Wii U and 3DS missed targets, but a future without hardware still looks commercially unappealing for the House of Mario
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).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
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.
Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.
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.
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.
Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 🤷♂️
Great article. It'd be devastating for Nintendo to jump ship and try and make a name for themselves on the other systems, especially when the gaming industry is so volatile right now. I have a feeling this is the last generation before another big shift occurs.
Not sure what that shift might be, but, judging by what's been going on, I'd rather them "stay the course" too.
Well their revenue since a while is bolstered by having people buy their second, third or fourth 3DS. They should stay in the hardware business, but they should seriously reevaluate their approach. They got lucky with the Wii and it's gimmicky Remote. The 3DS, while not a bad device, has poor hardware capabilities and the WiiU tried to replicate the success of the Wii with another gimmicky controler and failed.
I know that they try to be special and distance themselves from the other consoles because the N64 and GC didn't sell that well, but they need to up their game and start developing again up to date hardware instead of relying on gimmicks.
"Stay the course"? Not if that means they should keep making underpowered, feature-lacking hardware with bad gimmicks forced into them, the last two home consoles from Nintendo have been terrible.
If they actually do produce a successor to the Wii U, which isn't certain at all, let's hope they drop the gimmicks and just focus on solid gaming hardware. Their gimmicks have really damaged their reputation badly, and ruined their chances to succeed this generation.
3rd Party Nintendo would be the best. Imagine Sony pumping out hardcore versions of their IP on beautiful PS5 instead of allowing Nintendo to casualize their awesome IP into the ground for their next underpowered system held back byba gimmick.
Nintendo is like Sega. They'll be good as 3rd Party (though Sega should make Dreamcast 2).
Sorry yet poor hardware arguement is gone passed overused especially when the software has been outstanding on the system. It's true that graphical and performance lacks longevity in light of the competition.
Nintendo has had signs of great success when they've applied marketing focus, but those instances are few and far between. The problem with the video game outlook as of late stems from the Wii U launch as players were waiting for the grass to be greener on the other side with PS4 and XB1.
Throughout 2014 PS4 + XB1 gamers including me were waiting yet again for the grass to be greener on the other side in 2015. All the while Nintendo had delivered consistent quality last year, which the Wii U feels a more justifiable purchase.
The other two systems personally do not and can shamefully say i purchased them to soon, my own stupid mistake.
Morale of the rambling; hardware is not really the point here, it's whats produced with the resources available. Some games score critical acclaim that could probably run smooth on older systems in regards to specifictions, such as popular indy titles.
Nintendo needs to stay the course with hardware and aim to confront the negative stigma that keeps gamers commiting to the Sony or Microsoft comfort zone. Power is nothing without control or direction.
Dont get me wrong I do want all systems to deliver, Nintendo needs to play the game differently and to emphasise strength within their weaknesses.