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With the world’s biggest election of the twenty-first century so far taking place right now across the Atlantic, I have decided to campaign for presidency. My campaign message is probably a bit late now, but I hope it can make a difference. Just like you can make a difference if you vote for me as president. President of Nintendo Co. Ltd.
So what have I to offer that other candidates do not? Well let’s take a look at Nintendo’s past and present state:
Under the command of Nintendo’s largest shareholder, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo produced the NES rather successfully, the Game Boy became the worlds best selling console, the Super Nintendo was very successful but then things started to go wrong. The Virtual-Boy was Nintendo’s biggest boob. Never seeing a release in the UK, it was an instant failure. The Nintendo 64 faired fairly well but due to various reasons, including media format and bad relationships with third parties, the N64 didn’t have all the support it should have.
Then, not long after the American releases of Game Boy Advance and GameCube, Hiroshi Yamauchi decided it was time to step down and let Satoru Iwata take command. The GameCube started off quite promisingly, with various deals already established with Yamauchi at the reigns, however, the ‘kiddie’ image still lingered like stale stilton resulting in sales that couldn’t compete with the Playstation 2. Some top quality games have been released for both systems as well as a re-designed Game Boy Advance, however as far as the public are concerned, Nintendo haven’t done enough. However, with a surprise video showing Link and plenty of DS action at E3 as well as hints about ‘Revolution’, Nintendo’s future is looking slightly brighter than a 60 watt bulb. But is it going to be enough for Nintendo to finally regain the market like they had it ten years ago?
No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no! And this is why I know I am the right person to drive Nintendo forward to a future brighter than a star going nova. I have a plan to tackle Nintendo’s problems that will make Revolution a success and will endure DS beats the PSP. Nintendo will be able to gain a new wave of fans to build up alongside the fans of the current franchises, as well as enabling Nintendo to produce more and more games for their systems in a shorter space of time!
The first stage of my plan is to re-assess the uses of Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe. What do they actually do? We know for certain what Nintendo of Europe do. Claim all is great and take credit for when a marketing strategy actually works. All they normally do is take an advert filmed in America and pop it on our TVs once in a while. Maybe it is about time Nintendo used their huge profits to expand these sites for once.
Nintendo of Japan would not need to change at all. Nintendo of Japan can continue exactly as it does now, providing Nintendo gamers with the games they want. Nintendo games. That is, more Super Mario, more Legend of Zelda, more Metriod, more Mario Kart and other sports spin-offs, more Pikmin, and so on. We know that these games are generally successful, and that they will contribute as a selling factor for the Revolution. They would need to communicate with the other teams, but mainly to organise translations and international releases, and so on.
Nintendo of America will then expand so that it no longer just deals with translations and small time development, but becomes a large development team in the company. Nintendo will keep their current experienced staff, as well as employing new developers with western ideas to apply the Nintendo name to. That’s right, a team that can develop for the mid-teens to adult market, or more accurately, to the gamers who aren’t necessarily keen with 80% of their games collection starring Mario. This would allow for the creation of new FPSs, street racing, and to develop more on the adult sports range like Nintendo attempted to join in with NBA Courtside 2002. That would include a competitor in the soccer market, something to beat Madden, a decent hockey game, and so on.
Nintendo of Europe would play a similar role after the first wave of western Nintendo games have launched worldwide. Seeing how the merge of Western and Asian styles of play sell in the market, Nintendo of Europe would then start creating its own range of games. A range more suited to the European market depending on results of analysis on the more profitable parts of the region (UK, Germany, et all).
All three teams would develop games as per normal, and would advertise specifically for each region. The Japanese market clearly prefers the abnormal approach, whereas the western market prefer big military men blowing things up with blood and guts splatting everywhere on the screen. So, that’s how Nintendo would market their games. First person shooters of an adult nature with the capability to stun on the same levels as Goldeneye and Halo would become top sellers in America. Not to mention the classics, such as the next Super Mario title and the next Legend of Zelda. The emphasis on these title’s releases would not be lowered just because another part of Nintendo would develop new titles. Japan would obviously get the classic franchises first, waiting for Nintendo of America and Europe to translate for the other regions. Nintendo of America would get its own franchises first, followed by Europe then Japan. And Nintendo of Europe would probably have their games released shortly after the European release, being the smaller of the three markets.
