The Domino Effect: Nintendo will be shot down from their shiny cloud real soon.

As Wii trudges through a drought frightfully rememniscent of that of the gamecube (RE4 Wiimake is the only thing I'm playing right now... Still one of the greatest games of ALL TIME but...A last-gen title.), Nintendo sits on top of their old cloud of arrogance. IF PS3 drops it's price, Microsoft may do the same. IF Microsoft drops it's price 50 bucks for the core and premium, Nintendo loses its price competition. Hard-drive and qireless controller or not, 360 has some monster titles, and it's all about the games. The possible resultant 360 price drop would make Nintendo's price advantage seem alot less significant-- and while price was far from the ONLY that that has led to Nintendo's success, it'll start the regaining of ground against Ninty. Hopefully, Nintendo will choose to act and start actually planning to get a stream of decent titles throughout each fiscal year.... because if not, they're taking a step backward while the competition walks forward.

Oh you didn't know? Sheep stopped playing games, all they do all day long is troll this website talking about sales, and how every other system is trash because they don't have the wiimote.

Oh you didn't know? Sheep stopped playing games, all they do all day long is troll this website talking about sales, and how every other system is trash because they don't have the wiimote.

swaginator

Same could be said for Wii bashers.

[QUOTE="SmashBrosLegend"]If price is the only thing you're basing this on, you're overlooking one huge fact. Nintendo makes pure profit on every Wii, and therefore could easily afford to match price drops with Sony and Microsoft, and I'm sure they'd do so if they started losing steam.Impex

Here is the problem, all we can talk about nowadays in gaming is "this holiday season" or "this fall". Wii could very much so end up in third place, with only a handful of legendary titleslike its predecessors. As Nintendo is faced with the challenge of satisfying both the casual and the hardcore consumer, they've got to use some of that profit and step things up-- Wii sure ain't no PS2 when it comes to 3rd party support.justdog11

Wii isn't a PS2 when it comes to third party support....yet. You have to remember, the Wii took EVERYONE by suprise. NOONE expected the Wii to do this well, and keep momentum going even through the summer drought season. Its crazy, and really doesnt make that much sense, because as a Wii owner i'll be the first to say that there isnt a damn thing to play on it right now. But its simple enough: Sales equal developer support, and devs have been jumping on board for a while now, and E3 is where we'll see what they've been working on for quite some time now. The rushed ports and cash ins will slowly decline in favor of quality, well thought out games that make good use of the controller. But hell...everyone knew that would happen eventually, kind of like when the 360 first came out *GUN cough*....lol

Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.TDLlama

It's the traditonal sumer drought... I mean it's typical of all consoles.

Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.TDLlama

Launch to August is a pretty huge drought.

All this is is wishful thinking. If posting this has helped you sleep better that is fine, but as it stands the Wii is pushing into the lead month after month in worldwide sales figures.

Oh you didn't know? Sheep stopped playing games, all they do all day long is troll this website talking about sales, and how every other system is trash because they don't have the wiimote.

swaginator

Spot the irony in this quote.

As Wii trudges through a drought frightfully rememniscent of that of the gamecube (RE4 Wiimake is the only thing I'm playing right now... Still one of the greatest games of ALL TIME but...A last-gen title.), Nintendo sits on top of their old cloud of arrogance. IF PS3 drops it's price, Microsoft may do the same. IF Microsoft drops it's price 50 bucks for the core and premium, Nintendo loses its price competition. Hard-drive and qireless controller or not, 360 has some monster titles, and it's all about the games. The possible resultant 360 price drop would make Nintendo's price advantage seem alot less significant-- and while price was far from the ONLY that that has led to Nintendo's success, it'll start the regaining of ground against Ninty. Hopefully, Nintendo will choose to act and start actually planning to get a stream of decent titles throughout each fiscal year.... because if not, they're taking a step backward while the competition walks forward.

justdog11

You're not the first miss Cleo like analyst who foretold doom for the Wii since launch, and u wont be the last. You can put all your if statements on a .java file and it wont compile, Wii will continue to sell.

But post like these are therapeutic and help die hard sony fanboys sleep well at night, so keep em coming.

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.wmc540

Launch to August is a pretty huge drought.

And that Launch to August drought matters HOW much again? Whoops not at all it seems, according to sales, well from EVERY COUNTRY. So whats your point? The drought is ending, and the drought had no effect. End of story. You should be worried about the massive damage its about to inflict now that it actually has GAMES coming.

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.wmc540

Launch to August is a pretty huge drought.

Well, i guess all consoles are doomed since they have all been in a summer drought since last may.

We go through this every year and it's never hurt a console.

Nintendo's becoming communist? OMFG

I never understood what good a 360 is without a HDD. It always seemed to me like you're handi-capping the hell out of your self by JUST buying a core.

