From HDWarriors.com:
It would seem that Nintendo is going to force the issue and make the opening gambit for the next console generation. There are a few obvious reasons as to why. But there are also a few that may surprise you.
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 🤷♂️
I agree with the risk and the money. Depending how much it took to develop they could easily make another console if it doesn't do as expected. Wii made a fortune and they will be riding on that success for a while
Finally, an awesome analysis. This is worth the read guys and finally someone noted the importance of Masahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros, Kirby, Kid Icarus 3DS)! He is so much like Miyamoto, confident in his craft but demanding in a good way. This guy is definitely working on "Project Cafe" as we chat. Nintendo doesn't want to risk losing him. Nintendo is in perfect position to release a new console than they have ever been financially and market wise.
The part about development costs must stay manageable is so true. Competition is coming from even cheap ass games on mobiles. For this next gen to go higher in development costs too much is too risky. It's better to be more creative anyway. If this console is a breeze to develop for, it will have support. E3 hurry up on details.
As far as exclusives...i do think "Project Cafe" will have many third party exclusives...then maybe ported to future or current systems. It's obvious because development has to start somewhere, why not on the new console?
Can we get any more delusional? This article isn't based in reality at all. We need less articles from the kool-aide- drinking-cult-members-of-Ninte ndo and more articles from people that at least TRY to stay objective.
Why they are acting now? All you need to do is look at their Japan and US sales to figure it out... the Wii is on a clear downward trend. When you see your sales constantly going down for the better part of a year you realize its time to get your next platform ready. It doesn't matter one bit that the Wii still has a huge lead overall...its now losing ground to both other consoles at a steady rate. Time to introduce the next money machine and try and re-capture their 1st place trend for the consoles.
I was thinking this before i read this artcle. They really are in a good spot and i agree with what he said.