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« on: January 05, 2004, 08:43:17 PM »
Launch: I'd package the console like the old days with at least two controllers and one new game ready for you to play when you hook everything and monetary loss on the hardware be damned! Secondly I'd have a fresh and invigorating line up of games ready for launch. First of all, a new Mario game at launch...its TRADITION!!! Heck I'd even make the new Mario game the one that comes prepackaged with the new console. For the game lineup I'd have one or two new sports titles ready to go and a new RPG. I'd say for a decent launch 7-10 games would need to be ready at launch.
Third Party Support: The one thing I'd do to hamstring the competition is court and get the exclusive third party liscences in bed with Nintendo. The next Metal Gear Solid game...only on Nintendo!! The new Capcom horror survival game, be it another resident evil or something new, only on Nintendo. The next Sqaure Enix game to come out, only on Nintendo. I think if Nintendo can secure the third party games that attract all the attention from the mainstream crowd, they might just pull it off and come out on top.
Online: For connectivity features I'd make the tools and software available to all the doityourselfers out there so they can play online. To cut costs though there would be no support for the features or documentation. What that means is the Nintendo won't put out the money to make it work, but that means the game developers that want to put online play or LAN play into a game can provide their own documentation and support for it.
Advertising: Have a budget for advertising, hit the primetime spots on MTV, during sitcoms, during the superbowl. TV spots would have a budget for more interesting and varied commercials that just don't suck. Also get advertising in print, radio and on the internet.
Nintendo can slam dunk this new console. I'd try new and crazy things. Nintendo has the wavebird, best wireless controller out there....but it just kind of sits there. Why not reissue a gamecube release with one or two wavebirds included with all required components so their ready to use out of the box? Or create a new game that relies heavily on gameboy advanced connectivity and release the new game for the Nintendo console, and bundle it with a gameboy advance with everything needed?
I also think Nintendo migh need to bring to life some old ideas that got shotdown due to public opinion. Anyone remember the gameboy camera, also remember the plan ability to use the camera to take your picture and then upload your pic to Perfect Dark (I think it was) so you could play a character in multiplayer that had your face...fairly revolutionary in my opinion. But it got axed due to all the news surrounding Columbine and video game violence at the time.
So anyways those are my ideas. They probably suck and would end up putting Nintendo in bankruptcy but its nice to imagine what if?
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