Pokemon is killing Nintendo

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The hot Pokemon rollout helped once again revive the aging 3DS portable console sales, boosting the weekly unit sales number to 83,000. This is more than seven times higher than weekly sales of Sony’s flagship PS4 console in Japan.This toxic triumph was precisely what Nintendo did not need. The company requires shock therapy to force its hidebound executives to abandon their preposterous opposition to launching Nintendo’s beloved franchises on iPad. Instead, the ancient Nintendo properties from its ’80s and ’90s halcyon days keep performing well enough to enable the company to keep its head in the sand.

While Nintendo’s console sales slide, the mobile game market is about to hit $22 billion in 2014 and is poised to balloon to $30 billion in 2016. So many of the most famous and lucrative game franchises are sitting out the tablet and smartphone game explosion completely – Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Pokemon, etc.

Animal Crossing would be a perfect fit for the iPad and the monetization potential of its item collection system boggles the mind. Dr. Mario and other puzzle gems Nintendo has created could challenge the billion-dollar Candy Crush Saga empire so easily. F-Zero and Mario Kart are precisely the kind of rally games that fit the tablet format.

What could possibly be more delicious than Advance Wars for iPad? An insanely addictive, turn-based strategy game that begs for a connected, touchscreen-based device with a micro-payment system. Who amongst us would not pay $1.99 for new AW campaigns every damn month?

I can't even with this article, I just can't even.

Is the person who wrote this even a gamer? hell are they even a living breathing soul-filled person? or are they a literal Apple ad bot?

all I see is "waahhh, daddy's overpriced ipad can't play those shistey 3ds games."

"Head above the sand"

Doesn't Nintendo have so much money that they can afford to be in the red for something like 20 years with no problem?

I... I had trouble understanding where this person is coming from, because that's not my viewpoint at all. Good god, I could imagine AW on mobile devices, and hell to the fuckin' naw I wouldn't pay $1.99 a month for new campaigns.

https://twitter.com/BGR/status/537705026022428673

There ya go.

"Head above the sand"

Doesn't Nintendo have so much money that they can afford to be in the red for something like 20 years with no problem?

its not that they have that much money, but their IP's are worth so much, they can last till 2050 selling off IP's. of course, its more likely that they will take their IP's to the gave if it became that serious.

its not that they have that much money, but their IP's are worth so much, they can last till 2050 selling off IP's. of course, its more likely that they will take their IP's to the gave if it became that serious.

"Nintendo have 812.8 billion Yen (£6.7/$10.5 billion) in the bank – enough for it to take a 20 billion Yen loss (£163/$257 million) every year until 2052. Then there’s almost 469 billion Yen (£3.8/$6.0 billion) held in premises, equipment and investments. When that runs out – we’re in the year 2075 by this point."
This is without selling IPs.
Anyone that thinks nintendo is gonna die anytime soon is kidding themselves.

I've played Garfield Racing on a tablet and the controls were horrifying so i wud never ever want Mario Kart on a tablet ;-;

"Nintendo have 812.8 billion Yen (£6.7/$10.5 billion) in the bank – enough for it to take a 20 billion Yen loss (£163/$257 million) every year until 2052. Then there’s almost 469 billion Yen (£3.8/$6.0 billion) held in premises, equipment and investments. When that runs out – we’re in the year 2075 by this point."
This is without selling IPs.
Anyone that thinks nintendo is gonna die anytime soon is kidding themselves.

take the FULL quote

"Buried in reams of financial data is the revelation that Nintendo have 812.8 billion Yen (£6.7/$10.5 billion) in the bank - enough for it to take a 20 billion Yen loss (£163/$257 million) every year until 2052. Then there's almost 469 billion Yen (£3.8/$6.0 billion) held in premises, equipment and investments. When that runs out - we're in the year 2075 by this point - they've got some of the most valuable intellectual property in gaming to sell off before the company goes out of business."

which in the end states that its their IP's that give it that value

Isn't it plausible that by that time (2052||2075) the idea of "home consoles" will no longer be in the marketplace?

Also, I personally don't know of many 'gamers' that actually like playing games on mobile unless the game is built specifically for a mobile-touchbased interface (ie. game designed for the hardware). Sure, I could see the casual market potentially being an untapped gold mine, but that would probably lead to an alienated population of hardcore gamers that will just go somewhere else for their fix.

And this...

While Nintendo’s console sales slide, the mobile game market is about to hit $22 billion in 2014 and is poised to balloon to $30 billion in 2016. So many of the most famous and lucrative game franchises are sitting out the tablet and smartphone game explosion completely – Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Pokemon, etc.

Why is a Konami IP being referenced in a list of Nintendo IP?

take the FULL quote




which in the end states that its their IP's that give it that value

He's not wrong.

Here's how the conversation went down:

Doesn't Nintendo have so much money that they can afford to be in the red for something like 20 years with no problem?

Yes they do. But you said:

its not that they have that much money, but their IP's are worth so much, they can last till 2050 selling off IP's. of course, its more likely that they will take their IP's to the gave if it became that serious.

Which is not true because Malthe pointed out:

"Nintendo have 812.8 billion Yen (£6.7/$10.5 billion) in the bank – enough for it to take a 20 billion Yen loss (£163/$257 million) every year until 2052. Then there’s almost 469 billion Yen (£3.8/$6.0 billion) held in premises, equipment and investments. When that runs out – we’re in the year 2075 by this point."

So without their IPs they'll live until 2050 and well more than 20 years.

The article has a point.

Sure, it makes the mistake of treating Castlevania as a Nintendo franchise, but it does have a point. Nintendo could make CRAZY money if they went down the freemium path. Much more than what they're making off of lolWii U. (Dreamcast sold more than Wii U has sold so far when it discontinued.)

Granted, this is the one path I'd actually choose Nintendo's current model over.....

what? if anything Nintendo's exclusives is what makes it a viable competitor.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEn296fD...FHO_XG1PZg

Also, Wii U sales sliding was a forcast in Jan of 2014, I dont see that in Wii Us current future.