Board 8 > Nintendo lost 48.35 billion yen (US $622 million) from April-December 2011

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and they're forecasting an even bigger loss for the months ahead.

Source: http://nintendo.co.jp/ir/

Looks like poor Nintendo didn't just lose the ability to make good games (except for maybe 2 or 3 decent titles in the 2008-2011 time frame); they lost their business model along the way, too.

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Yes, it's as simple as "they don't make good games."

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Is it because of Smartphones cutting into the portable market?

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From: dethfdddddh | #003
Is it because of Smartphones cutting into the portable market?

I think they stole away the grandmas/idiots/non-gamers demographic, but not the core gamers.

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From: iGenesis | #001
Looks like poor Nintendo didn't just lose the ability to make good games (except for maybe 2 or 3 decent titles in the 2008-2011 time frame)

wait I thought your gimmick was always thinking the newest Nintendo game is automatically better than any that existed before it

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Good news for gaming as a whole.

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WazzupGenius00 posted...
From: iGenesis | #001
Looks like poor Nintendo didn't just lose the ability to make good games (except for maybe 2 or 3 decent titles in the 2008-2011 time frame)
wait I thought your gimmick was always thinking the newest Nintendo game is automatically better than any that existed before it

his gimmick is being terrible

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TheRock1525 posted...
Yes, it's as simple as "they don't make good games."

Super Mario Galaxy, DKCR, SS, etc. disagree.

The problem is they don't make enough good games.

Compounding this is the fact they have no third party support. They have no third party support because the console itself is garbage(underpowered, laughable online capability).

They can make good games; their problems are slightly more complex than that.

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They can make good games; their problems are slightly more complex than that.

Yeah, that was kinda my point.

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80% of their losses were from the exchange rate. yeesh.

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Vlado posted...
Good news for gaming as a whole.

this. nintendo has been terrible ever since the DS taught them that control gimmicks create more success than being dedicated to creating quality games. hopefully they sell off monolith and retro before they go under because those two studios are still good at least, I'd rather not see them get dragged under with the nintentanic

DS > Wii anyday

Still can't believe I enjoyed a handheld more than a console :/

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isnt every company losing money?
not making a point, genuinely curious

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