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sog35 said:

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sog35 said:

Nintendo is so dumb.

Why do they have to waste their time and money on gimmicks?
Why do they have to waste their fans time and money?

This is all true Nintendo fans want:

1. A console
2. With power similiar to the competiton
3. With a decent controller

That's it. But Nintendo keeps doing stupid stuff. Motion controllers, controllers that look like wands, controls with big screens on them..........ENOUGH!!! 

Just give us a system with decent power, a good controller, and no pricey gimmicks!

The last time Nintendo did this they dominated gaming = the SNES.

Starting with the N64, Nintendo has been giving us gimmick features or a severly underpowered console. 

1. N64 - not using a disc media was stupid. All because Nintendo wanted to control chips and piracy. 3rd parties did not want to make games because cartridges were so crazy expense.

2. Gamecube - super underpowered system. Plus tiny disc gimmick lead to less content.

3. Wii - gimmick controller. Very underpowered compared to competition

4. WiiU - just like Wii but worse

5. Switch -gimmick controller. Plus the extra screen is EXPENSIVE. That money should have been spent on better CPU/GPU to match competition

I have no idea why Nintendo loves to rely on gimmicks now. They don't need to! 
Just give us a system and controller that is competitive and pump out your awesome franchise games - Mario, Zelda, Metroid, ect.
Make it easy for 3rd parties to make games on your system!

The Wii was a huge success for Nintendo, the "gimmick" controller differentiated it from the power gamer consoles and opened up the market to millions of casual gamers.  Having said that, that success was a decade ago.  They are way overdue for another big hit.  They have such a valuable pool of IP (Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, etc.) they can turn any device into a must-have purchase for kids (my kids and all their friends went through LOTS of DSes to keep up with all the Pokemon games)--if/when they don't screw it up.

FYI, during the Wii-induced boom times, Nintendo was the second most valuable publicly traded company in Japan (after Toyota).  I assume that's ancient history now.  

The Wii's 'success' was overrated.

Yes they sold a ton of systems. But the problem was most of the sales were to very casual gamers. And what ended up happenning was these casual gamers did not buy games. The Wii had the lowest games sales per console by far. The other problem was these casual gamers did not buy the WiiU, because the gimmick died. The Wii's success was a fad and did nothing to strengthen Nintendo long term. 

In fact the Wii hurt Nintendo. Since it was seen as a casual gamers system. It also had a crappy controller that did not work well with hardcore games and gamers.

What REAL GAMERS want is simply a decently powered Nintendo system with a good controller. No gimmicks. This big screen controller is just another expensive gimmick.

Why Nintendo can't do this blows my mind. Its almost as if they out think themself. The console itself does not have to revolutionary. Its the GAMES that make the console, not the other way around.

The strategy is simple:

1. Wait for Sony/Microsoft to release their systems
2. A year latter Nintendo releases a system with simliar hardware power (components should be much cheaper a year latter)
3. Don't add any gimmicks to keep the price low
4. Release Nintendo's franchise games

Literally that's all Nintendo has to do. And its easy. Cheap POS China smartphone brands can do this( release a year old device for much cheaper). Why can't Nintendo? 

There is no excuse why Nintendo releases severly underpowered consoles.