If Nintendo wants to be sucessful in 2005, here's what points they need to consider:
1. Online play: for some reason, people like these laggy, glitchy, godmoddy pay-out-the-nose crapfests.
2. DVD/CD playback- While DVD's aren't as popular as they were at the PS2's release, i think Nintendo's going to be even more shunned as kiddy if they don't have that apperance of complexity. It sucks, I know, but it seems like Nintendo has to get their fingers into every little pie they possibly can.
3. MAture titles: Give a big pile of money to SK and Retro and wait a year or two. Let them handle the Mature stuff. Mature games with that classic Nintendo innovation. God, that's the good stuff right there.... *Loves Eternal Darkness*
4. Attract 3rd PArties: This is an absolute must if Nintendo wants to shed it's "Stuck in a koopa shell" image.
5. New franchies/rebirth of old ones- Put Zelda and MArio on hold for a bit, and why not bring back the oldskool (albeit hardly remembered) classics like Mach Rider or Kid Icarus for a new generation? *Would really really really like a nuskool Mach Rider game*
6. Advertising- And I mean lots of it. Go on, turn on your TV and watch it for half an hour. When was the last itme you saw a Nintendo comemrcial that DIDN;T advertise the free game/demo disc w/ a Gamecube deal? Answer: MArio Golf, and it's not helping Nintendo's hindering kiddy image either. If Nintendo wants to boost sales, then they've gotta' get up off their lazy hineys and PUSH SOME ****!!! Know what we could all use right now? An F-Zero commerical. Come on, we all want it....
*Whew* There, I'm done. Anyone want to comment?