Each team would still have to work together for the common goal – to sell Nintendo. They would have to co-operate with each other, however the pressure for the better developers to create sequels to their games would be lessened due to the sheer amount of first party titles. Nintendo’s image should go up in terms of popularity, and with all the ‘innovation’ and ‘revolutionary’ ideas Reggie and Iwata claim to be taking place in the new systems, sales should go up, up and away!
This plan would need tweaking when being implemented, as various issues are bound to crop up. The biggest would be the risk and spending involved. A lot of new staff would need to be taken on to aid the current staff, not to mention the office space would need to be increased. But should it be pulled off correctly, Nintendo will benefit magnificently in the long run! An increase in consoles sold. An increase in first party titles sold. An increase in third party support when the third parties realise Nintendo can sell. And overall, more money for me, the future president of Nintendo!
I do have some minor concerns that can be addressed after I’m made President. Someone will have to teach me Japanese, and I’ll want a large desk with a unique inbuilt Ultimate Nintendo Entertainment System which includes fully updateable hardware and a hard drive storing each and every game released on a Nintendo system, using a universally designed controller (also upgradeable). I’m not asking for much.
What do you think of my plan? It can’t be done overnight, but it would certainly be a Nintendo revolution!
So what have I to offer that other candidates do not? Well let’s take a look at Nintendo’s past and present state:
Under the command of Nintendo’s largest shareholder, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo produced the NES rather successfully, the Game Boy became the worlds best selling console, the Super Nintendo was very successful but then things started to go wrong. The Virtual-Boy was Nintendo’s biggest boob. Never seeing a release in the UK, it was an instant failure. The Nintendo 64 faired fairly well but due to various reasons, including media format and bad relationships with third parties, the N64 didn’t have all the support it should have.
Then, not long after the American releases of Game Boy Advance and GameCube, Hiroshi Yamauchi decided it was time to step down and let Satoru Iwata take command. The GameCube started off quite promisingly, with various deals already established with Yamauchi at the reigns, however, the ‘kiddie’ image still lingered like stale stilton resulting in sales that couldn’t compete with the Playstation 2. Some top quality games have been released for both systems as well as a re-designed Game Boy Advance, however as far as the public are concerned, Nintendo haven’t done enough. However, with a surprise video showing Link and plenty of DS action at E3 as well as hints about ‘Revolution’, Nintendo’s future is looking slightly brighter than a 60 watt bulb. But is it going to be enough for Nintendo to finally regain the market like they had it ten years ago?
No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no! And this is why I know I am the right person to drive Nintendo forward to a future brighter than a star going nova. I have a plan to tackle Nintendo’s problems that will make Revolution a success and will endure DS beats the PSP. Nintendo will be able to gain a new wave of fans to build up alongside the fans of the current franchises, as well as enabling Nintendo to produce more and more games for their systems in a shorter space of time!
The first stage of my plan is to re-assess the uses of Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe. What do they actually do? We know for certain what Nintendo of Europe do. Claim all is great and take credit for when a marketing strategy actually works. All they normally do is take an advert filmed in America and pop it on our TVs once in a while. Maybe it is about time Nintendo used their huge profits to expand these sites for once.
Nintendo of Japan would not need to change at all. Nintendo of Japan can continue exactly as it does now, providing Nintendo gamers with the games they want. Nintendo games. That is, more Super Mario, more Legend of Zelda, more Metriod, more Mario Kart and other sports spin-offs, more Pikmin, and so on. We know that these games are generally successful, and that they will contribute as a selling factor for the Revolution. They would need to communicate with the other teams, but mainly to organise translations and international releases, and so on.
Nintendo of America will then expand so that it no longer just deals with translations and small time development, but becomes a large development team in the company. Nintendo will keep their current experienced staff, as well as employing new developers with western ideas to apply the Nintendo name to. That’s right, a team that can develop for the mid-teens to adult market, or more accurately, to the gamers who aren’t necessarily keen with 80% of their games collection starring Mario. This would allow for the creation of new FPSs, street racing, and to develop more on the adult sports range like Nintendo attempted to join in with NBA Courtside 2002. That would include a competitor in the soccer market, something to beat Madden, a decent hockey game, and so on.
