Lay down the pipe dude, it's making you stupid.
They're actually in a terrible position. The Wii U failed and is being terminated very early in its lifespan, 3DS sales are tanking, and they have no viable gaming hardware products on the market anymore. I don't think anyone but a small minority of diehard fans would characterize their position as anything else but seriously awful.
I think you don't understand. They won't be "giving up hardware experimentation" (aka gimmicks) just to "appease a vocal minority ". They will be exiting the gaming hardware business because the vast MAJORITY of gamers don't buy into their gimmicks anymore, and don't want to buy mediocre, feature-lacking hardware just to play a handful of Nintendo games.
"Nintendo's core values have always been simplicity with novel concepts and ...
The only ones crying will be Nintendo management, when their last piece of gaming hardware fails, and they exit the hardware business for good.
Well said. There really is no way for Nintendo to turn things around in the gaming hardware business, they should just go software only and produce games for other consoles. They just don't know how to design solid gaming hardware anymore.
In terms of technology, Wii U is really a part of the 7th generation, so it should be compared to the 360 and PS3. There are only two 8th generation consoles, the PS4 and XB1.
Very good question. But I doubt you'll get a response.
It's a poorly written article, with redundant phrases and poor structure. The author really needs to spend more time on his writing skills. Here's one example:
"This isn’t the same complaints I had about Mario, at least Mario tries to focus on gameplay still at least."
How many times does he need to say "at least" in a single sentence?
And I agree, there are plenty of modern games that don't feature excessiv...
In reply to your previous comment, by defending Nintendo's harsh, anti-consumer DRM, you are just enabling them to continue with their unacceptable policies. Both Sony and MS allow people to restore their purchases to new consoles if they want, and have allowed this for many years. Why should Nintendo be allowed to continue with this anti-consumer policy?
How about actually stepping up and demanding that they change these policies to be more friendly to their own custom...
Agreed. An article got approved recently that had nothing but nonsensical phrases for 3 pages. Who is approving this stuff?
In this case, HanCilliers has been an N4G contributor for years here, he should really know better.
Hey HanCilliers; would it be too much to ask for you to put the region in your title for the sale? Makes it easier for people who don't live in the sale region.
@ calvin - yep, it's not worth buying anything digitally on any Nintendo gaming hardware, since they tie digital purchases to hardware, not accounts. If your console or handheld breaks, is lost, or stolen, you lose all your digital purchases. And if you just want to buy a new console or handheld, you have to jump through silly hoops just to transfer your purchases. Total ripoff, and a very anti-consumer, greedy policy on the part of Nintendo.
The NX is...
(heavy breathing)
wait for it...
(drumroll please)
the "New Virtual Boy".
Now you know.
I'll agree that Nintendo constantly comes up with new gimmicks that are forced down people's throats, but sadly those gimmicks just ruin the gaming experience. This is why they've become irrelevant in the gaming community, no one wants to jump through silly hoops just to play games.
I heard the NX will be a VR system, and Nintendo is going to call it the Virtual Boy 2 or "New Virtual Boy", in keeping with their brilliant marketing skilz. We're all ready for the Virtual Boy 2, after the amazing success of the first one, right? ;)
Nah, it really won't be "VERY good". It'll just be another gimmick from a company that has only been known for cheap gimmicks for over a decade.
@ Venomous - LOL. You're living on Fantasy Island if you think Nintendo will ever be relevant in the gaming industry and community, ever again. They blew that chance years ago, and ruined any goodwill they used to have with gamers. Good riddance to bad gimmicks, can't wait for the NX to fail.
The sooner Nintendo permanently exits the gaming hardware business, the better it will be for the entire gaming community. The company is really totally lost when it comes to designing solid gaming hardware, they need to just give it up and go software only. Their last several consoles and handhelds have been cheap, gimmicky junk, and have polluted the hobby we all know and love with garbage gimmicks.
If the Washington Post was too cowardly to print the review score right next to the review, it shouldn't have been factored into Metacritic, period. They can't have it both ways.
XBox troll detected, the butthurt is strong in this one.