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« on: October 02, 2003, 04:18:40 PM »
I have a screenplay that needs to be proofed. Can you help? Thanks.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:M$ and Nintendo?
« on: August 30, 2003, 09:30:26 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: DrGAKMAN
Wait wait wait...
I can't believe any of you would think that Nintendo & Sony would ever work together. Sony doesn't want to and Nintendo doesn't want to...blam...simple as that. The Microsoft situation is different 'cos you KNOW that Microsoft DOES want to get with Nintendo...right now it's just a question of if Nintendo will even consider it. If Nintendo's big brass considered a Microsoft buyout before this generation even started then surely they might be interested in a partnership next generation. #1 they're doing even worse userbase/mindshare wise than they were coming off the N64. #2 Mr. Yamauchi (the main one who was against Microsoft buying them out pre-GAMECUBE) is no longer in charge at Nintendo. #3 Microsoft surely knows that Nintendo won't be bowled over by selling out and even if they were it'd be too costly to Microsoft to straight out buy them. So...Microsoft is probably aiming for more agreeable terms to Nintendo 'cos they have to.
That's a biased opinion right at the start. Why would they team up with a loser instead of a winner. And even then, why would Nintendo spend 300 million dollars to prevent a hostile takeover. They see Microsoft as a threat. As nothing more than a snake.
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As far as the comment about Nintendo making money...yes...we all know that Nintendo is STILL very profitable despite their low console userbase...BUT...most of those profits come from milking the GameBoy brand...a brand which will soon be threatened by the PSP. So if Nintendo continues the way they are they will continue to lose console mindshare & userbase (which cuts into profits) and have to worry about losing their cashcow in the GameBoy line. So no, Nintendo isn't always going to be profitable if they continue to lose userbase which now (thanks to casual gamers being the driving force in the market) is shaped by mindshare.
Nintendo has 98% of the handheld market. If the PSP is over 150$, it won't be anything more than a novelty device. That and support for the PSP will be limited at start because the costs for developing a game for the system is much much more than making something for the Gameboy series. The main thing that might lead to trouble for Nintendo is if Sony makes the UMD format compatible with the PS3. Even then, battery life would be a major issue for a system like this, and if the batteries don't last, the system won't either.
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Then someone coupled the above point about how profitable Nintendo is and how profitable Microsoft isn't. Yes that's a good point if we're talking about a merger or a buyout...but not a PARTNERSHIP. Microsoft can continue to do business the way they want to and Nintendo likewise...only now they get to share each others games to garner more support from retailers, gamers, developers & publishers alike!
Again, why is beating Sony so important to you? Did you buy a faulty Playstation 2 and now hate them for it? Why is it so important to beat the PS2? Nintendo is doing fine. They're finally getting true RPG support and even Microsoft lacks that. There is no doubt for me that by the end of this generation, Nintendo will be number two and Microsoft will be dead last.
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I used to be very anti-MS, still have a part of me that is...but I can't deny their strengths in the games market. And while alot of the anti-MS sentiment will gladly point out how much Microsoft is "throwing away" on the X-BOX, they ignore the fact that that's the way Microsoft planned to do it anyways. They knew that in order to garner support away from the industry leader (Sony) and the industry veteran (Nintendo) they would have to spend spend spend. That doesn't forever mean they are gonna lose and never gain. In fact I would wager to say that's one of the reasons they would want to partner with Nintendo...why...'cos despite their dwindling market presense and despite competing against two behemoth companies Nintendo remains profitable. I mean look, they went to ATi just as Nintendo did so therefore you know they're looking to get more bang for their buck just like Nintendo did with GAMECUBE (which despite it's power being closely on par with the X-BOX, cost them a fraction of what was spent on the X-BOX). To me, that's a big indicator that Microsoft wants to learn from Nintendo so that instead of "wasting" money on their game projects they can instead MAKE money like Nintendo does.
Basically Microsoft wants to leech off Nintendo. When has anyone ever wanted a leech on them?
