The problem is the disconnect between Nintendo Japan and Nintendo of America. With Reggie in charge - the goon that came from marketing - they'll just keep focusing on nongamers. Because they're more profitable when something comes out that does resonate with them. Except instead of Wii Sports, it's now Kinect, or Angry Birds, so they're not there. Core gamers, at best, give them sales of 10 million-ish (Super Mario Galaxy), but those idiots that are sometimes labeled as "casuals"? When they show up, they'll propel a title to 18 million in sales, like with New Super Mario Bros. or Mario Kart Wii or something. Since Reggie's an idiot who is only concerned with getting THEM to buy games, that's what they'll focus on. NOA is retarded now.
They're also cheap as shit. They need to advertise, but they're too fucking cheap - and have seen too much success NOT doing it (how DID Wii Sports and it's ilk sell so fucking well, anyway?) - they refuse to advertise anything. If they DO advertise stuff, it's only first party Nintendo ads. Whereas Microsoft and Sony will gladly have ads that show off all sorts of games for their platforms, Nintendo refuses to do it - haven't done it since the "Wii would like to Play" days of the Wii launch. As long as NOA refuses to support third party exclusives, they'll fail. And we saw it with the Wii; it's painful watching games like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Fragile Dreams, No More Heroes 2, and Xenoblade die at retail.
NOA needs a massive shakeup. Until then, this is all just bullshit.
Oh, and it's also BS that they can't launch this thing with a rich software lineup. I mean, it's an HD console. There are HUNDREDS of developers who have been working with that tech for 5 years+ now. If Nintendo insists on launching technically backwards consoles, they should AT LEAST be able to launch it with a ton of solid games.
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