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Nintendo decided to make a shift in their target market, for better or for worse, when they came out with the Wii. They wanted to go after so called "casual" gamers. The Wii was a great success, however the Wii was more of novelty than a gaming console. For most of the "casual" gamers that novelty has worn off, or they are satisfied with the Wii and have no desire to move on to a "next gen" system. Also, it is very difficult to keep coming out with "casual" games, how many tennis, bowling, baseball games can you make? Once you start going into RPG games, first person shooters, etc. you just broke away from the "casual" player. Gamers grew up and matured, Nintendo however did not, Nintendo has always been marketed as "kid/family friendly".
Re:Ask HN: How does your business share important information? on Friday December 05, 2014 @04:36PM (#8707060)
Digital signs
Re:Blockbuster: Losing the plot on Monday November 03, 2014 @03:49PM (#8553391)
What is the UK definition?
Re:Tim Cook Speaks Up on Thursday October 30, 2014 @04:39PM (#8535666)
Great point. Just ask a Romani (Gypsy) if they think other citizens in the Czech Republic discriminate against them.
Re:Shellshock in the Wild on Monday September 29, 2014 @05:00PM (#8385272)
The same way we "roll" down windows in our cars.
>If you're going to hire someone to do it, asking them what their preference is might be better than saying, "We're going to use x."

YES! This. I wouldn't worry so much about which framework is the "best". They are all good. I would say it is more important to find a programer(s) that you "click" with.

This is good advice. All the frameworks are good.

Ask HN: Are ERP's overpriced databases?

I have some limited exposure to SAP, which is an ERP. From my experience SAP is nothing but a database with a GUI. I haven't seen how SAP can do anything that any database (mysql, postgre) with a webframework (django, rails, etc.) couldn't do. Am I missing something here? I don't see why anyone would go with these vastly expensive ERP systems rather than hiring a few programers and using...

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