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I know some of you will point out the fact that, in spite of the loss compared to last year's earnings, Nintendo has still accrued a profit to the tune of $600,000,000. While that is a large sum of money it needs to be realized that the amount of that profit is not too far from being HALF of their previous year's profits. That means that Nintendo has that much money LESS to put into things like research and development for things like new games and new systems. Also, game companies are less likely to put their time and money into a company that posts losses as massive as 43%. If this trend continues, it could have some nasty repercussions. People could lose their jobs (I feel sure some heads have already rolled after the news of a profit loss this significant), for one thing. And companies will not want to invest in another company that will not post a meaningful profit for their efforts. So yeah, Nintendo still posted a profit. But when that profit is in the shadow of a previous year that was 43% HIGHER, then the 'profit' tends to lose significance. Just some things to consider.
The Gamecube is costing Nintendo big and sagging sales are a large part of their problem, ditch the deadwood before it's to late.
The Gamecube is costing Nintendo big and sagging sales are a large part of their problem, ditch the deadwood before it's to late.
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FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> The profit being 43% lower last year is not the same thing as the
> profit being 43% higher than this year, you know.
Hush!
He has to learn to work it out himself.
> The profit being 43% lower last year is not the same thing as the
> profit being 43% higher than this year, you know.
Hush!
He has to learn to work it out himself.
It's bad news for Nintendo. They have an image problem, and a hardware problem, and a software problem.
The N64 should have been CD based. The Cube should have been DVD based. The next system should use HD-DVD, but I bet it wont. The DS use a cart system, far too limited a technology to hold the kinda stuff modern games need.
To many retro games, like Mario. Dont make this out to be the "killer app", its plain to see that thats no longer the case.
The Cube and DS look too much like a cheap plastic toy. Needs to be more "grown up". Bright colours and a stylus give out the "Toys R us" image. Get a new product design team before its too late.
The N64 should have been CD based. The Cube should have been DVD based. The next system should use HD-DVD, but I bet it wont. The DS use a cart system, far too limited a technology to hold the kinda stuff modern games need.
To many retro games, like Mario. Dont make this out to be the "killer app", its plain to see that thats no longer the case.
The Cube and DS look too much like a cheap plastic toy. Needs to be more "grown up". Bright colours and a stylus give out the "Toys R us" image. Get a new product design team before its too late.
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> Maybe the GC will claw its way back up again.
> Should do ... might do ...
Well it looked like it was in 2003, that was like a BIG year for Nintendo. Metroid, Zelda and Double Dash all sold over a million copies, third parties enjoyed much success and a price cut made Christmas 2003 a Christmas to remember.
But 2004 the Gamecube plumeted like a stone.
2005 has a far nicer software line up, almost as great as 2003's, so it should claw its way back, a little.
> Maybe the GC will claw its way back up again.
> Should do ... might do ...
Well it looked like it was in 2003, that was like a BIG year for Nintendo. Metroid, Zelda and Double Dash all sold over a million copies, third parties enjoyed much success and a price cut made Christmas 2003 a Christmas to remember.
But 2004 the Gamecube plumeted like a stone.
2005 has a far nicer software line up, almost as great as 2003's, so it should claw its way back, a little.
Tscore05 wrote:
> I did say that the DS is yet another system that is not easy to
> program for and this is because of the limited cartridge space.
Do you program games?
> I did say that the DS is yet another system that is not easy to
> program for and this is because of the limited cartridge space.
Do you program games?
Tscore05 wrote:
> I did say that the DS is yet another system that is not easy to
> program for and this is because of the limited cartridge space. 250
> games in development for PSP and why is that because the PSP UMD is
> allowing the developers to translate straight from console to
> handheld with more ease than 1st generation handhelds like the DS.
Are you going to buy 250 games then Tscore?
Besides there are like a thousand GBA games out there the DS can play right from the word go. So shut it with ya silly game amounts. 10% of the games confirmed won't get made, 40% will be terrible and a further 15% won't even get released in Europe.
> I did say that the DS is yet another system that is not easy to
> program for and this is because of the limited cartridge space. 250
> games in development for PSP and why is that because the PSP UMD is
> allowing the developers to translate straight from console to
> handheld with more ease than 1st generation handhelds like the DS.
Are you going to buy 250 games then Tscore?
Besides there are like a thousand GBA games out there the DS can play right from the word go. So shut it with ya silly game amounts. 10% of the games confirmed won't get made, 40% will be terrible and a further 15% won't even get released in Europe.
Maybe the GC will claw its way back up again.
Should do ... might do ...
Should do ... might do ...
Hedfix wrote:
> Nintendo were getting stuffed in Japan over the N64 but with the Cube
> I thought they reclaimed a large amount of territory. Are you saying
> they haven't Dringo? Or if you're not saying that then what exactly
> are you saying?
I am saying that, the N64 performed solidly, sold well, made a good profit and did Nintendo proud.
The Gamecube is doing much worse, much much worse.
I knew the figures at one point but I don't anymore.
The N64 had a fantastic launch, much like the GAmecube and the DS... but then it just sorta fell away.
The Gamecube is continuing to fall away whilst the N64 clawed its way back up and became a successful console.
> Nintendo were getting stuffed in Japan over the N64 but with the Cube
> I thought they reclaimed a large amount of territory. Are you saying
> they haven't Dringo? Or if you're not saying that then what exactly
> are you saying?
I am saying that, the N64 performed solidly, sold well, made a good profit and did Nintendo proud.
The Gamecube is doing much worse, much much worse.
I knew the figures at one point but I don't anymore.
The N64 had a fantastic launch, much like the GAmecube and the DS... but then it just sorta fell away.
The Gamecube is continuing to fall away whilst the N64 clawed its way back up and became a successful console.
The profit being 43% lower last year is not the same thing as the profit being 43% higher than this year, you know.
Maths: you'll love it!
Maths: you'll love it!
Answer my question.
I did say that the DS is yet another system that is not easy to program for and this is because of the limited cartridge space. 250 games in development for PSP and why is that because the PSP UMD is allowing the developers to translate straight from console to handheld with more ease than 1st generation handhelds like the DS.
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