Sean_Aaron wrote:

I don't care whether this or that franchise gets an outing on Wii U, I just get the feeling that the current management at Nintendo isn't going to have the luxury of choosing to let this or that franchise rest. They'll be pulling out all the stops to survive the current economic uncertainty and shifting patterns in the gaming marketplace. I'm prepared to be proven wrong, but hopefully I'll have several years for that to be determined.

rallydefault wrote:

Sean_Aaron wrote:

I don't care whether this or that franchise gets an outing on Wii U, I just get the feeling that the current management at Nintendo isn't going to have the luxury of choosing to let this or that franchise rest. They'll be pulling out all the stops to survive the current economic uncertainty and shifting patterns in the gaming marketplace. I'm prepared to be proven wrong, but hopefully I'll have several years for that to be determined.

This. Exactly.

Times- they are a' changin'. Nintendo has to play their whole hand if they want to weather this storm.

ShadJV wrote:

rallydefault wrote:

Sean_Aaron wrote:

I don't care whether this or that franchise gets an outing on Wii U, I just get the feeling that the current management at Nintendo isn't going to have the luxury of choosing to let this or that franchise rest. They'll be pulling out all the stops to survive the current economic uncertainty and shifting patterns in the gaming marketplace. I'm prepared to be proven wrong, but hopefully I'll have several years for that to be determined.

This. Exactly.

Times- they are a' changin'. Nintendo has to play their whole hand if they want to weather this storm.

Except tryin to make games of all their franchises would either destroy them financially or result in low quality and content (which I doubt Nintendo would sacrifice quality for quantity). And low quality/content would lead to a different downfall. Some people don't realize the development of a game these days costs millions and, with how many notable franchises Nintendo has, they need to be strategic on which franchises they focus on. Their Mario money will afford them a few mistakes but they are not going to spend resources on franchises tht don't seem financially rewarding, they'd rather spam us with Mario games and take less risks. I'm sure we'll get core games and innovation too, but they are gonna play their cards wisely instead of their whole hand.

ShadJV wrote:

Some people don't realize the development of a game these days costs millions and, with how many notable franchises Nintendo has, they need to be strategic on which franchises they focus on.

SkywardLink98 wrote:

Odds are Sony and Microsoft are nearing the end of designing their consoles so it should be comparable. I could be wrong of course and they could sell it at a huge loss and have consoles twice as powerful as the Wii U. I'm going with the first one.