And then if you consider how many GTA games Ps2 got, how many FF series whent on one system, im not sure if you even understand the word " rehash ".

And by saying " rescue the princess games " how many times did you saved the world in games?....yeah thought so.

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Delta, a new all-in-one Nintendo emulator launches for iOS

The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.

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jznrpg12h ago

How long until they get sued and it gets taken down? I say a month or 2

PRIMORDUS11h ago

Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣

NotoriousWhiz9h ago

As long as it isn't emulating the Switch, it'll be fine.

RonnySins10h ago

Naaah! Don't want to waste time emulating on iPhone.

Knightofelemia8h ago

Won't belong before Nintendo bangs on Apple's door to have the emu removed. Like I say you take down one six more take it's place. Problem is people are putting emu's on such stupid platforms. The good emus are the ones not on stupid platforms like a red target. The good emu's are word of mouth and keep a low profile.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein1d 15h ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga18h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing691d 14h ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde21h ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21831d 13h ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg1d 13h ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS171d 12h ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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The Battle Pass Is The Worst Thing To Happen To Modern Gaming

Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."

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got_dam1d 17h ago

Battle passes AND meta gaming both.

DivineHand1251d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.

I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.

lucian2291d 14h ago

battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional