[ QUOTE ] Look at nintendo, they've innovators and are pretty much the trailblazers of the console world, all other consoles just cautiously follow their lead. [/ QUOTE ] nintendo are innovative? most of the stuff nintendo themselves make is based on old properties, like the hundreds of mario, zelda and metroid games. then…
Don't you read books either? It's only you there... Moz, well the part about Nintendo being innovative is only partly true. Sure, they sometimes comes up with amazing concepts but then they make sure to milk them dry with a bajillion sequels. Spoke the Nintendo-whore, heh.
[ QUOTE ] But companies like nintendo walk on thin ice, and one big bad decision and they'd go under. [/ QUOTE ] Nothing could be further from the truth. Last year Nintendo generated more profit than Sony and microsofts game divisions put together. They are smart, they are entrenched, and they have never owed money to…
Nintendo sucks. Sure they make good de niro, but I haven't enjoyed a Nintendo games since Mario 64 - and I've pretty much played them all with hope that SOMETHING would be enjoyable for more than a day. Guess it shows what age group plays consoles more-so than the other.
That's why people need to try to be bold and different, because in the end 50% of those people trying are going to fail. And because of the exact fact, publishers are not willing to take those risks. Look at nintendo, they've innovators and are pretty much the trailblazers of the console world, all other consoles just…
[ QUOTE ] "Last year Nintendo generated more profit than Sony and microsofts game divisions put together." [/ QUOTE ] I think this has been common knowledge (I've certainly cited it a few times) since the start of april. It's because they don't subsidise the hardware, and some "missleading" figures largely caused by…
[ QUOTE ] These days completely new concepts are becoming rare because there is a limit to the possibilites of a controller... [/ QUOTE ] Which I believe is where Nintendo is focusing its innovative ideas for the next console. I can't wait to try that. I wish they'd bring back the glove, and the mat, and the bazooka…
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=7597 , Google would have told you the same The thing with the GC and the N64 is that while they might seem like a failure to a gamer (lowest sales numbers, fewer games) they are a huge success from a business standpoint. Nintendo is a publisher as well, after all so what they don't…
"Last year Nintendo generated more profit than Sony and microsofts game divisions put together." Where did you get this from, Poop? I'm not hatin', I'd just like to know for sure, 'cos I've been under the impression that Nintendo is close to doing a Sega ever since the N64 bombed (and to a lesser extent the GC). As for…
Shit, when I hear [return to] wolfenstein i still flash back to the apple :P "I think this has been common knowledge (I've certainly cited it a few times) since the start of april. It's because they don't subsidise the hardware, and some "missleading" figures largely caused by currency fluctuations." Yeah, I heard the 'not…