Nintendo has reportedly already manufactured 2 million Wii consoles as of the end of the third quarter 2006, and is planning on having 7 million (potentially 9 million) more by the end of the fourth quarter of 2006.
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.
Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.
No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo
I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.
Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.
The Simpsons: Hit and Run, The Legend of Dragoon, and Chrono Trigger would benefit substantially from a modern remake.
The Xenosaga trilogy, the Wild Arms games, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Suikoden. The Warriors game I know nothing about but it looks interesting. Anybody can do a list of games they want to see get modernized I would lose my shit if Namco brought the Xenosaga trilogy to modern consoles.
Modders have cooked up something pretty special – a Wii console which is small enough to fit on your keys. A wee Wii.
This article, oddly enough, gave me a flash of uncertainty....kind of like a Gamecube deja vu. Like they're trying to sell as many as they can right away, then it will vanish.
I'm thinking that's unlikely, but it was still a strange feeling to have over such an incredibly positive article.
that everything is so rosy in nintendoland. yes, is it a shame because i dont care how innovative their controller is, "next generation" always implies 'graphics' and what you are getting with the wii is essentially an xbox1 which is last gen. Think about it there has never been a console to make a profit off of the actual hardware it self but now nintendo is all proud that they will make a profit. I,d rather have an xbox1 than a wii because at least i'd be getting a harddrive and dvd player and at a lower price. If wii is very successful that will be the proof that alot of gamers are morons because WII IS A RIPOFF. I wouldnt pay more than $150 for a new wii.
I mean, personally I feel Nintendo is taking a good approach...they're going to have load of them available, and if the gameplay is fun they'll sell millions. I'm looking forward to Zelda and a new Animal Crossing. And that's why I thought it odd that I got the sense of foreboding when reading this article.
It's great news if they have that many...we'll just have to wait and see how the games are.
This is GREAT! I'm glad to see nintendo being ahead of schedule! I hope there WILL be more than expected at launch cuz i don't wanna wait in a 10 hour long line just to buy it like the 360..............