I don't think 360s price drop will kill Nintendo

I never understood what good a 360 is without a HDD. It always seemed to me like you're handi-capping the hell out of your self by JUST buying a core.

I don't think 360s price drop will kill Nintendo

NATATO

Agreed 100%

There's no way to know what's going to happen down the road, but I do hope you're right because the only way for the industry to keep moving forward is if Sony wins (MS isn't bad, but they have no chance at winning because they can't tap Japan).

Oh you didn't know? Sheep stopped playing games, all they do all day long is troll this website talking about sales, and how every other system is trash because they don't have the wiimote.

swaginator

Here is the problem, all we can talk about nowadays in gaming is "this holiday season" or "this fall". Wii could very much so end up in third place, with only a handful of legendary titleslike its predecessors. justdog11

And every nextgen console could turn into a magical singing gumdrop and do a tiny, tiny dance.

But I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on either of those.

Did you think this post through?

Nintendo is on a cloud of arrogance because....? They didn't drop the Wii's price when they didn't need to?

Wii is in a Gamecube drought? Are the other consoles also in a Gamecube drought?

You assume Nintendo will never drop the Wii's price? You don't take into account that the Wii has gained so muchmomentum, that all it would need is to stay $50 ahead, just as it is now?

As Wii trudges through a drought frightfully rememniscent of that of the gamecube (RE4 Wiimake is the only thing I'm playing right now... Still one of the greatest games of ALL TIME but...A last-gen title.), Nintendo sits on top of their old cloud of arrogance. IF PS3 drops it's price, Microsoft may do the same. IF Microsoft drops it's price 50 bucks for the core and premium, Nintendo loses its price competition. Hard-drive and qireless controller or not, 360 has some monster titles, and it's all about the games. The possible resultant 360 price drop would make Nintendo's price advantage seem alot less significant-- and while price was far from the ONLY that that has led to Nintendo's success, it'll start the regaining of ground against Ninty. Hopefully, Nintendo will choose to act and start actually planning to get a stream of decent titles throughout each fiscal year.... because if not, they're taking a step backward while the competition walks forward.

justdog11

The wii is very VERY cheap to maufacture. People are saying pricing at $249.. is like robbery because Nintendo makes so much profit off of each wii sold. So if MS and Sony see a price drop, you bet your butt Nintendo will easily set the Wii to 199.99. Not to mention SSBB, SMG, and MP3:C will sell many systems. Nintendo depressing releases of childish mini game collections will sell consoles. Soul Calibur Legends, Manhunt 2 (IF IT FRIGGEN COMES OUT!) Dragon's Blade, Final Fantasy and other hardcore games will keep hardcore sheep buying games.

All we can say is the wii is looking good in terms of money money money..getting better in the game department.

if you don't think that the wii will have the lead at the end of the year (baring supply issues) then you're not being realistic.

and with being #1 it'll get ps2 like support. it's only natural.

[QUOTE="swaginator"]

Oh you didn't know? Sheep stopped playing games, all they do all day long is troll this website talking about sales, and how every other system is trash because they don't have the wiimote.

iunderstand

Spot the irony in this quote.

The whole thing?

Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.TDLlama

End of July actually, Mario Strikers ^.^

I am sure Nintendo is in a position to drop the price of the Wii real soon, especially when their heavy hitter titles get released later this year. All 3 companies will no doubt have a post E3 planto lower the prices of their consoles some time before the holiday season.DSgamer64

Wii's are already selling out without games, and you think they'll drop the price AND give good games?!

There'd be death threats sent to Nintendo!!!

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.Eponique

End of July actually, Mario Strikers ^.^

Mario Strikers sucks. Sega Soccer Slam was way better.

Wow. Europe doesn't get SPM until September. When do they get MP3?

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.wmc540

Launch to August is a pretty huge drought.

[QUOTE="Eponique"]

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.Impex

End of July actually, Mario Strikers ^.^

Mario Strikers sucks. Sega Soccer Slam was way better.

But the Europeans said it was awesome! And it gives us something to play... online!

Then we get Metroid Prime 3, then we get BWii, then comes all the awesome games for winter!

[QUOTE="Impex"][QUOTE="Eponique"]

[QUOTE="TDLlama"]Ooh... the drought. It ends in August with Metroid Prime 3... not that big of a drought, really.Eponique

End of July actually, Mario Strikers ^.^

Mario Strikers sucks. Sega Soccer Slam was way better.

But the Europeans said it was awesome! And it gives us something to play... online!

Then we get Metroid Prime 3, then we get BWii, then comes all the awesome games for winter!

Look, the game is out in Australia and it rocks. The single player isn't that great but the real fun starts online. The ranking system kinda favours people who play more than people who play better but its a great system with rankings.