HELP WHY DID I TYPE ALL THIS WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME
i'm probably not gonna write an intelligent response to any responses made after this, so heads up. i'm just as knowledgable about videogames as you guys are, i'm no financial analyst or anything, haha shit
I'm not sure Nintendo could handle an all-digital platform right now, honestly. We're talking a company that's perpetually five years behind its competition.
Sorry to rant - promise I'll bring it back full circle. And I'm no financial analyst, sooooo
To be fair, though I think their underdog strategy really works out for them - using older technology to develop new, fresh ideas reflected in their hardware, with the ground belief that "this console needs to be affordable and accessible to everybody" (and on the flip side, their hardware remains profitable as opposed to companies like Sony, who sell them at a loss). And it's a damn smart move. Nintendo doesn't run with scissors. Nintendo stays safe.
I don't think people realized that if Nintendo tried to keep up with modern-day Joneses and released something like the Wii U with the PS4's specs (...and the gamepad, of course) while still cutting a profit, it'd end up being more like $650 rather than the $300 you typically see it retailing for. No one would buy a console for that much, even if it had the Nintendo name plastered all over it. See also: 3DO, early PS3.
Nintendo, more or less likes to stay the Humble Joe of console gaming - and that's okay.
From a psyched fanboy standpoint (and to illustrate an example), the best approach (and most secure for Nintendo) would be going the way of Playstation Now or OnLive, with the relatively new idea of cloud gaming. Not gonna lie, that'd be fucking awesome and there'd be little to no issues with hacking since it's all server-side, save for maybe a few clientside tweaks like macros or something. But why would Nintendo care if someone wrote a macro to complete Starfox 64 in an hour lol
But that's still new technology. It's too expensive an endeavor for Nintendo. There's SO MANY COSTS affiliated with that - renting out (or buying) large-scale servers; obtaining property to house the servers on; hiring staff to maintain the facilities - it's too huge a risk for Nintendo to try something as cool and edgy as that. Also the bills Nintendo would have to pay the ISPs where the building is located to keep the service running.
Oh, yeah - and then the fanboys complaining about lag in twitch-reflex games, like platformers and Smash Bros. and the resurgence of Reggie "Not my problem" Fils-Aime all over again
That's too big a gamble for something that might end up not working out for Nintendo.
Sure, the popular fanboy response always say "Nintendo has billions of dollars and could totally survive TEN shitty console launches!"
Well, yeah. When I'm hungry I can eat two dozen little Taco Bell tacos but that doesn't mean I'll do it. I'll probably die from horrible taco shits the next day. I'd rather pass on eating Taco Bell and save that money for something for a more practical, well-thought-out decision later on.
Maybe in ten years, when hosting is more affordable and Internet connectivity is faster and cheaper but uh
not yet.
(oops sorry not tryin' to argue, it's just even I too think "oh man, how cool would it be for Nintendo to pull its head out of its ass and do something actually groundbreaking. do a disney, nintendo" but then I realize Nintendo, the extremely proud yet humble Japanese company that it is, has probably learned from its mistakes and found a strategy that works for them)
i'm probably not gonna write an intelligent response to any responses made after this, so heads up. i'm just as knowledgable about videogames as you guys are, i'm no financial analyst or anything, haha shit
(03-19-2015, 01:07 AM)psychospacecow Wrote:(03-18-2015, 11:28 PM)Jermungandr Wrote: Wouldn't it be awesome if Nintendo provided their own Steam-esque service so you could play Nintendo games throughout the ages on your computer without the use of illegal roms. I'd be totally into it.
Never gonna happen though. I mean, unless Nintendo suddenly decides they want to make an actual smart decision this decade.
See, you say that, but basically every other service like steam is hated. Very few people like origin or U-Play, Gearbox tried to have one but it fell apart for lack of content, Blizzard's works because its non-intrusive, doesn't take long to load, and only has like 5 games anyway.
I'm not sure Nintendo could handle an all-digital platform right now, honestly. We're talking a company that's perpetually five years behind its competition.
Sorry to rant - promise I'll bring it back full circle. And I'm no financial analyst, sooooo
To be fair, though I think their underdog strategy really works out for them - using older technology to develop new, fresh ideas reflected in their hardware, with the ground belief that "this console needs to be affordable and accessible to everybody" (and on the flip side, their hardware remains profitable as opposed to companies like Sony, who sell them at a loss). And it's a damn smart move. Nintendo doesn't run with scissors. Nintendo stays safe.
I don't think people realized that if Nintendo tried to keep up with modern-day Joneses and released something like the Wii U with the PS4's specs (...and the gamepad, of course) while still cutting a profit, it'd end up being more like $650 rather than the $300 you typically see it retailing for. No one would buy a console for that much, even if it had the Nintendo name plastered all over it. See also: 3DO, early PS3.
Nintendo, more or less likes to stay the Humble Joe of console gaming - and that's okay.
From a psyched fanboy standpoint (and to illustrate an example), the best approach (and most secure for Nintendo) would be going the way of Playstation Now or OnLive, with the relatively new idea of cloud gaming. Not gonna lie, that'd be fucking awesome and there'd be little to no issues with hacking since it's all server-side, save for maybe a few clientside tweaks like macros or something. But why would Nintendo care if someone wrote a macro to complete Starfox 64 in an hour lol
But that's still new technology. It's too expensive an endeavor for Nintendo. There's SO MANY COSTS affiliated with that - renting out (or buying) large-scale servers; obtaining property to house the servers on; hiring staff to maintain the facilities - it's too huge a risk for Nintendo to try something as cool and edgy as that. Also the bills Nintendo would have to pay the ISPs where the building is located to keep the service running.
Oh, yeah - and then the fanboys complaining about lag in twitch-reflex games, like platformers and Smash Bros. and the resurgence of Reggie "Not my problem" Fils-Aime all over again
That's too big a gamble for something that might end up not working out for Nintendo.
Sure, the popular fanboy response always say "Nintendo has billions of dollars and could totally survive TEN shitty console launches!"
Well, yeah. When I'm hungry I can eat two dozen little Taco Bell tacos but that doesn't mean I'll do it. I'll probably die from horrible taco shits the next day. I'd rather pass on eating Taco Bell and save that money for something for a more practical, well-thought-out decision later on.
Maybe in ten years, when hosting is more affordable and Internet connectivity is faster and cheaper but uh
not yet.
(oops sorry not tryin' to argue, it's just even I too think "oh man, how cool would it be for Nintendo to pull its head out of its ass and do something actually groundbreaking. do a disney, nintendo" but then I realize Nintendo, the extremely proud yet humble Japanese company that it is, has probably learned from its mistakes and found a strategy that works for them)
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