1RBC: Nintendo's reputation, by and large, precedes it. Nintendo is the company that made console gaming cool again in the United States in the wake of the industry crash that turned Atari upside down- Nintendo is the company that brought gaming to the masses through the Wii, then somehow squandered their incredible mainstream cultural impact. It doesn't matter what game console you buy- your parents are going to call it the Nintendo- that's the impact that they've had on the industry.
Within the gaming community, Nintendo is beloved, but often pitied because as a company, it seems doomed to repeat embarrassing mistakes. Case in point: the impending shutdown of the Miiverse service. Introduced in 2012 alongside the Wii U, Miiverse is Nintendo's social network made of communities for individual games. Want to talk about Splatoon and share cool screenshots and fan art? You can do so on Miiverse. It seems bizarre that Nintendo is shutting down an active social network that they have total control over, especially when one of the criticisms against their latest console, the Switch, is that its online functionality is severely lacking. It doesn't have the charm- or much of the functionality- of the Wii U.
Chinese gaming peripheral maker Mobapad has outed Nintendo Switch 2 info "through our partnership with Nintendo's supply chain."
Interesting I like what I've read so far.
Full backwards compatibility with games carts and digital, comparability with pro controller and joy cons (they can't be docked though)
So basically my investments in switch one games and hardware seems to be respected
PlayStation x PUMA orders open April 18, 2024, Priced between $100 - $120!
Puma the unofficial sneakers for the NYC Breakers from the movie Beat Street (1984)
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
I find it embarrassing that the only time none-Nintendo gamers have anything good to say about Miiverse is when it's shutting down, when back during the time the Wii U was active, it was just a target for them to ridicule.
That said, I do agree that shutting it down is not a good thing.
Social media is good and all, but being able to interact directly with JUST Switch owners in our own private space where other console players can't intrude, sharing drawings, discussions, and tips, is a pretty nice little experience to have, and is more convenient than some give it credit for.
It brought out a lot of great jokes and tons of creativity, and it will be sorely missed.
We need a "Switch-Verse" of sorts to replace it. That and an in-system messaging option as well as a return to traditional voice chat.
I'm really hoping that Nintendo's not holding all of that back for their subscription program.
$20 a year may be cheap, but that's still way too many things, that most systems have as a standard, locked behind a paywall.
Doing it to online multiplayer was already a big enough sin to earn my disappointment; I pray they do nothing further along those lines.
Wait why are people caring now?
"Nintendo is the company that brought gaming to the masses through the Wii."
PS1 already did that two generations prior. You don't become the first console to sell over 100 million units and not have it sell to the masses. PS2 further expanded the market immensely.
"It doesn't matter what game console you buy- your parents are going to call it the Nintendo- that's the impact that they've had on the industry."
Nobody generally calls consoles "Nintendo" anymore, especially with the PlayStation and Xbox brands being so prominent. Not to mention the last Nintendo console was such a flop.
"The original Wii, for instance, featured the eShop."
No it didn't. Wii featured the Wii Shopping Channel, which is completely different from the eShop. It even uses a different currency from eShop.
I want Miiverse for switch as well as regular voice chat (Im still not giving up on that) lol