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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:10 pm Reply with quote
No surprise at Dragon Quest at #1.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:25 pm Reply with quote
I'm amused that the PS3 continues to outsell the much newer Wii U. I wouldn't be surprised if in the next generation Nintendo decides to focus solely on the handheld market.
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:38 pm Reply with quote
We should save the "Nintendo is dead" stuff until at least a year after launch, not less than 3 months. The first year for a console is always slow since it has so few games. Though the WiiU has already outsold what the PS3 and 360 did back during their first three months for what it's worth.
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Ushio



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:43 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
We should save the "Nintendo is dead" stuff until at least a year after launch, not less than 3 months. The first year for a console is always slow since it has so few games. Though the WiiU has already outsold what the PS3 and 360 did back during their first three months for what it's worth.



WiiU first 3 months includes sales in NA, EU, Japan and Australia.

PS3 first 3 months includes sales in NA and Japan only.

360 first 3 months includes sales in NA, Japan and EU.

So WiiU outselling PS3 when first 3 months aligned is not surprising.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:45 pm Reply with quote
Nintendo isn't dead at all. They're a continuously profitable money-making machine. It's just that they have a huge handheld gaming market that pretty much nobody can match them in. I think it would be wise to make that their focus is what I'm saying. Good to hear that there is much more consumer spending now than there was in the mid 2000s though.
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Nico87



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:59 pm Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
Nintendo isn't dead at all. They're a continuously profitable money-making machine. It's just that they have a huge handheld gaming market that pretty much nobody can match them in. I think it would be wise to make that their focus is what I'm saying. Good to hear that there is much more consumer spending now than there was in the mid 2000s though.


http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/nintendo_posts_first_annual_loss_in_30_years !

Not that they're not making big bucks from the 3DS though.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:45 pm Reply with quote
Nico87 wrote:
Megiddo wrote:
Nintendo isn't dead at all. They're a continuously profitable money-making machine. It's just that they have a huge handheld gaming market that pretty much nobody can match them in. I think it would be wise to make that their focus is what I'm saying. Good to hear that there is much more consumer spending now than there was in the mid 2000s though.


http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/nintendo_posts_first_annual_loss_in_30_years !

Not that they're not making big bucks from the 3DS though.


http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=153713

Comparison
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=154143
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:44 pm Reply with quote
Professional analysis

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/what-happened-to-nintendo-co-ltd-adr-ntdoy-sony-corporation-sne-microsoft-corporation-msft-58496/
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:38 am Reply with quote
Spotlesseden wrote:
Professional analysis

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/what-happened-to-nintendo-co-ltd-adr-ntdoy-sony-corporation-sne-microsoft-corporation-msft-58496/


As games designed for phones and tablets get better and better, handheld gaming systems like the Nintendo 3DS or Sony's PlayStation Vita will disappear entirely.

Yeah, I don't buy this "professional analysis". Those systems, Nintendos handheld especially, will never go away since they are massive in Japan. 3DS has already outsold PS3 in Japan after like a year and a half.
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Spotlesseden



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:11 pm Reply with quote
RyanSaotome wrote:
Spotlesseden wrote:
Professional analysis

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/what-happened-to-nintendo-co-ltd-adr-ntdoy-sony-corporation-sne-microsoft-corporation-msft-58496/


As games designed for phones and tablets get better and better, handheld gaming systems like the Nintendo 3DS or Sony's PlayStation Vita will disappear entirely.

Yeah, I don't buy this "professional analysis". Those systems, Nintendos handheld especially, will never go away since they are massive in Japan. 3DS has already outsold PS3 in Japan after like a year and a half.



look at Nintendo's stock. Look at their profits. You will know why.
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