mcjmetroid
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Right so let me start by saying I would like a fairly mature conversation about this. This isn't about " im going to sell my switch" or " Nintendo is doomed" but rather what's going on and how the company has changed how it's run and it's practices.
I've always had issues with Nintendo and how they work and the odd decisions they've made but I think the general unhappiness with them lately feels like it's skyrocketed. Why though?
Well I'm not going to write a list here because I'm going to get quoted in every sentence. But you know what I'm taking about.
It feels like since the new president took over Nintendo they have become a lot more..'corporate' to me.
The interim president who basically launched the switch for the first year had a strategy of " one Nintendo switch game per month" and whatever the quality was.. this was true. The focus was to focus everything on the Switch. It works. Now that the switch is successful. It feels like they've pulled back as they did with the Wii.
Since the new president took over they have went into mobile games, then pulled away, then announced a mario movie, theme park and almost every focus is NOT on their only handheld/console. Is nintendos issue a lack of focus?
Look I know what people are gonna say
" but the switch is selling millions and making millions"
Yes!!. So did the Wii and look what happened at the midpoint of the Wii and the console after that.
I also understand Nintendo's concern that they don't want to be limited to their only console/handheld and are looking for other avenues.
So what do I think Nintendo should do?
In my opinion...for now focus on the Switch. Bad taste in gamers mouths at the end of a console lifespan will make your next console very hard to sell. The Switch had a very intriguing idea for a console and an extremely strong launch game to help and launch Window. So they were lucky.
Further into the future?
If we end up in a scenario where consoles no longer make sense then
Go full force with Nintendo online. I know people hate the idea of a subscription service BUT this makes more sense for Nintendo than anyone else. They absolutely can survive on their own on this front because frankly they have a longer list of games.
I would stop focusing on the multi media and merchendising side of things unless you have a strong plan for the future. Which I don't feel like they do. I feel like they're letting their base down and cooking with too many pots.
I've always had issues with Nintendo and how they work and the odd decisions they've made but I think the general unhappiness with them lately feels like it's skyrocketed. Why though?
Well I'm not going to write a list here because I'm going to get quoted in every sentence. But you know what I'm taking about.
It feels like since the new president took over Nintendo they have become a lot more..'corporate' to me.
The interim president who basically launched the switch for the first year had a strategy of " one Nintendo switch game per month" and whatever the quality was.. this was true. The focus was to focus everything on the Switch. It works. Now that the switch is successful. It feels like they've pulled back as they did with the Wii.
Since the new president took over they have went into mobile games, then pulled away, then announced a mario movie, theme park and almost every focus is NOT on their only handheld/console. Is nintendos issue a lack of focus?
Look I know what people are gonna say
" but the switch is selling millions and making millions"
Yes!!. So did the Wii and look what happened at the midpoint of the Wii and the console after that.
I also understand Nintendo's concern that they don't want to be limited to their only console/handheld and are looking for other avenues.
So what do I think Nintendo should do?
In my opinion...for now focus on the Switch. Bad taste in gamers mouths at the end of a console lifespan will make your next console very hard to sell. The Switch had a very intriguing idea for a console and an extremely strong launch game to help and launch Window. So they were lucky.
Further into the future?
If we end up in a scenario where consoles no longer make sense then
Go full force with Nintendo online. I know people hate the idea of a subscription service BUT this makes more sense for Nintendo than anyone else. They absolutely can survive on their own on this front because frankly they have a longer list of games.
I would stop focusing on the multi media and merchendising side of things unless you have a strong plan for the future. Which I don't feel like they do. I feel like they're letting their base down and cooking with too many pots.