Message from @Emma
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The Xbox 360's main problem is that it had overheating problems, causing the infamous red ring of death.. But that often took months to happen. While people mistakenly believe it was exclusive to the 360, the Wii and PS3 had the exact same problem with the exact same rate of occurance. This was fixed in current gen systems.
The XB1's bad launch was policy based, not hardware and software.
The GCN/PS2/Xbox had great launches.
welp
hopefully that will force nintendo to release a revised version
I dont understand nintendo at this point
I played devil's advocate for them in the months leading up to the switch release and now I feel like an asshole for it
Their damn hardware gimmicks they're completely obsessed with always come back and bite them in the ass every single time.
They have enough money to wait and build a good machine
I don't get why they didn't
they could have coasted on the 3DS for another year
yeah that's something I don't like about the newer systems nintendo has released
I'm tired of gimmicky controllers
just give me a regular controller
they could build a more powerful machine but instead they opt for some gimmick
they don't want to compete with sony or microsoft for the same stagnating audience
I wouldn't mind the gimmicks all so much if they weren't so half baked
and poorly rolled out
They are capable of keeping the gimmicks reigned in. Like they did with te 3DS. They just don't seem to be able to contain themselves with their consoles.
It's always some stupid control gimmick and cripples the console in some way.
The Wii sold well but it was absolutely horrible for selling games because the overwhelming majority of Wii owners never bought a single game beyond the games it was bundled with and most of those only used the system a few times before becoming a paperweight they never used again.
Their pandering to the casual appeal to a ridiculous extreme backfired on them badly.
Hopefully the next iteration of the switch isn't such a mess
So many regard the Wii as a resounding success when really it was a crippling failure that marked the company's turning point they have still not recovered from and it's only getting worse with each new system.
What's the point of selling a lot of systems if the people who bought them won't buy games?
The profit margins on the systems themselves are not that large (but absolutely are never at a loss despite what some might try to tell you), but all that goes to Nintendo. Game developers get nothing.
It was an extremely unattractive system for developers and publishers because the consumer base, of customers that'd actually buy games, was incredibly small compared to the PS3 and 360.
Then add to that how painfully difficult it was to code games to use the Wii Remote.
And the icing on the cake was how Nintendo treated third parties like shit.
And most of the only good uses for the thing were covered by crap shovelware
The GameCube was their last real, successful console.
you should work for nintendo, emma 😀
That wouldn't help.
well at least there will be one reasonable voice
Nintendo of Japan doesn't listen to its branches in other countries.
yeah I've heard that before
It's kind of a stretch to call the gamecube a success don't you think
They are actually an extremely conservative company in Japan and conservatives in Japan don't like and don't trust foreigners, regarding them as small children who need to be handheld through everything that can't be a source of useful information.
Maybe, but compared to all systems since, it faired far better.
in the games department sure
Nothing like the glory days of the NES and SNES