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The comment about "if Nintendo wanted to win, they'd add DVD" bla bla bla is so lame. There is no ONE way for any company to "win". And who said anything really about winning? I just said with a partnership with Microsoft they'd do better to actually be able to truly compete against Sony. The best thing about this is that instead of having two competitors being seperate they would only have ONE being together...and those odds are alot better than what they've got now.
The lack of DVD affected Nintendo's image in more ways than you'd care to admit, but anyway, this is such a stupid argument. All you're saying is basically that you don't believe Nintendo can help itself out of the where it's at and that's why they should team up with Microsoft. I on the other hand believe they don't need Microsoft.
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You guys need to get out of the mentality that Microsoft would somehow OWN Nintendo by partnering with them. What I am thinking of (and surely they are thinking of if they're considering getting together) would be less risky, less expensive and be more benificial all the while not compromising one anothers plans/philosophies. The idea is simply that they're format would be universal between the two systems so that each others games sell to each others markets increasing their mindshare, their userbase and their overall pressense in the industry.
If Nintendo wanted a universal format, why did they stick to cartridges? Why did they use a proprietery format for the Gamecube? You don't get it. They want to own the media they use. They don't want to share. And it's not that Microsoft would own Nintendo, it's that Nintendo doesn't need Microsoft. Nintendo is too good for Microsoft.
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Imagine, as a Nintendo fan, walking into a GameStop and Nintendo (with of course Microsoft) FINALLY getting the shelfspace and placement they desserve. Imagine reading a mainstream news article about video games where, instead of them dogging, forgetting or downright ignoring Nintendo, they actually talk about them and give them their proper respect. Imagine being able to read a game magazine where someone is actually happy to reveiw a Nintendo game and not pissing on it 'cos it was a "sloppy port" or "not on the right system" bla bla bla. Imagine actually having 3RD parties making games for YOU instead of sighing 'cos the game is on everything else but Nintendo's system. Imagine a GameStop clerk actually telling you that the newest M Rated game IS in for your Nintendo system and IS available instead of him snooding out: "teH GAMEPUBE is R teH kiddie and therefore we don't carry that game 'cos they don't sell for it!" Imagine Nintendo's delight when the damned shareholders are off their NUTS and they can stop worrying about them and how their marketshare is dwindling and instead worry about making games better all the while watching their games soar up top selling charts 'cos now (thanks to Microsoft's audience buying their games too) their games are selling way better. Imagine a game conversation where people actually take Nintendo seriously. Imagine asking someone to play a Nintendo game and/or on a Nintendo system with them and them not staring at you and saying: "don't you have an X-BOXda or a PlayStation yo!"
You have issues with being accepted don't you? You want Nintendo to team with Microsoft because then that GameStop clerk will stop calling the system a "Gamepube"? I'm sorry, but that's just sad in more ways than one. I don't play games to be accepted. I play videogames to have fun.
Beyond that, you don't really know if what you said will happen if Microsoft teams up with Nintendo. It's called wishful thinking. You would like to think it would happen, but maybe it would make both companies look desperate in trying to beat Sony and that might would hurt their image more than anything else in the long run.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Could Nintendo buy Sony?
« on: August 30, 2003, 08:50:25 AM »
If they weren't losing money, why would BBC and Yahoo, among other news sites report it smart guy? Why would they spend a trillion yen to restructure their company? Obviously they were screwing up somewhere.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:M$ and Nintendo?
« on: August 30, 2003, 06:13:55 AM »Quote
Originally posted by: DrGAKMAN
Uhhhhh...
I think their individual console sales would be moot at this point since they BOTH play the same games. Exclussives are moot too since they're really not trying to outsell each other, but instead, Sony...or at least compete.
