The Thread of Gaming Randomness

[SirPsycho]

Nintendo still turned a profit for last year.

http://www.gamesindustry....e-to-weak-wii-u-3ds-sales

To all the naysayers *ahem*. LOLOLOLOOL LOLOOLOLLLOLOLOLL TROLOLOLOL!

[Shadow Kisuragi]

WiiU Attach Rate: 3.89
Wii Attach Rate: 8.70
Nintendo 3DS Attach Rate: 3.06
Nintendo DS Attach Rate: 6.07

Interesting to see the 3DS attach rate so low. I would've figured that by now, the 3DS would've been closer to the DS. If that's the attach rate Nintendo's going to expect from the 3DS/WiiU, they're going to run into problems down the line.

Also, I love how you paint a rosy picture when Nintendo missed projections by 50%. Turning a profit and turning a large profit are two completely different things. Is it a complete doom and gloom picture? No, but Nintendo is still struggling. It's like selling an Earthbound cart for $50 vs. $300.

[SirPsycho]

Meh, profit is profit and analysis in the end is just wishful thinking that very rarely comes true. I think the lower attach rates is something we'll see as the newer consoles come out. Gone is the day where you must buy a phyiscal game at launch in order to play something, now you can take your system home and download a few cheap games until the next paycheck when you can go get Zelda or Mario.

Another piece of interesting Nintendo news is that Iwata has become CEO of NoA, so now he can actually boss Reggie around with possible repercussions. I've thought for a long time that Nintendo of America was the real weak link of the company and with Iwata taking direct control it only seems like my thoughts have a bit more traction to them.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Meh, profit is profit and analysis in the end is just wishful thinking that very rarely comes true. I think the lower attach rates is something we'll see as the newer consoles come out. Gone is the day where you must buy a phyiscal game at launch in order to play something, now you can take your system home and download a few cheap games until the next paycheck when you can go get Zelda or Mario.

Another piece of interesting Nintendo news is that Iwata has become CEO of NoA, so now he can actually boss Reggie around with possible repercussions. I've thought for a long time that Nintendo of America was the real weak link of the company and with Iwata taking direct control it only seems like my thoughts have a bit more traction to them.

Iwata taking direct control of NoA is definitely a good sign. NoA needs to be cleaned out.

[Tynstar]

So in your eyes Sirpsycho can Nintendo do anything wrong? I agree that analysis is just trying to say what will happen but 50% is way off. While analysis might miss a lot they dont miss by that much. If they did people doing the analyzing wouldn't have a job.

Another question for the Nintendo faithful. Can they do now wrong because of the last 5 years or because the NES days?

[Izret101]

Don't listen to Scott.

72 million dollars in profit is gigantic. Especially after the super huge loses they posted last year and the billions they sunk into developement for the WiiU and 3DS.

That will totally give them the money to develop one more new game for one of the systems no one is buying. Since none of the 3rd party support is following through someone has to make games for them right?

[SirPsycho]

So in your eyes Sirpsycho can Nintendo do anything wrong? I agree that analysis is just trying to say what will happen but 50% is way off. While analysis might miss a lot they dont miss by that much. If they did people doing the analyzing wouldn't have a job.

Another question for the Nintendo faithful. Can they do now wrong because of the last 5 years or because the NES days?

Oh they can do wrong, I just mentioned that NoA is a rogue warrior in need of strong leadership and praising Iwata for stepping in himself. The last 5 years have seen me personally buy few Nintendo games and systems (I'm never an early adopter though). But, I still want to see them do well and I have been seeing that outside of some chinks in their armor. Some of NoA's game localization decisions have been horrific as well and have probably cost the company millions in system and game sales.

Op Rainfall gave one last gasp of breath for a system that was already dying, and putting some more oomph behind the releases could have helped the overall company out even more.

[Tynstar]

It just seems to me the died hard Nintendo people are from the NES days and that was a few years ago.

[techwizard]

i'll support nintendo as long as they keep making great games, but i definitely haven't been buying as much nintendo as i used to.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

This video is amazingggg

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-tNUur2YoU&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/7-tNUur2YoU&rel=0</a>

[Izret101]

That was pretty awesome.

[techwizard]

that was glorious

[Alabama-Shrimp]

Finished assassins creed 3, was a bit poo

[SirPsycho]

http://www.gameranx.com/u...-with-pictures-from-sega/

[Shadow Kisuragi]

http://www.gameranx.com/u...-with-pictures-from-sega/

Quick, someone alert Redd, OatBob and noise!