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Nintendo - Money, Announcements, Comeback?

Posted by simoniker on from the everything's-not-lost dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for their new 'Sole Food column, which discusses Nintendo's recent announcements and their prospects for the future. They point out that "Despite the large number of 'Nintendo-is-doomed' articles written over the last few years, the company still has a ton of cash (around six-billion USD by most reports)", and speculate on the 'big announcement' Nintendo are promising early next year ("Initially, the buzz was that it will be announcing a new console to be released in 2005. Lately, the buzz has shifted to a new handheld announcement.") Finally, the opinion piece ends on an upbeat note: "If any company is capable of making a comeback, it's Nintendo. It has the money and the talent. It just needs to strategize better to ensure that its future consoles appeal to a broad audience."

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  1. Holographic Display by neostorm · · Score: 2, Informative

    A couple years ago (E3 2000 or 2001 I think), Nintendo showed off a holographic display for the gamecube. They mentioned it's future consumer availability several times, and with all their PR speeches about this upcoming announcement and how it will change the face of gaming (or some such nonsense), I woulnd't be surprised if this were it.

    Personally I don't believe gaming is ready for holographic projection. It's a great gimick, but until it's widely available in homes as a standard viewing medium, I don't think it will grow past its "cool gadget" stage.
    I truly hope this isn't Nintendos big announcement, because a more innovative product at a more affordable price would be far better to bring in more customers for the cube.

  2. Re:Nintendo? Fail? Like junk mail, maybe. by Babbster · · Score: 2, Informative

    Just a small note: Though Metroid Prime is indeed published by Nintendo, Super Monkey Ball is a "Sega Joint." :)

  3. Re:comeback? by Babbster · · Score: 2, Informative
    Oh COME on! I'm all for Nintendo being successful but let's not fool ourselves. If Nintendo was not a "strictly commercial" business, they would release Pokemon games in complete form rather than splitting a few things off into a separate package and call it by a different name. If Nintendo were mainly in it for the "artistic side," then they wouldn't force third parties to make Gamecube games in order to sell GBA games. If Nintendo wasn't in it for the almighty dollar (and yen), they would have enabled the island in Animal Crossing for everyone rather than requiring a connection to the GBA.

    In short, Nintendo's desire for profits is no less than Sony's or Microsoft's. Let's not get all misty believing otherwise.