Pachter: "Nintendo Is Doomed"

[paketep]

Great, more bandwidth wasted with Pachter's BS.

What is worse, Iwata is completely right about social games. You can do quality social games, but quality social games is not what 200-300 million people are playing. They are not wrong (it it EA in the wrong), they just have way too much time in their jobs.

And I expected better from Brian Reynolds. From Civ2, Alpha Centauri and Rise of Nations to Frontierville?. Please... I hope the checks are big, because his talent is completely wasted.

 

[Azure Knight-Zeo]

If anyone's doomed it's Sony and Microsoft. What will happen after their "hardcore" FPS demographic grows up and moves on? Nintendo on the other hand, with their games where anyone can jump in and have fun, will continue to survive.

 

[Nitroklop]

Nintendo is doomed? Haha Pachter, good one.

Wait, your serious...??

Someone please give him his Dayquil.

 

[Ewyx]

Worst case scenario Nintendo uses their own IP for mobile games. Productivity plummets, and they get rich... again.

 

[Ekonk]

Almost happened before, bub.


Iwata's starting to sound like Ken Kutaragi when the PS3 was announced. We saw how that turned out.

I know, basically the reason of what I posted

you just can't truly kill Nintendo XD

How do you kill that which is already dead?

 

[teh_Canape]

How do you kill that which is already dead?

Quake 3, Cadavre

yes, I remember XD

idk, but more than being a zombie, Nintendo is a resurrection =P

 

[griffinmills]

Man, I read four pages of this and nobody has said what this Patcher is. Isn't he Rob Courdreys character on The Office? Duh, he's an idiot!

But seriously what teh is a Patcher, Michael?

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

The Game Boy series has always been successful but on the console side of things Nintendo had two bad generations back to back before the Wii put them back on top. Thing is, in the handheld area, they have always been on top.

I have never really counted handhelds and consoles as seperate divisions, although they clearly are. But I didnt think the N64 was a failure, it did gives games like Goldeneye 64 and Perfect Dark.

 

[BrunDeign]

I think people are just misinterpreting Mr. Iwata. I think he's saying that too many of these social games is going to choke the market, making it harder for the better games to succeed or get noticed. All of these social games are lowering the overall quality of the games industry. And people don't think that a lack of high quality titles will hurt the industry? Get your heads checked people, high quality titles are the only reason the game industry is around.

 

[satorisatya]

Hey guys, did you know that Nintendo is doomed?

I have come to the conclusion that there is only one consistency in the game industry, and it is this: Nintendo is doomed.

No matter what Nintendo?s profits are, no matter what the currency exchange rate is, no matter whether Nintendo is winning in the market or not, only one conclusion is permissible: Nintendo is doomed.

If the sky is blue, if water is wet, if birds sing, then, by all means, Nintendo is doomed.

If you say, "Nintendo is not doomed", you are a fanboy, a viral marketer, one who wishes to upset the applecart ridden by glorious analysts.

I, myself, wish for at least some variety.

One can only hear "Nintendo is doomed" over and over and become bored. Perhaps they ought to switch it around. Maybe twist it to "Doomed is Nintendo?" just for kicks. But alas, I ask too much.

Nintendo was doomed in 2005 ( http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_1/6-The-Contrarian ) so it ought to be doomed today.

Doom-Doom-Dickity-Doom!

 

[D Moness]

Nintendo was doomed in 2005 ( http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_1/6-The-Contrarian ) so it ought to be doomed today.

Doom-Doom-Dickity-Doom!

Fun bit of reading. Specially this bit

That's why the Sony PSP is going to win. Publishers understand it: powerful 3D, familiar controls, absolutely zero innovation. That's how they like it. They can take Ghost Recon and slap it out for the PSP. Why not? It isn't fundamentally different from a PS2 or an Xbox; it's just portable.

Well always easy when looking back at things.
I will like nintendo until the day they do go down. Though i do not think it will be anytime soon. Specially now with the 3ds they will keep the reign on the handheld at least.

 

[marurder]

I think the comments are meant to spurn Nintendo to do some more innovation and forward thinking actions. Hopefully this will translate into some new franchises and deaths of some of the older ones.

 

[Syntax Error]

patcher is an idiot, we all know this

He's paid to "analyze", "read trends" and state the obvious. I'd be an idiot too if I get paid for that.

I agree with the man about Social Gaming being the harbinger of destruction. A "game" should at least have some skill involved. What they make are massive clickfests (I'm looking at you Zynga).

Offtopic: If last year is any indication, I'll wait at my nuke shelter when March Madness officially starts.

 

[Sylocat]

Nintendo is doomed, in the same way that water is fuchsia, bears are birds, and Pachter is not an idiot.