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"Nintendo = failure"

Nintendo have failed to reach their target of 10 million by the end of their first business year. The Gamecube that was supposed to shift 10 million consoles was dramatically underachieved with a mere 5.6 million consoles shipped.

Worries are growing on the stock market as Nintendo aren't reaching targets but a very busy software filled year is hopefully going to bring Nintendo back on track. The under achievement can be pin pointed on the dissapointing sales of Mario Sunshine worldwide and Zelda in Japan.

Despite the negative viewpoint the Gameboy Advance dramatically smashed it's target with the new rise of the Pokemon franchise and the success of the GBA SP.

Dringo.

Didn't they sell half of that in the first three months (JP and US sales)???


Or are those figures the sales since last April?

I agree with you, AfroJoe but i don't think it would be wise if they brought out a console which isn't a huge improvement on the Gamecube as some nintendo fans might feel cheated when they buy it.

If Nintendo get the next console out before Sony or Microsoft get their latest consoles out, I think it'll fare much better.

PS2 has been out for two years more, remember. If Nintendo can get the next console out before or around the same time as Sony, then they're in with a much better chance.

So yeah, Ninty, hurry up and make this GameCube 2 thingy.

Don't you mean second place?

Although not exactly ringing, I'm sure many at Nintendo were disappointed - after all, I'm sure all of us thought they were onto a winner this time - abandoning the carts, advertising more in Europe, the top quality games... but it seems that they can't do anything right at the moment in terms of liftng the console up from last place. I for one thought their predicted sales target would have been reached rather easily.

Reagarding new licenses, Nintendo are doing everything right, I reckon; they are allowing for new ones to come through, but they are making srure that the established ones remain the "biggies" of the company.

The Sony fanboys that are so happy to hear the latest sales figures will probably not be so happy when they find out that Nintendo made a bigger profit than Sony did with the PlayStation 2 last year with the great sales of not only the GameCube, but the Game Boy Advance as well.

I submitted a letter to NGC about sales targets and whatnot.

The way I see it is, the potential effect this will have on Nintendo is essentially negligible - Nintendo as a company, thanks to the success of the GBA SP etc, have made profits and will continue to do so, and that will satisfy the shareholders.

I don't think that this news will set alarm bells ringing at Nintendo HQ. What I do believe is more disconcerting is the disappointing sales figures for Mario and Zelda - is it time to focus on new franchises and don't place as much emphasis on the old ones?

Parr wrote:
> I ate my hamster

tasty?

and the general death etc lol thoughts there :P

cookie monster wrote:
> I think maybe 10 million was overambitious in the first place.


Stalin's 5 Year plans, anyone?

Except minus the famine. And the Russian influence. And the peasants. And...



Well, the thought's there anyway.