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"Ditch the Gamecube Nintendo (43% drop in profit)"

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.

cookie monster wrote:
> It can't be 4/5 years old then, 4/5 years ago the best you could do
> would be like a 1.1Ghz duron.
>
> Or the Intel equivalent of course.
>
> Actually it would be a thunderbird, not a duron.

I think the Pentium 4 2.0GHz was released in August 2001.

cookie monster wrote:
> Domaye wrote:
> 4/5 year old 2ghz with dvd rom drive and gig of ram... id consider
> my
> pc as oldish and it works with all the games i play....silly troll.
>
> It can't be 4/5 years old then, 4/5 years ago the best you could do
> would be like a 1.1Ghz duron.
>
> Or the Intel equivalent of course.
>
> Actually it would be a thunderbird, not a duron.

sure i got it in 2000/2001 :S

Hedfix wrote:
> Foot fetishist.

How did you know?

*hides*

Foot fetishist.

Hedfix wrote:
> You pair of nerds.

*pokes hedfix in the eye with a toe*

You pair of nerds.

Which is why the word 'geek' is over used too much.

Which is why I find Macintosh's sudden defence humourous.

gamesfreak wrote:

>
> Everyone is a 'geek', heck, people who use this forum are geeks.

There is a level of geek though, geek in the critical sense implies lack of social understanding and sexual politics.

I am of course a Nintendo geek, although I don't allow my obsession to spill over into real life. I wouldn't chat up a girl for example by discussing the DS/PSP handheld war.

Damn straight.

Why don't you go off and watch Star Trek + clean your big geeky bud holly glasses ok?

Too cool for school