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A comment on My Prescription for Nintendo.

Re:My Prescription for Nintendo by hkmurakami on Sunday January 26, 2014 @01:26AM (#7124126)
John Siracusa's assessment of the situation is still the best synopsis imo. http://hypercritical.co/2013/09/02/nintendo-in-crisis
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Re:My Prescription for Nintendo by wvenable on Sunday January 26, 2014 @02:15AM (#7124217)
The flaw with this analysis that it pins too much on the success of the Wii. The Wii was really a fluke. The problems that plagued the Gamecube also plagued the Wii and now the Wii U. The temporary novelty of motion controls sold a massive amount of consoles but those consoles are now mostly collecting dust. Both the PS3 and XBox 360 eventually caught up a sold more units.
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Re:My Prescription for Nintendo by r0s on Sunday January 26, 2014 @03:35AM (#7124415)
You mean the PS3 and 360 combined eventually caught up.

The stated strategy of innovative hardware is a hit-maker, the Wii nailed it. If it's a fluke, the DS wouldn't be where it is today. There is a history of intent and delivery, anyone betting against that is a fool in my opinion.

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Re:My Prescription for Nintendo by rm445 on Sunday January 26, 2014 @05:37AM (#7124685)
To be precise, the PS3 and 360 each sold around 80 million and the Wii around 100 million.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_...

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