The current state of Nintendo

GalacticPetey

GalacticPetey

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Okay, real talk now. I love Nintendo as much as the next guy, but recently they haven't been doing well. I'm sure you all know that the Wii U is selling very poorly right now. Iwata himself has even made a statement about it and has taken blame. But that's the least of the Wii U's problems. Few games, little to no third party support, horrible online play, and being severely underpowered compared to the XBox One. and PS4. Nintendo really needs to get their act together. No, I'm not one of those doom and gloom theorists who think Nintendo will go the route of Sega. Trust me, Sega had a whole bunch of shortcomings that lead to them no longer making consoles.

Another issue I want to bring up with Nintendo is their IPs. It's been said a million times, and I'll say it again. Nintendo heavily relies in the same IPs over and over again. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Zelda and Pokemon. Hell, Ocarina of Time may be my favorite game of all time. However, Nintendo can't just rely on Mario and Zelda to carry a console. Like I said in another thread, Mario has been really hit or miss lately. Ranging from great games like Dark Moon to really bad games like Sticker Star, or just plain bland and forgettable like NSMB2. The 3DS has proved that plenty of other Nintendo franchises can be great. Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus, and Animal Crossing have all been some very well received 3DS games.

So what's the bottom line? The Wii U is on really thin ice right now. 3rd Party support is crucial if Nintendo wants to succeed. In addition, Nintendo needs to not just sit and pray that Mario and Zelda keep their systems alive. Why not give us an HD Star Fox, Metroid, or F-Zero game. Better yet, why not give us some new IPs? Stuff like The Wonderful 101 is a step in the right direction. Miyamoto has already said he's working on a new franchise. I'm very interested about what he means. Let me reiterate, I still like Nintendo and I love my Wii U. I'm incredibly hyped for the new Zelda and Smash. I just feel that Nintendo really has to adapt to the changing market.

So what do you guys think?
 
Meh, I think the main reason the Wii U is doing poorly is that there are no games on there.

Let's wait and see if Mario Kart 8 and Smash helps Wii U sales.

BTW, I think calling Mario "hit or miss" is a bit extreme. Mario has never gotten any terrible games per se, just either a bit over average or great.
 
To be honest, the Wii U will do fine. The games will come, the online will hopefully improve, and the Wii U will eventually be maxed out in the next couple of years.

And I also think that Nintendo will bring back several dormant IPs, like F-Zero and StarTropics, as well as new IPs like Miyamoto's new one.
 
PeskyPlumbers64 said:
To be honest, the Wii U will do fine. The games will come, the online will hopefully improve, and the Wii U will eventually be maxed out in the next couple of years.
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It's not that simple. Online doesn't simply improve. Their entire online system needs an overhaul.

Sure, first party Nintendo games will come, but what about third party support? Aside from Bayonetta 2, there's not much in the way of solid, exclusive third party games. Sure, there's stuff like Arkham for Wii U, but while the games are fun, there's not much reason to buy the Wii U vision over others. Though Arkham City Armored Edition did have all that DLC already on the disc, which was nice.
 
Ganondorf said:
Okay, real talk now. I love Nintendo as much as the next guy, but recently they haven't been doing well. I'm sure you all know that the Wii U is selling very poorly right now. Iwata himself has even made a statement about it and has taken blame. But that's the least of the Wii U's problems. Few games, little to no third party support, horrible online play, and being severely underpowered compared to the XBox One. and PS4. Nintendo really needs to get their act together. No, I'm not one of those doom and gloom theorists who think Nintendo will go the route of Sega. Trust me, Sega had a whole bunch of shortcomings that lead to them no longer making consoles.

Another issue I want to bring up with Nintendo is their IPs. It's been said a million times, and I'll say it again. Nintendo heavily relies in the same IPs over and over again. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Zelda and Pokemon. Hell, Ocarina of Time may be my favorite game of all time. However, Nintendo can't just rely on Mario and Zelda to carry a console. Like I said in another thread, Mario has been really hit or miss lately. Ranging from great games like Dark Moon to really bad games like Sticker Star, or just plain bland and forgettable like NSMB2. The 3DS has proved that plenty of other Nintendo franchises can be great. Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus, and Animal Crossing have all been some very well received 3DS games.

So what's the bottom line? The Wii U is on really thin ice right now. 3rd Party support is crucial if Nintendo wants to succeed. In addition, Nintendo needs to not just sit and pray that Mario and Zelda keep their systems alive. Why not give us an HD Star Fox, Metroid, or F-Zero game. Better yet, why not give us some new IPs? Stuff like The Wonderful 101 is a step in the right direction. Miyamoto has already said he's working on a new franchise. I'm very interested about what he means. Let me reiterate, I still like Nintendo and I love my Wii U. I'm incredibly hyped for the new Zelda and Smash. I just feel that Nintendo really has to adapt to the changing market.

So what do you guys think?
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I think that was a lot of talking :P

You got a point, I've been dying to try to get the 3DS because of the Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon.. only this game, seriously only this, no other games interests me. I had enough of Mario, so LMDM looked like a good game, nothing else is good, I bet If Smash didn't become a good sale, the Wii U will fall.
 
Yeah, the 3DS has many great games, not all of them are Nintendo's too.
 
...nothing interesting on the 3ds you say?

I dont know about that i mean i feel like there are some pretty good games on it as ive come across a lot i liked but hey thats just me.
 
I think a major problem of Nintendo's nowadays is not enough (or poor) marketing. The Wii U has been portrayed as an "upgrade" to the Wii instead of as an entirely new console, and off-TV play hasn't been mentioned as often as it probably should have been mentioned. The PS4 does something similar with the Vita, if I understand things correctly, though. Third-party companies are reluctant to support the console because they still don't really know what they'd be supporting, and first-party games are too infrequent to maintain or encourage substantial consumer interest.
 
Ah yes. I can't believe that I forgot to mention marketing in my post. You said what I would've said. Nintendo's marketing has been very poor recently. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain to people that the Wii U is a separate console.
 
IMO I think the Xbox One looks more like an upgrade than the Wii U

but don't quote me, that's just me
 
Ganondorf said:
Really? Nothing else on the 3DS interests you?
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I refereed to non-mario games. If they get counted then

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Super Mario 3D Land too. Other than those, not really