Nintendo of Europe would play a similar role after the first wave of western Nintendo games have launched worldwide. Seeing how the merge of Western and Asian styles of play sell in the market, Nintendo of Europe would then start creating its own range of games. A range more suited to the European market depending on results of analysis on the more profitable parts of the region (UK, Germany, et all).
All three teams would develop games as per normal, and would advertise specifically for each region. The Japanese market clearly prefers the abnormal approach, whereas the western market prefer big military men blowing things up with blood and guts splatting everywhere on the screen. So, that’s how Nintendo would market their games. First person shooters of an adult nature with the capability to stun on the same levels as Goldeneye and Halo would become top sellers in America. Not to mention the classics, such as the next Super Mario title and the next Legend of Zelda. The emphasis on these title’s releases would not be lowered just because another part of Nintendo would develop new titles. Japan would obviously get the classic franchises first, waiting for Nintendo of America and Europe to translate for the other regions. Nintendo of America would get its own franchises first, followed by Europe then Japan. And Nintendo of Europe would probably have their games released shortly after the European release, being the smaller of the three markets.
Each team would still have to work together for the common goal – to sell Nintendo. They would have to co-operate with each other, however the pressure for the better developers to create sequels to their games would be lessened due to the sheer amount of first party titles. Nintendo’s image should go up in terms of popularity, and with all the ‘innovation’ and ‘revolutionary’ ideas Reggie and Iwata claim to be taking place in the new systems, sales should go up, up and away!
This plan would need tweaking when being implemented, as various issues are bound to crop up. The biggest would be the risk and spending involved. A lot of new staff would need to be taken on to aid the current staff, not to mention the office space would need to be increased. But should it be pulled off correctly, Nintendo will benefit magnificently in the long run! An increase in consoles sold. An increase in first party titles sold. An increase in third party support when the third parties realise Nintendo can sell. And overall, more money for me, the future president of Nintendo!
I do have some minor concerns that can be addressed after I’m made President. Someone will have to teach me Japanese, and I’ll want a large desk with a unique inbuilt Ultimate Nintendo Entertainment System which includes fully updateable hardware and a hard drive storing each and every game released on a Nintendo system, using a universally designed controller (also upgradeable). I’m not asking for much.
What do you think of my plan? It can’t be done overnight, but it would certainly be a Nintendo revolution!
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I'm suprised Dringo hasn't giving his thoughts on the idea. Unless he thought the subject was about the election.
Well, what about the issue of just basically getting better third party support. You mentioned it, but well didn't really elaborate on it. I mean basically stuff like Need For Speed and Halo.
Bungie are part of Microsoft Game Studios aren't they?
More third party support is required, and once the expansion is complete, forming better deals with third parties and collecting new second parties would have to follow. Nintendo games sell Nintendo consoles. But having the multiformat bestsellers onboard too would certainly help to prevent competition from gaining sales through Nintendo's fault.
More third party support is required, and once the expansion is complete, forming better deals with third parties and collecting new second parties would have to follow. Nintendo games sell Nintendo consoles. But having the multiformat bestsellers onboard too would certainly help to prevent competition from gaining sales through Nintendo's fault.
Edgy wrote:
> Bungie are part of Microsoft Game Studios aren't they?
They'll come cheap..... It's not like microsoft is a multi billion pound empire of anything.
> Bungie are part of Microsoft Game Studios aren't they?
They'll come cheap..... It's not like microsoft is a multi billion pound empire of anything.
Apple Crumble wrote:
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> Oh and Strafio, I know Rare are also doing Banjo 3 and Perfect Dark
> Zero at the moment, along with GBA titles like Banjo Pilot and It's
> Mr. Pants.
Right several things I wanted to say on this topic.
Banjo 3 has not been confirmed and Perfect Dark 0 is about as likely to hit the X-box as Zelda. X-box 2 for sure.
