Nintendo and the Economic Crisis

[Macawmoses]

Another largely opinion thread from me, focused on Nintendo. We've heard big things from Nintendo, they've had tremendous success with the Nintendo DS, only to have the Wii destroy it, finally, having titles like Super Smash Bros Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and the legend itself, Wii Fit, dominate the market.

But then they cut their forecasts by 33%. Stocks and shares fell. Analysts decided Nintendo was in for a rough while (just the other day), and commented that the Wii would assuredly die down in popularity.

Now, while the cuts are huge (and unforseen), I must say that it could simply be a tactical move. Realistically, Nintendo will not sell as many units in January as they did in November and December. The Holiday rush is over, but they will still sell well, especially in relation to the opposition.

So this makes me believe that these cuts are simply...cosmetic. With a whack of titles slated for the beginning of Q1, along with the release of the DSi, I can't see the giant stopping. Hell, Wii Fit alone could carry Nintendo another year. I feel the motivation for the slower forecast is that while they'll outperform XBox and Playstation, those companies have other bases. Nintendo does not.

Of course, analysts will worry, and worry, and worry. And that's not good in economic times like this. To think this comes from Nintendo underwhelming themselves.

I'm going to say it though...Nintendo is not recession proof. Their home market has increasing Yen values. Their North American, and very much so key market, is facing issues left right and center. But Nintendo will "weather the storm", I'm sure. Rather than cutting their value down, causing huge losses, they need to come out swinging. Advertise while other companies can't afford to. Convince those Wii and DS owners that a cheaper alternative to traveling fun is video game fun.

Nintendo is selling themselves short. They'll be fine, but while they continue to bash themselves, I think the ones suffering will be us gamers. But, in the end, we'll stand by Nintendo, and guide them to that top spot (that I don't see them losing any time soon).

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[Nayrman]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

[Gwen Khan]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

[Tupin]

It's the always strong Yen compared to the weak dollar that is giving them these problems.

The Wii is going to sell for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time. Nintendo is having their first system since the SNES that they will probably keep making even after its replacement comes along. They didn't stop making the NES until around 1997, and SNES continued production in Japan until 2000, so Nintendo knows to milk good things for all they are worth. Heck, they made brand new Famicom Disk Systems until 2003.

[Mutilator7]

Nintendo rules the world, the economy doesn't affect them.

[Jono2]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

it's Nintendo's fault for allowing third parties to publish **** on their systems.  The "Nintendo Seal of Approval" means nothing anymore (not that it ever did, but if it ever meant anything to anyone, it no longer does).

[Rayquarian]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

it's Nintendo's fault for allowing third parties to publish **** on their systems.  The "Nintendo Seal of Approval" means nothing anymore (not that it ever did, but if it ever meant anything to anyone, it no longer does).

Nowadays, it's called the "Official Nintendo Seal," probably because no one actually checks games for quality anymore.

[Neerb]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

it's Nintendo's fault for allowing third parties to publish **** on their systems.  The "Nintendo Seal of Approval" means nothing anymore (not that it ever did, but if it ever meant anything to anyone, it no longer does).

Nowadays, it's called the "Official Nintendo Seal," probably because no one actually checks games for quality anymore.

I don't think it was ever about quality.  The seal just means that your game was made legally, aka with Nintendo's approval.

[Nayrman]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

it's Nintendo's fault for allowing third parties to publish **** on their systems.  The "Nintendo Seal of Approval" means nothing anymore (not that it ever did, but if it ever meant anything to anyone, it no longer does).

Nowadays, it's called the "Official Nintendo Seal," probably because no one actually checks games for quality anymore.

I don't think it was ever about quality.  The seal just means that your game was made legally, aka with Nintendo's approval.

Apparently getting approval isn't that difficult X_X;;

[Rayquarian]

I just wonder what Nintendo will do WHEN the Wii eventually dies down and isn't popular anymore.
And it's not an IF, it's a WHEN. The Wii is eerily similar to the Atari 2600 (and 5200 in some ways) in the early 80's that caused the gaming crash of '83. (Overly high hype, lack of 3rd party quality control, overly confident developers, etc.)
Sure, it's popular NOW, but what happens when the casuals grow bored and move onto the next piece of shiny plastic?

Not saying Nintendo is going to go down right now, they'll be fine for the time being. Just as you said Mack.

it's the third partys fault for not even trying with the Wii

it's Nintendo's fault for allowing third parties to publish **** on their systems.  The "Nintendo Seal of Approval" means nothing anymore (not that it ever did, but if it ever meant anything to anyone, it no longer does).

Nowadays, it's called the "Official Nintendo Seal," probably because no one actually checks games for quality anymore.

I don't think it was ever about quality.  The seal just means that your game was made legally, aka with Nintendo's approval.

Apparently getting approval isn't that difficult X_X;;

I've never heard of any of those games until now.