TheMightyEthan Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Yeah, pretty much the only time I want the gamepad on is when I'm playing on it because my wife is watching TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 TCP, I could criticize Sony more on their E3 conference, if you really wanted. But I really wanted to comment because I like how I can turn off the GamePad screen when I'm using a different controller. So, I don't see the big deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Despite strong MK8 sales, Nintendo still posted a $97M loss for the quarter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 The Wii U sales bump due to MK8 was less than stellar, too. Another year of losses for Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Yeah, they said that MK8 sold like 2.4 million units, but that nearly all of those were to existing WiiU owners. IIRC WiiU sales nearly quadrupled, but it still wasn't very high in absolute numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I thought it was like an 80% increase in Wii U sales compared to the previous quarter, but quadrupled compared to the same quarter last year. 3DS sales dropped by 40-odd percent this quarter compared to the same quarter last year. The idea that Super Smash Brothers will do significantly better than Mario Kart 8 is delusional. I expect the SSB bump to be roughly the same as the MK8 bump and that the Wii U will do a little better this holiday season than last year. But it won't be enough. Nintendo is fucked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 The idea that Super Smash Brothers will do significantly better than Mario Kart 8 is delusional. But no, on a serious note, it's hard to say what exact impact Smash Bros. Wii U will have given that after Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo's showcase for games the next couple months, people have been sporadically jumping aboard. Smash Bros. is a still a significant factor, but any sudden increase would be from those who absolutely held out until this holiday season to get Smash Bros. and were hoping to get previous games on the cheap. I'm more concerned about Smash Bros. 3DS because given its delay to October, it might have dissuaded who knows how many gamers from getting the portable game when the undeniable powerhouse title is now only two months apart rather than the previous five month gap. Nintendo Advocate, OUT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Smash Bros last gen sold 12 million copies. Mario Kart Wii sold 35 million. Meaning Mario Kart Wii sold almost 3x as many copies!!! So yeah, SSB might be a significant factor, but if Mario Kart 8 can't pull the Wii U out of it's tailspin, I don't see how Smash Bros can. Never mind the fact that two months before it comes to Wii U, it's coming out in a platform that people actually own. Since there's no cross-buy or anything, I don't see people wanting to buy the same game twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Yeah, a better strategy for Nintendo would have been to release it on Wii U first to boost sales, and then 3DS a few months later. As it is the 3DS version is going to cannibalize sales of the Wii U version, meaning it also cannibalizes any incentive to get a Wii U. They should have done the same thing with MK8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 They'd have been smarter to focus on developing the console version first and not even announce the 3DS game, then do a separate 3DS game with the same team once the Wii U version ships. Course, on the other hand, the 3DS's line up is looking VERY thin this year, so they probably need the 3DS version out ASAP as well. Not a good situation to be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 These are all arguments about arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Nintendo fucked itself when it launched the underpowered and under-supported Wii U after a confusing and altogether weak marketing campaign. Nintendo fatally overvalued the benefit of releasing a year before the PS4 and Xbone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 People were ready for a new generation, but Wii U was just catching up with the last one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 The Wii U could have survived being under powered. But it could not survive Nintendo's rock-stupid marketing, unbelievable lack of first-party support within the first year, and the gimmick-y tablet controller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I cant imagine what it feels like to send a game out into the world and know it's going to die. Poor Platinumgames. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Bayonetta 2? Wouldn't even have the game if Nintendo wouldn't have been the publisher. And I swear, if any of you have a Wii U and don't own The Wonderful 101, get it now. No, you think you can just blow off this post now and go back to eating pasta and/or watching sports, or maybe ordering some weird junk off Amazon. You know you need to get The Wonderful 101 because while you're not sure why, the knowledge you hold within yourself tells you it's a part of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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