Giving gamers a choice between a cheaper Nintendo made games-only machine and an all-in-one Microsoft system that both play the same games is not only good, but diversifying people's tastes without really competing with one another. I've forgotten that this isn't gaming-age.com where I've been talking about my Nintendo going more portable theory for a while now. I believe that Nintendo will aim to make their next system discman sized and make it to where the next GameBoy can display GAMECUBE quality visuals so you can hook them up together and ultimatly play next generation games on the go. This would be more than the perfect answer to PSP *and* cosolidate Nintendo's GameBoy dominance with their ailing console line to create a uber-portable/console market all their own. Microsoft's machine will not just play games, but I imagine will have alot of features the PSX3 has. The big thing is now, if they team up now they can have each others games as an extra selling point to their systems over Sony's. While Microsoft would probably do better in America with their bigger badder system, Nintendo would most likely do better in Japan since it's name/system design will do alot better there for that market...but either way it doesn't matter 'cos the *real* money is in the software and I garauntee if they were to team up they would sell more software. It would really benifit developers 'cos, by making just one game for them, they reach two completly diverse markets. It would benifit gamers 'cos instead of having to buy two systems to enjoy Microsoft & Nintendo's software libraries they'll only have to buy one.
This talk of a Sony team up is what's *really* rediculous. Sony has already drawn the battle lines with PSP...they're not gonna back down...they want to force Nintendo out of the market or force them to go 3RD party...not to team up with them. Sony are control freaks, they would want Nintendo to drop the GAMECUBE & GameBoy line before joining them thus making them dependant on Sony. Microsoft may have wanted that before this generation, but they know that Nintendo won't give up their portable or console lines and be b!tched into making games for someone elses system. Besides, Microsoft doesn't want Nintendo to ditch the strong GameBoy line for some silly "X-BOY" either...I'm sure they're more willing to come to terms than Sony is...why...'cos Sony is dominant and therefore arogant where as Microsoft is in the same boat as Nintendo...under Sony's boot.
I'm sorry but that is among the more idiotic things I've ever heard. Your entire plan is under the basis that Sony HAS to be beat, but if that were the case, why didn't Nintendo include a DVD player in it's system? Nintendo doesn't have to beat ANYONE. Nintendo has to make MONEY. Is Nintendo making money? Yes, Nintendo is making money. Is Microsoft making money? Hell no! Remember the last time Nintendo tried teaming up, it resulted in the Playstation debacle.
Why would Nintendo want to make another company that it would have to compete against later on? Why would Nintendo want to team with a company that has nothing but lost money in this generation of videogame sales? Why would Nintendo want lose the respect of it's fellow country men? Just to beat Sony? Are you out of your mind? Beating Sony means nothing to Nintendo. Would more market share be nice? Definitely. Would it give up it's way of life to do it? Never.
To quote Perrin Kaplan :
"People say, 'Why don't you do what Microsoft does?' Well, that's never been Nintendo, and it will never be Nintendo."
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Could Nintendo buy Sony?
« on: August 30, 2003, 05:52:12 AM »
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=129209
Check that out. It's a very interesting read concerning Sony on a whole. Most important of all is the fact that Sony's stronghold over the industry is in fact slowly letting up. Sales for the PS2 were dropping. Even though the company says they earned a 9 million dollar profit, I'm not sure if that's before or after taxes. I'm thinking before.
What does this mean for Nintendo? I think it means that there's more ways than one way to win a videogame war. You could always let the other company do all the warring until it gets exhausted and goes belly up. This quite possibly could be the year of Nintendo. F-Zero X, there's nothing like it on any other system and if Nintendo markets it right, it could become a huge seller, easily doing Metroid Prime numbers, if not more. Tales of Symphonia, if the numbers hold, could mark a change in the RPGS released on the console. Think about it. A system as barren as this in terms of RPGs could have a huge number of buyers waiting in the wings. Even decent RPGs stand a chance to sell very well. Viewtiful Joe (October 7, 2003) which is flashier than anything on any of the other systems. There's Rouge Sqaudron 3 (October 14, 2003) which looks like one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Pikmin 2 (October 27, 2003), I-Ninja (November 3, 2003), Metal Gear Solid (November 4, 2003 though I see thing being delayed), Mario Party 5 (November 11, 2003), Mario Kart : Double Dash (November 17, 2003), 1080 Avalanche (December 01, 2003), Pokemon Colosseum (December 1, 2003), all these games, if these are all marketed right, can sell massive amounts of cubes, all at a profit for Nintendo, unlike Sony. Seriously, that's a hell of a resume there.
