As sales slip, Nintendo faces uncertain future

Gryewolf · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:58 pm

Xabyrn wrote:

You do realize if they were EVER in financial danger, all they would have to do is release a new Pokemon game and Smash Bros.

This is still very relevant.

Nap1000 · **Joined:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:16 pm **Posts:** 639

gryewolf wrote:

Xabyrn wrote:

You do realize if they were EVER in financial danger, all they would have to do is release a new Cockfighting Society game and Smash Bros.

This is still very relevant.

Pokemon, yes. SSB, no. You do realize that there have only been 3 SSB games in the last decade, right? Meaning, Nintendo isn't so quick to milk a franchise like that. Unlike CERTAIN game developers who will remain unnamed...

BurntToShreds · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:06 pm

I think that another reason they don't want to release a new IP is because of the risk. If you try to do something new with a game and fall flat on your face, you're screwed because of all the cheddar you put into the game. Even a cheddar-printing company like Nintendo is aware that this could happen, so that's why they stick with the franchises they know and upgrading hardware rather than IPs.

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

Steel Diver hurrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

BurntToShreds · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:21 pm

Steel Diver was a tech demo for the original DS. So if you're a nitpicker, it's not an original IP.

Blitz Walrus · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:28 pm

Well when was the last time a new IP from Nintendo set the world on fire? Unless it has someone vaguely recognizable character casual gamers gloss over it. We may be more open minded, but the vast majority of Wii and DS don't really care what they're buying.

Galaxy Man · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:35 pm

Blitz Walrus wrote:

Well when was the last time a new IP from Nintendo set the world on fire? Unless it has someone vaguely recognizable character casual gamers gloss over it. We may be more open minded, but the vast majority of Wii and DS don't really care what they're buying.

sometimes i wonder how people forget the majority of nintendo's video game sales still go to us

it's the third parties that rape the casual market.

Blitz Walrus · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:21 pm

Galaxy Man wrote:

Blitz Walrus wrote:

Well when was the last time a new IP from Nintendo set the world on fire? Unless it has someone vaguely recognizable character casual gamers gloss over it. We may be more open minded, but the vast majority of Wii and DS don't really care what they're buying.

sometimes i wonder how people forget the majority of nintendo's video game sales still go to us

it's the third parties that rape the casual market.

Shoot, my mistake, still, I'd like to see Nintendo come out with something not so gimmicky. by the way, did you ever find that last serpent?

DoNotDelete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:43 am

Paco wrote:

DoNotDelete wrote:

I expect a new game like Kid Icarus: Uprising to outsell a rehash like OoT 3D, and it will do better for the 3DS' overall sales.

So do I, but people are going to buy enhanced ports anyway, whether it's because of nostalgia, because of the popularity of the series/games, or because they never got to play them. Putting out rehashes isn't going to make Nintendo bankrupt is what I'm saying.

Yeah, rehashes aren't going to make them bankrupt - I've never believed that, but the recent focus on rehashes still annoys me to a degree.

Paco wrote:

Also, I'm glad you changed your avatar.

Whoops.

Paco · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:28 pm **Posts:** 1007

Doesn't matter, I'll just adblock it again.
I never adblocked an avatar before by the way.

Blitz Walrus wrote:

Well when was the last time a new IP from Nintendo set the world on fire? Unless it has someone vaguely recognizable character casual gamers gloss over it. We may be more open minded, but the vast majority of Wii and DS don't really care what they're buying.

Nintendogs, hurr.

DoNotDelete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:42 am

Wow really? You're adblocking a pony?

That's both kinda sad and hilarious all at the same time.

hotb · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:09 am

yeah it's so pathetic how he takes a few valuable seconds out of his life to click THREE WHOLE TIMES in order to block an image he doesn't like

infact I bet it could be done in under a second and solve his problem forever and improve his browsing experiance

what is the world coming to

DoNotDelete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:13 am

I mean the taking offense at a pony image in the first place, and then feeling the need to tell me about it - like it's gonna hurt my feelings or something.

Haw.

Valbrandur · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:16 am

Oh boy, a quarrel!

DoNotDelete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:18 am

I'm too emotionally distraught to carry on; Paco and princess brothel have cut me deep, soul deep.

What-ev-ah shall ah do with mah-self?

A-bloo-bloo-bloo!

AWKWARD ZOMBIE

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