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Nintendo's Early 2005 Strategy

Posted by Zonk on from the what-will-they-do? dept.

Gamespot has an overview of Nintendo's strategy for the next few months. DS sales, female users, and penetration of the older market is up, while DS software sales are down owing to bundled software. The Big N is still trying to decide how much information to share about the Revolution at E3. From the article: "We want to receive some level of evaluation, but releasing too much information is also another issue. We don't have the slightest intention of making a machine that follows the same path as conventional game hardware."

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  1. Sell me Zelda by satanami69 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I only have a cube becuase of Zelda. Without that one game, I'd probably not have any consoles.

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    I really hate Dan Patrick.
  2. In other words... by MMaestro · · Score: 2, Insightful
    [We haven't decided] whether we will show the real machine, videos, or unveil the concept. ... We want to receive some level of evaluation, but releasing too much information is also another issue. We don't have the slightest intention of making a machine that follows the same path as conventional game hardware. Right now, we are thinking of how we can accurately convey to people at E3 the different path that the Revolution will take and how it will change the way that games will be enjoyed."

    In other words : 'We're gonna wait and see what Sony and Microsoft do and say before we do or say anything. So far we're waiting for some definative information on whats going on between the DS and the PSP as well. Finally, the days of the D-pad are gone. Look forward to new and innovative controllers in the next generation of video games.'

    Or in a nutshell : 'We're playing it safe for now.'

  3. Bundled Software? by Dragoon412 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Bundled software my ass...

    DS sales are going down because there's been all of like 3 games released since the already-weak list of launch titles.

    1. Re:Bundled Software? by fwitness · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yes, and this is really beginning to piss off this Nintendo customer. I RTFA and I couldn't help thinking "What bundled software? Oh, the *demo*?" Yeah, it was great but 20 minutes later you need a game.

      It's been well over a month since I got my DS and I've been dying to buy a game for it, but there are none. I've been thinking of buying Mr. Driller for lack of good stuff. Maybe animal keeper or whatever it's called but it was overpriced.

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      -- I have fans? Wow.
  4. Re:Nintendo's fate by forkazoo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Certainly, not many people play DVD's on their consoles, but you have to admit, when the PS2 came it, it *sounded* good. IMHO, the DVD drive is purely a marketing feature. It makes a casual buyer feel he is getting more for his money. The fact that I already had four different ways to play a DVD when I bought my game cube wasn't relevant to the grandma's buying birthday presents. They just know the nice man at the wal-mart had a longer list of nice things to say about the play station.