The future is not nearly as grim as people think it is for Nintendo. In fact the people at Sony are probably a hundred times more stressed.
Check that out. It's a very interesting read concerning Sony on a whole. Most important of all is the fact that Sony's stronghold over the industry is in fact slowly letting up. Sales for the PS2 were dropping. Even though the company says they earned a 9 million dollar profit, I'm not sure if that's before or after taxes. I'm thinking before.
What does this mean for Nintendo? I think it means that there's more ways than one way to win a videogame war. You could always let the other company do all the warring until it gets exhausted and goes belly up. This quite possibly could be the year of Nintendo. F-Zero X, there's nothing like it on any other system and if Nintendo markets it right, it could become a huge seller, easily doing Metroid Prime numbers, if not more. Tales of Symphonia, if the numbers hold, could mark a change in the RPGS released on the console. Think about it. A system as barren as this in terms of RPGs could have a huge number of buyers waiting in the wings. Even decent RPGs stand a chance to sell very well. Viewtiful Joe (October 7, 2003) which is flashier than anything on any of the other systems. There's Rouge Sqaudron 3 (October 14, 2003) which looks like one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Pikmin 2 (October 27, 2003), I-Ninja (November 3, 2003), Metal Gear Solid (November 4, 2003 though I see thing being delayed), Mario Party 5 (November 11, 2003), Mario Kart : Double Dash (November 17, 2003), 1080 Avalanche (December 01, 2003), Pokemon Colosseum (December 1, 2003), all these games, if these are all marketed right, can sell massive amounts of cubes, all at a profit for Nintendo, unlike Sony. Seriously, that's a hell of a resume there.
The future is not nearly as grim as people think it is for Nintendo. In fact the people at Sony are probably a hundred times more stressed.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Could Nintendo buy Sony?
« on: August 29, 2003, 08:15:55 PM »
In other words, since they're losing money on almost every other department, the whole company might fold and take the Playstation with it.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Could Nintendo buy Sony?
« on: August 29, 2003, 07:52:38 PM »
Well since Sony is losing money and is basically becoming quite desperate in getting itself out of it's hole, you never know what might happen. For all we know, the company on a whole could fold. Unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo only depends on the videogame industry to keep itself afloat. However, Microsoft and Sony are only as strong as their weakest links and if the videogame portion is the only thing making Sony money, for all we know, Sony might just collapse.
Look at what happened with Capcom. They were doing decent, but their non-videogame ventures brought them down seriously and that's probably how the 'Capcom 5' came around. I think it was real estate or something.
Look at what happened with Capcom. They were doing decent, but their non-videogame ventures brought them down seriously and that's probably how the 'Capcom 5' came around. I think it was real estate or something.
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Nintendo Gaming / Could Nintendo buy Sony?
« on: August 29, 2003, 07:34:58 PM »
With Sony in financial trouble, I don't think the Playstation brand will be able to carry the entire company by its self. If the company does end up folding, do you think Nintendo could swoop in and buy the Playstation brand name? It's not entirely impossible, considering Sony lost like 98% of its profits from the year prior.
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Might Electronic Arts be working with Nintendo?
« on: August 29, 2003, 07:31:48 PM »
They might be working on something behind closed doors. Do you think Twin Snakes came together a month before E3?
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Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo is working to make online games.
« on: August 29, 2003, 07:30:32 PM »
In the new issue of GMR, Perrin Kaplan speaks on the role of Nintendo in respects to online gaming.
"You're making the assumption that behind closed doors we're doing nothing. We have a huge R&D group, and it pays close attention to everything, all the time. There's a lot of work that continues to go on in every fashion, wireless and everything. We continue to work on all aspects [of online gaming] on a constant basis."
"At the time when we do something, you can be certain that it will be done in an A-plus manner, whether it's on this system or the next."
Straight from the mommy's mouth.
"You're making the assumption that behind closed doors we're doing nothing. We have a huge R&D group, and it pays close attention to everything, all the time. There's a lot of work that continues to go on in every fashion, wireless and everything. We continue to work on all aspects [of online gaming] on a constant basis."