Just reading through the latest Scribes and RARE informs me that they are not saying a word on the DS as it causes a massive fuss like they did with a brief Tepid Seat throwaway comment "Or are we working on the DS?". They won't deny or confirm anything, although scribes did say it is far more likely their games will appear on the DS than the PSP. Far more likely.
Enough about Rare.
The post itself. Edgy has hit the nail on the head. RARE were Nintendo of Europe's development team (pretty much, although they actually answered to NOA but lets not be picky) and it would be nice, even if it was just a one team development studio, to have a new NOE company. Perhaps Kuju, despite all their faults, could appeal to a European Nintendo world.
As for NOA. I will discount Retro because Retro don't make games specifically for the west (Despite being an american company). But I will have to say there is already an American Nintendo development company NSTC. This company made a certain 1080 Snowboarding last year and is currently finishing Metroid Prime: Hunters.
The problem with NSTC is that they... work... slower... than... RARE. So an expansion of this team would be nice, or an expansion of Retro studios.
Bringing back their soccor game, their racing game and that RPG style dark adventure Raven Blade would be a must.
Oh how useful those franchises would have been to Nintendo.
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> Oh and Strafio, I know Rare are also doing Banjo 3 and Perfect Dark
> Zero at the moment, along with GBA titles like Banjo Pilot and It's
> Mr. Pants.
Right several things I wanted to say on this topic.
Banjo 3 has not been confirmed and Perfect Dark 0 is about as likely to hit the X-box as Zelda. X-box 2 for sure.
Just reading through the latest Scribes and RARE informs me that they are not saying a word on the DS as it causes a massive fuss like they did with a brief Tepid Seat throwaway comment "Or are we working on the DS?". They won't deny or confirm anything, although scribes did say it is far more likely their games will appear on the DS than the PSP. Far more likely.
Enough about Rare.
The post itself. Edgy has hit the nail on the head. RARE were Nintendo of Europe's development team (pretty much, although they actually answered to NOA but lets not be picky) and it would be nice, even if it was just a one team development studio, to have a new NOE company. Perhaps Kuju, despite all their faults, could appeal to a European Nintendo world.
As for NOA. I will discount Retro because Retro don't make games specifically for the west (Despite being an american company). But I will have to say there is already an American Nintendo development company NSTC. This company made a certain 1080 Snowboarding last year and is currently finishing Metroid Prime: Hunters.
The problem with NSTC is that they... work... slower... than... RARE. So an expansion of this team would be nice, or an expansion of Retro studios.
Bringing back their soccor game, their racing game and that RPG style dark adventure Raven Blade would be a must.
Oh how useful those franchises would have been to Nintendo.
But what do NOE do?
Make excuses, for everything.
And keep trying to tell us that everything is alright and Nintendo DO care.
honest...
Biggest red herring EVER.
The fact is, if they had some devellopers to work with, they could work with the European market a bit more.
Infact, NOE buying out Ubisoft would be great...
Make excuses, for everything.
And keep trying to tell us that everything is alright and Nintendo DO care.
honest...
Biggest red herring EVER.
The fact is, if they had some devellopers to work with, they could work with the European market a bit more.
Infact, NOE buying out Ubisoft would be great...
Nintendo of Europe allocate stock, deal with advertisements and make press announcements.
Other than that they aren't a very big Nintendo office.
Other than that they aren't a very big Nintendo office.
They're almost pointless.
Their advertisements: ripping bits off American ads?
Their PR: making excuses for Nintendo forgetting the big continent?
Their distribution: Well, I've no complaints but they could do so much more, right.
And in house develloper and strong ties to European devellopers like Ubisoft would give them a lot more swing.
If they see gaps in the market they could get their devellopers to make a European game to fill it.
I wonder what sort of games they'd make for the German market...
Their advertisements: ripping bits off American ads?
Their PR: making excuses for Nintendo forgetting the big continent?
Their distribution: Well, I've no complaints but they could do so much more, right.
And in house develloper and strong ties to European devellopers like Ubisoft would give them a lot more swing.
If they see gaps in the market they could get their devellopers to make a European game to fill it.
I wonder what sort of games they'd make for the German market...
Just thank God that Nintendo don't still use THE games.
NOE need to actually do something more than have their strange staff appearing in NGC talking about how they do sod all when it comes to developing games.
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