Nintendo has seen quarterly profits tumble, hit by waning demand for its computer game consoles and the cost of launching new products.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4724083.stm
is it safe to call Nintendo's console a U.S. market failure?
Reality's Fringe said:Aside from the lack of third party support, I just don't understand consumer behavior. Perhaps I'm blinded by nostalgia or am indeed a fanboy, but I think the GC is the best of the current Gen systems. I have people throwing the large library of Ps2 titles at me and all I can say is what difference does it make if a majority of them are mediocre? Nintendo 1st party games are the way to go, and I have a feeling that may be all I buy this next gen.
As a side note, I don't count the Ps1 games as part of the PS2 library, if I did that then the Revolution's backwards compatability(depending on its span) would allow it to EASILY claim the title of "BEst console ever".
A Mac is a PC.is Apple a failure because PCs outsell Macs?
Right there, you are saying that because you didn't get into the virtual pet craze, you don't see how Nintendogs could do well.I never really got into the whole Tamagochi virtual pet craze in years past, so I don't see how Nintendo's latest take on it will enjoy blockbuster sales this year.
Reality's Fringe said:I don't know what you guys are on, but I regard the link cable as a sucess simply because of 4 Swords Adventure and Animal Crossing. 4 Swords was one of the best multiplayer games this gen, and having your own island on animal crossing? Fahget abou' it.
Just posting in agreement that Four Swords Adventures rocks. FF Crystal Chronicles is also a multiplayer masterpiece.Reality's Fringe said:I don't know what you guys are on, but I regard the link cable as a sucess simply because of 4 Swords Adventure and Animal Crossing. 4 Swords was one of the best multiplayer games this gen, and having your own island on animal crossing? Fahget abou' it.