"At the time when we do something, you can be certain that it will be done in an A-plus manner, whether it's on this system or the next."
Straight from the mommy's mouth.
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Nintendo Gaming / Might Electronic Arts be working with Nintendo?
« on: August 29, 2003, 07:17:55 PM »
I mean every time we hear that Miyamoto is meeting up with someone, we end up getting a new collaboration. Just look at Metal Gear Solid. Wasn't Miyamoto helping EA with their Madden games? What do you think EA might do for Nintendo in return?
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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Miyamoto and Mikami interview
« on: August 04, 2003, 01:52:41 PM »
to make this simple. mikami would probably work on the mature zelda.
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General Gaming / Games that feature progressive scan?
« on: April 25, 2003, 05:30:50 PM »
Is the PS2 possible of pull this out?
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Nintendo Gaming / Naruto for the Gamecube?
« on: April 12, 2003, 07:12:41 PM »
Has anyone heard any reviews or anything about this? I'm dying to import it but I want to know if it's any good.
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Nintendo Gaming / Dengeki Charts
« on: April 10, 2003, 04:48:52 PM »
Naruto, Hikaru No Go, and Shaman King are awesome shows.
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Nintendo Gaming / GameCube oversells PS2 in the UK
« on: April 10, 2003, 04:46:25 PM »
they've been playing videos of kameo at my local eb for the x-box. it doesn't look all that bad. i think we better wait for e3. that's when the big guns come out. more than anything i suspect Microsoft will pump a lot of money into Rare so they get their games done faster. maybe more programmers or maybe more something. i'm not sure.
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Nintendo Gaming / GameCube oversells PS2 in the UK
« on: April 10, 2003, 07:01:16 AM »
Yeah, but what happens when Perfect Dark comes out?
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Nintendo Gaming / Is Nintendo Really Smarter Than They Let On?
« on: April 05, 2003, 02:27:38 PM »
If they market F-Zero with a lot of flash, it's bound to do good (Flash sells). I can imagine something where the ad starts out inside one of the vehicles ( Probably Captain Falcon ) where one of the drivers gives another one a dirty look. Then the race starts and you see from inside the cockpit how fast everything's moving outside. Finally the commercial switches to the real game with the heavy techno music pumping.
Something along that line would definitely get my attention.
Something along that line would definitely get my attention.
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Nintendo Gaming / Is Nintendo Really Smarter Than They Let On?
« on: April 04, 2003, 08:19:15 PM »
Movie companies do it all the time though. Two years ago Hannibal was released in Febuary because that was the month film companies typically unloaded their bombs. The videogame industry is the same. X-Box and PS2 unloaded the big guns during Christmas. The only thing is that Nintendo has a bigger tank of ammunition than its rivals. As a matter of fact I'm SURE this isn't the first time Nintendo has used March as a stomping ground. Can someone look up release dates from Nintendo during the last few years during March?
And the major issue with Eternal Darkness and Metroid Prime is that the games can tend to become stale, especially in my opinion. I'm at the final boss, and I just don't care enough to try and beat it. Eternal Darkness is the same in a different way. While I enjoy playing it, the graphics on a whole are very stale. Even my brother is even begging to me to return it.
With the right backing though, P.N. 03 could be the standout in the coming weeks. The main character has to be pushed as the answer to Lara Croft, except only on Nintendo. It has to be smart, sexy, and cool.
And the major issue with Eternal Darkness and Metroid Prime is that the games can tend to become stale, especially in my opinion. I'm at the final boss, and I just don't care enough to try and beat it. Eternal Darkness is the same in a different way. While I enjoy playing it, the graphics on a whole are very stale. Even my brother is even begging to me to return it.
With the right backing though, P.N. 03 could be the standout in the coming weeks. The main character has to be pushed as the answer to Lara Croft, except only on Nintendo. It has to be smart, sexy, and cool.
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Nintendo Gaming / Is Nintendo Really Smarter Than They Let On?
« on: April 04, 2003, 02:58:29 PM »
Mingesium, trust me what I say that it's very smart of Nintendo to jump on everyone like this, especially since no other system really much to hype itself around at this time.
