Topic: Who Moved My Cheese?

[Dark Helmet]

Alright I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this but hey it is about the gamecube and Nintendo.

I don't know if any of you guys have ever read the book "who moved my cheese", but it's about dealing with change in many different respects. I first read it because I'm going to be opening up my own business in a few years and want the best mentality when going into it. Anyways enough about me and my life story. While reading through this book I thought of many different things that this related to in my life but one thing that I came to is Nintendo and all of it's systems but in particular the gamecube and maybe it's upcoming system(I'll have to see how they act about it before I make my decision.)  The thing is that I've found is they seem to refuse to change they are like the character in the book who once had the goldmine of cheese but when It's taken away he continues to go back to that same place hoping to find the cheese there instead of going off and finding different cheese. In my idea is that if they don't take the effort to change and do things different with all sorts of business ideas then well they might not survive without their cheese. Well anyways just wondering what you guys think about this. Hopefully you enjoyed my philosophy.

By the way the book that I am talking about is a very good book and I must say all should give a try. I really didn't think that I would of liked it until I read it.

-WENUS-
 

[Pikkcuber]

im thinking the same thing nintendos cheese was the whole game market and then sony moved there console cheese and now  sonys going after the only cheese that is left the portable cheese.

[DrZoidberg]

Oh, I've read that book, I was dissapointed the unchanging mouse didn't die, but ohwell. Also, I'll be monitoring this thread closely so it doesn't turn into a fanboy arm wrestle.

[Dark Helmet]

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Originally posted by: DrZoidberg
Oh, I've read that book, I was dissapointed the unchanging mouse didn't die, but ohwell. Also, I'll be monitoring this thread closely so it doesn't turn into a fanboy arm wrestle.

I sure hope it doesn't turn into a fanboy arm wrestle. I'm more of looking at this from a business standpoint then anything and I see that sony and microsoft sort of have the right idea right now with the whole insentives to make games on thier system and online gaming(not that I actually want online gaming I think that monthly fees are the worst idea ever) and those two companies aren't scared to change when it comes down to it but nintendo is still looking at the same spot of thier glorious days with the snes cheese trying to figure out where it went. It amazed me that if you look at it like the book does you can see what is happening.

Hopefully that wasn't to confusing.

-WENUS-

[Rancid Planet]

While it's true that Nintendo may be a bit stubborn when it comes to several of their practices it has to be admitted that they are still a profitable company with a bright future ahead of them barring any mistakes made while handling the DS. One must remember this when criticizing Nintendo's cheese...er business practices.  

[KDR_11k]

Business? What kind of business do you want to open?

[couchmonkey]

I think Nintendo is more like the mouse that knows it's cheese has been moved, and keeps following the trail of crumbs, but never catches up.  Online play, mature games, disc media...Nintendo always gives in and makes the changes, but the problem is it often waits too long.

In some ways, I like Nintendo's stubborness.  Many people (particularlyon-the-fence Nintendo fans) feel that the solution to Nintendo's problems is to go all-out in the areas where it is perceived as weak.  One such typical idea is to improve Nintendo's image by adding gore to Mario, Metroid and Zelda and market them towards adults, but would that really work?  It's just as likely that the general public would perceive Nintendo as a try-hard and Nintendo's loyal fans would jump ship for ruining the franchises; parents who purchase Nintendo systems for their family-friendly image would also probably switch to Sony.  A lot of people felt Nintendo had to announce a new Gameboy with comparable power after Sony announced the PSP, but don't you think the DS is a better way to fight Sony than a GameCube-like handheld retailing for more than $300?

[Dark Helmet]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Business? What kind of business do you want to open?

I'm actually going to open a business where I'm building computers. I'm going to try to think of an idea that will make me unique from the other companies out there. Hopefully someday if I get big enough I might also spread into the video game market making games that is. I'll just have to see when the time comes.

Thanks for all the feedback and I totally understand where you guys are coming from and now that I look at it I do notice that nintendo has tried to adapt it's just always is a little way behind. About the mario with gore thing I sure hope that never happns it's just not fitting for the that plump plumber, but nintendo could always make new series that are epic like(for some reason I'm always a sucker for a good story in games).

Well thanks for the feedback everyone. It's making me think a bit more and I like when I'm able to do that.

-WENUS-  

[Rancid Planet]

Great. I'm gonna go have a business sandwhich now.