Microsoft And Sony Targeting 2014 For New Consoles, Leaving Nintendo In The Clear

[vagrant-718]

I typed up why it wasn't a good comparison to name those older Nintendo consoles that came out after their competition and were more powerful. Am I supposed to be impressed with the fact that xbox was more powerful than the ps2? Of course not.

And yea you're right, Nintendo has scrooge mcduck money and they could throw the money out and compete on the same playing field as Sony and MS at the risk of losing.....again. You see Nintendo had the better graphics those other generations, but they always came short. Nintendo effectively moved the goal post when it came to the wii which is why they're at the top, rolls are reversed and they had a compelling feature/gimmick to alleviate their lack of graphic fidelity.

Nintendo may look like they were losing them other gen but they were making profit on their system b4 sony was and ms basically took an L on the original xbox. Sony went tech savy on the psp and lost to the ds. They went tech savy on the ps3 and is currently 3rd place. The strongest system historically never wins the gen

 

[imm0rt4l]

Nintendo may look like they were losing them other gen but they were making profit on their system b4 sony was and ms basically took an L on the original xbox. Sony went tech savy on the psp and lost to the ds. They went tech savy on the ps3 and is currently 3rd place. The strongest system historically never wins the gen

If by losing you mean, not in first place, just like ps3 and 360 are losing right now, then yea Nintendo lost those generations. Ps2 did sell at a loss at one point, so what? The first xbox was an L on ms part, a massive sinkhole, but they've since turned things around with the 360, so I'm not quite sure what you're driving at. If you're saying that Nintendo didn't lose because they made a profit, then I have to ask again, so what? Nintendo MS and Sony have all generated a profit this generation, though. Nintendo, moreso than the others this time around. *shrug

 

[vagrant-718]

If by losing you mean, not in first place, just like ps3 and 360 are losing right now, then yea Nintendo lost those generations. Ps2 did sell at a loss at one point, so what? The first xbox was an L on ms part, a massive sinkhole, but they've since turned things around with the 360, so I'm not quite sure what you're driving at. If you're saying that Nintendo didn't lose because they made a profit, then I have to ask again, so what? Nintendo MS and Sony have all generated a profit this generation, though. Nintendo, moreso than the others this time around. *shrug

You said nintendo could go on the same playing field as ms and sony and still lose. I thought you was equating losing as in not being in first place or losing as in not being profitable. Thats why i bought up those facts

 

[imm0rt4l]

You said nintendo could go on the same playing field as ms and sony and still lose. I thought you was equating losing as in not being in first place or losing as in not being profitable. Thats why i bought up those facts

Nah, Nintendo isn't in the business to lose money. Sony and MS don't mind throwing money at a problem, and believe people are wiling to spend exorbitant amounts of money for a high end experience. Nintendo's philosophy is totally different from the others. I do believe they would not be first place(as far as sales are concerned), quite honestly even Nintendo knows this, that's why their model has never been indicative of what their competition is doing. DVD's? Who needs that shit? Purely gaming .

I do not believe the two ideas of being at the top of the NPD charts and being profitable are mutually exclusive, although there is a direct correlation. But I never put profit into the equation, I'm talking about what everyone is playing. GC did respectable numbers, but lost to both xbox and ps2 for example.

 

[vagrant-718]

Nah, Nintendo isn't in the business to lose money. Sony and MS don't mind throwing money at a problem, and believe people are wiling to spend exorbitant amounts of money for a high end experience. Nintendo's philosophy is totally different from the others. I do believe they would not be first place(as far as sales are concerned), quite honestly even Nintendo knows this, that's why their model has never been indicative of what their competition is doing. DVD's? Who needs that shit? Purely gaming .

I do not believe the two ideas of being at the top of the NPD charts and being profitable are mutually exclusive, although there is a direct correlation. But I never put profit into the equation, I'm talking about what everyone is playing. GC did respectable numbers, but lost to both xbox and ps2 for example.

True, cant count nintendo out tho. I didnt think the DS would be as successful as it was w/ the psp being technically superior and I wasn't expecting Wii to blow up either but Nintendo got the hot hand right now. MS and Sony especially Sony will go tech savy and have mad next gen stuff but like i said b4 the most powerful system never win the console generation

 

[ShencotheMC]

True, cant count nintendo out tho. I didnt think the DS would be as successful as it was w/ the psp being technically superior and I wasn't expecting Wii to blow up either but Nintendo got the hot hand right now. MS and Sony especially Sony will go tech savy and have mad next gen stuff but like i said b4 the most powerful system never win the console generation

Because they don't add all those nut ass gimmicks with their systems. It's straight games games and more games. Brawl stays getting heavy play on my wii

 

[anduin]

Nintendo lost, I dont care about units sold when the majority of the games for your system are certified garbage. Quality control not being a factor in their agenda killed them for me this generation. Wii 2 or w/e itll be called needs to be better than the other two but it won't. Nintendo too scared to deviate from their Mario/Zelda/Metroid formula to ever take a big enough risk to slay the other for good.

 

[ShencotheMC]

SMH niggas hating on Nintendo now? The nerve of you niggas

 

[anduin]

Im not hating on them, good for them for getting their paper and snapping up the casual market, big props to them on that. Motion controls is about the only thing they did right and it took years before they admitted it was weak and had to add an attachment. Nintendo needs new IPs and stop relying on Mario every god damn system, it's lazy.