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Nintendo Gaming / Is Nintendo Really Smarter Than They Let On?
« on: April 04, 2003, 07:57:54 AM »
"At what is traditionally a slow time of the year for video games, Nintendo has seized the sales initiative," says Richard Simone, video game buyer, Toys "R" Us. "With their blockbuster products Game Boy Advance SP, The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon, they're a big part of why video games are one of the truly bright spots at retail."
With that alone, my view of Nintendo turning into an idiot of gigantic proportions has changed. I understand now why these games and The SP came out in March, and not way back when during the Christmas season. Simply put, if they had let loose all these games, they would have gotten lost in the Christmas shuffle. All these companies are trying to peddle out their games to anyone who has some money and what may stand out at another time of the year, may seem lackluster then.
And this is what really shows Nintendo's brains. Now in March, where competition is fairly low, these games shine brighter than they would have had the market been filled with other games. People are finally refilling their wallets from the Christmas spending season, and just as that happens, here's all this new stuff for people to dig out. Think about it. Would Zelda, Pokemon, and the SP really have done as well if they had been going against Grand Theft Auto Vice City and Splinter Cell? The hype for those titles has finally died down, and right then and there comes the roar of Nintendo to take the limelight.
I honestly believe this could very well be the shift that Nintendo was looking for if they're willing to capitalize on it. They don't have to show a billion comercials for Zelda, Pokemon, or the SP. They just have to show a few really cool ones. The SP commerical is amazing, but the Zelda one could be a little more dramatic. And has there even been a Pokemon commerical at all?
I think that if they keep delivering quality material from now on, and not that I say Metroid and Eternal Darkness weren't quality (They just weren't as innovative and fun as these new games), they could easily take X-Box at this point. Overtaking the PS2 is just not going to happen, but by the end of next Christmas, Nintendo can definitely be smoking Microsoft.
Honestly, other companies should jump on this hype for Nintendo, and start to put bits more advertising of their old games out for the public. Resident Evil 0, Eternal Darkess, and Metroid Prime as well as a couple of other games can assuredly be sold more if they're marketed again. They could even use manipulation tactics of saying that they're the top selling console maker in the industry for March and then something along the lines of saying that people should get one if they wanna be cool
With that alone, my view of Nintendo turning into an idiot of gigantic proportions has changed. I understand now why these games and The SP came out in March, and not way back when during the Christmas season. Simply put, if they had let loose all these games, they would have gotten lost in the Christmas shuffle. All these companies are trying to peddle out their games to anyone who has some money and what may stand out at another time of the year, may seem lackluster then.
And this is what really shows Nintendo's brains. Now in March, where competition is fairly low, these games shine brighter than they would have had the market been filled with other games. People are finally refilling their wallets from the Christmas spending season, and just as that happens, here's all this new stuff for people to dig out. Think about it. Would Zelda, Pokemon, and the SP really have done as well if they had been going against Grand Theft Auto Vice City and Splinter Cell? The hype for those titles has finally died down, and right then and there comes the roar of Nintendo to take the limelight.
I honestly believe this could very well be the shift that Nintendo was looking for if they're willing to capitalize on it. They don't have to show a billion comercials for Zelda, Pokemon, or the SP. They just have to show a few really cool ones. The SP commerical is amazing, but the Zelda one could be a little more dramatic. And has there even been a Pokemon commerical at all?
I think that if they keep delivering quality material from now on, and not that I say Metroid and Eternal Darkness weren't quality (They just weren't as innovative and fun as these new games), they could easily take X-Box at this point. Overtaking the PS2 is just not going to happen, but by the end of next Christmas, Nintendo can definitely be smoking Microsoft.
Honestly, other companies should jump on this hype for Nintendo, and start to put bits more advertising of their old games out for the public. Resident Evil 0, Eternal Darkess, and Metroid Prime as well as a couple of other games can assuredly be sold more if they're marketed again. They could even use manipulation tactics of saying that they're the top selling console maker in the industry for March and then something along the lines of saying that people should get one if they wanna be cool
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