How come everyone thinks that they understand the industry fully?
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I know but when if it does become profitable is Nintendo going to be able to keep up with MS and Sony who are making sure to get a foothold in the online market? Sometimes you have to be willing to take a loss in the present to get some profits in the future. Nintendo not only is not making any online games themselves (or at least not announced any) but they're making it hard for third parties to make online Gamecube games as well. Besides most online games are connected point-to-point so there's not server maintenance like with an online RPG. Simple online multiplayer games like Mario Kart Online could easily be done without major server costs.
I wasn't aware that you have a better economic understanding of the industry than Nintendo itself Ian Sane. I mean, they just work at Nintendo and get paid to analyze what is profitable... but I mean you... you're a fan, so that must make you more knowledgeable. You did say one important thing, you said:
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Sometimes you have to be willing to take a loss in the present to get some profits in the future.
Again though, do you not think that the Nintendo analysts thought about both long term and short term goals? I mean, they aren't stupid. They went to school, studied this for a minimum of 4 years. I am in first year business and one of the first things you learn is that both the long-term and short-term markets must be analyzed. If I am learning this in 1st year, I am almost positive it is reinforced in the remaining 3 years and would not be something that analysts at a company like Nintendo would overlook.
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Nintendo's online games will be like the PS2.
Wow, I had NO IDEA that Mingesium was actually a Nintendo employee who decided that their online plan would be unveiled on the PGC forums. Either that, or he just doesn't know what he is talking about because Nintendo hasn't announced what their online strategy.
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The only games that require a monthly charge would be the MMORPGs like Final Fantasy and Everquest. The online games are peer to peer.
I had no idea that Phantasy Star Online supported thousands of players all playing in a persistant world at the same time. My copy of the game must be broken because I have to pay my $8.95/mo but it just doesn't seem to have the amount of players that MMORPG's are known for.
Sorry about some of the sarcasm, but I have a proposal. With the introduction of the new forums why doesn't everyone stop pretending that they have their Masters in Business Administration or that they
KNOW that Nintendo's strategy is going to be this or that.
By the way, sorry for picking on you guys (Ian Sane and Mingesium) you guys are
NOT the only people on these boards that do this, it was just your posts that made me fed up with this kind of behaviour.
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