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How do you solve a problem like Nintendo? An Outsider's View

As a self confessed outsider to the Nintendo consoles without any strong opinions either way, Daniel Frost gives a unbiased view on how he think Nintendo can make changes to repair their current situation.

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DinoNYC4508d ago

Release more games. New IPs.

JohnnyTower4508d ago

Pretty hard to release more games when only ninty is developing them. They need 3rd parties, but those guys are afraid to invest in big N. Its a conundrum.

DinoNYC4508d ago

Even when they had some 3rd party titles such as Call of Duty for Wii, no one bought it since it's inferior to the Xbox/PS version. They definitely put themselves in a tight spot, and their poor marketing of the console isn't helping.

MrSwankSinatra4508d ago

it's called expand your internal studios

KonsoruMasuta4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

I think that their idea of licensing their characters out will help them with that. Nintendo themselves can't keep the system afloat with first party games, there is no way. But it they license out their characters, they can get more games out and most likely revive some of their older franchises people have been asking for.

They're already doing this with Hyrule Warriors, which is releasing in Japan this summer, and Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. I'm curious to see where this strategy goes.

Dunban674507d ago

Why would anyone disagree with "more games"?

That is the #1 issue w the Wii U and the issue least addressed by Iwata the last few days- It seems he brought in all of these other "potential" initiatives in order to distract from the primary reasons for the Wii U s performance and ensuing losses of money and market share.

Iwata discussed all kinds of things but when it came to games the only concrete thing he said w any meaning was that Mario Kart would be released in May-
He said they support the Wii U and the game pad but it was all open ended ideas, initiatives, possibilities etc.

Why won t he discuss what WILL they do over the next 5, 6, 8, 12+ months for the Wii U. What are some other games that are going to be released and when?

Ok we have DKTF in Feb, Mario Kart in May- Nintenod has insinuated Smash Bros in (at some point??) 2014 and said Hyrulle warriors will be out Summer 2014. Everything else is a maybe, possibly, at some point, 2014?

What about 3rd party games? What have Ubi and other 3rd parties indicated to Nintendo they will release in 2014.... if anything?

What are you going to do for your ever shrinking base of loyal customers that own a Wii U in order to avoid a 2nd year in a row major software drought over the 1st 6 months? Right now it looks like the 1st 6 months of 2013 had a flood of software compared with what it looks like in 1st half 2014

strigoi8144508d ago

remove the gamepad with the bundle..include a wiiU pro controller to sell it cheaper..then sell the gamepad as a seperate accessory. add support to run 3DS games via virtual console..and sell character license cheaper to developers make games for the wiiU..and make a pokemon MMO

KonsoruMasuta4507d ago

Adding 3DS games to virtual console would affect 3DS sales.

LinkOnABoat4508d ago

Fire Reggie. Seriously the only reason he is still around is because he is a walking meme.

TheEnigma3134508d ago

One thing I would suggest is to work on their online structure. Believe it or not, people enjoy the trophy/ achievement system also. Nintendo can fix this before it's too late.

klecser4507d ago

Article wasn't bad. What bothers me about it is that what a lot of Nintendo "outsiders" don't understand is that they are not Nintendo's target demographic anyway. Nintendo games sell just fine to Nintendo fans. So, there is an inherent bias in this argument that an outsiders "values" should be incorporated to "fix" Nintendo. In other words, it devolves into a "become more like iOS/Steam/Microsoft/Sony!" ; argument, and that may end up ruining the limited variety that exists in the game industry. I play Nintendo games precisely because I am not interested in the games on those other platforms. If you have different tastes than me, that's great. But why do you think my tastes should have to conform to yours?

FrostieDee4505d ago

Hi Klecser,

I think you make a very valid point, however I would argue that I should be in Nintendo's target demographic. Currently the demographic that they are marketing to are primarily the audience who already owns the product which is why their audience is stagnating. Its the equivalent of a door salesman selling doors, door-to-door.

I would agree that Nintendo don't need to conform to what other companies are doing and they should maintain their core values however these need to at least be slightly broadened if they want to achieve the market share that they desire, otherwise these problems will surely continue and most likely escalate.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7764d ago (Edited 64d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS63d ago (Edited 63d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer89d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi88d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure88d ago (Edited 88d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer89d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot89d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box88d ago (Edited 88d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno89d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay89d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno87d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK88d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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