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Wii U flops, everyone saying Nintendo is done, then Switch drops and it's the third biggest selling console of all time

NintenCHAD

Yeah Nintendo, own that bronze medal!

I would argue that Final Fantasy 14, for all intents and purposes, killing the original game and rebranding as A Realm Reborn the bigger redemption story.

How many years of it are left

Elemental was determined to be a flop, then it ends up being the most successful Disney movie in years

What came after the virtual boy?

https://youtu.be/qQseDjVp10I?si=sg7bNxPVB3cwKoav

It's a Nintendo portable.
Those tend to do well.

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kind of a bold prediction. i doubt capcom will exist in 18 thousand years.

I'm not sure who said the Wii U flopping meant Nintendo was done, but they sound really stupid.

Ill agree with this. GameCube to Wii, XBox to 360, and SMS to Genesis were big jumps, but this was the most impressiive.

Cheater87 posted...

What came after the virtual boy?

The N64, but that was already in development way before the Virtual Boy came out.

And if you use the "portable" (which it's debatable if it qualifies) sequence, I guess GBC would follow the VB, and that might be a bigger comeback.

To be fair, Virtual Boy is only technically "portable".

It's had a good run, but if Nintendo wants to keep the ability to support 3rd party games it better release some upgraded hardware soon. 6 years is well into the milking it phase when it comes to consoles and the lack of performance is glaring at this point. Going from an AAA PC game back to a Switch game is nauseating.

It's sad that Iwata didn't make it long enough to see

Smackems posted...

Yeah Nintendo, own that bronze medal!

Theres a decent chance that the Switch could surpass both the DS and the PS2. They effectively need to sell 25 million more units, not outside the realm of possibility given that the machine still sells well and a replacement is undoubted at least a year+ away.

Nintendo's gimmick is they flop every other gen

Those Wii U days were rough man. I remember people comparing the sales of Super Mario 3D World to Knack.

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

I'm not sure who said the Wii U flopping meant Nintendo was done, but they sound really stupid.

That was most of CE years ago.

Punished_Blinx posted...

Those Wii U days were rough man. I remember people comparing the sales of Super Mario 3D World to Knack.

I got one when it came out. That was right in the middle of the several years when I struggled to enjoy ANY game, and that did not help things.

Rika_Furude posted...

That was most of CE years ago.

Sounds like Sega fans in denial

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

I'm not sure who said the Wii U flopping meant Nintendo was done, but they sound really stupid.

ZombiePelican. Even thought the Switch would do worse than the Wii U.

The Wii U has Xenoblade Chronicles X

The Switch doesn't have Xenoblade Chronicles X

Ergo the Wii U is better

The Wii U was brimming with new and original games that couldn't be found anywhere else and the Switch is 70% ports that run worse than the original that came out 10 years ago on weaker hardware for full price. The original games are mostly slop for an audience Nintendo knows they don't have to try to please, and the Virtual Console is somehow STILL less comprehensive than the Wii U's even though the Switch is older now than the Wii U was when the Switch came out. It is one of my least favorite Nintendo consoles period.

I still love my Wii U.

There's dozens of us. Dozens!

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3DS was a huge step down from DS. That entire time was a bad time for Nintendo. It managed to come back, but it did not hit the highs of the DS

If i wanted my come back, id wipe it off Nintendos chin!

The Wii U's problem was always terrible marketing and an underwhelming game selection. The hardware itself was fine, and it was reasonably priced compared to other consoles at the time.

It needed way stronger launch titles and it needed a better batch of exclusives. It also needed a better name, because tons of consumers thought the Wii U was just an updated Wii or an add-on and not a completely new console.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

3DS was a huge step down from DS. That entire time was a bad time for Nintendo. It managed to come back, but it did not hit the highs of the DS

True, but the 3DS wasnt a huge disappointment or anything. It was more comparable to PS2 to PS3.

Cheater87 posted...

What came after the virtual boy?

The N64, which sucked

Justin2Krelian posted...

True, but the 3DS wasnt a huge disappointment or anything.

It definitely started that way. Then, Nintendo cut the price by 30% and doubled down on game development.
Why Nintendo didn't even bother to attempt to salvage Wii U the same way they turned 3DS around, is a great mystery.

Justin2Krelian posted...

Ill agree with this. GameCube to Wii, XBox to 360, and SMS to Genesis were big jumps, but this was the most impressiive.

Xbox went from about 26 million to about 80 million with the 360.

The Wii U sold about 13 million and I think the Switch recently broke 100 million.

ViewtifulGrave posted...

the Switch recently broke 100 million.

*130 million

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Questionmarktarius posted...

It's a Nintendo portable.
Those tend to do well.

And yet everyone was convinced mobiles killed handhelds. The general sentiment towards Nintendo was horribly unfavorable.

Sad_Face posted...

And yet everyone was convinced mobiles killed handhelds.

Nintendo is sitting in a very comfortable niche between AAA games on "big boy" consoles and PC, and the dogpile of freemium bullshit on phones.

Alucard188 posted...

I would argue that Final Fantasy 14, for all intents and purposes, killing the original game and rebranding as A Realm Reborn the bigger redemption story.

Funny way of spelling No Mans Sky

Nintendo has enough cash reserves to survive something like 50 straight years of Wii-U like financial failures before they're out of money. People who said Nintendo are done just have no idea what they're talking about.

edit (this article is from 2012):
https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/

Check this out for a completely not boring financial fact about Nintendo: Nintendo has 6.7 ($10.5) billion in the bank and, even if making big losses every year, that considerable nest egg would keep the company going until 2052.

Here's the exact quote taken from a feature in the latest issue of the UK's Nintendo Gamer magazine: "Buried in reams of financial data is the revelation that Nintendo have 812.8 billion Yen (6.7/$10.5 billion) in the bank - enough for it to take a 20 billion Yen loss (163/$257 million) every year until 2052. Then there's almost 469 billion Yen (3.8/$6.0 billion) held in premises, equipment and investments. When that runs out - we're in the year 2075 by this point - they've got some of the most valuable intellectual property in gaming to sell off before the company goes out of business."

Questionmarktarius posted...

Nintendo is sitting in a very comfortable niche between AAA games on "big boy" consoles and PC, and the dogpile of freemium bullshit on phones.

Weird how people try and say that graphics isn't everything yet that is literally the only way that something is AAA in their eyes.

s0nicfan posted...

Nintendo has enough cash reserves to survive something like 50 straight years of Wii-U like financial failures before they're out of money. People who said Nintendo are done just have no idea what they're talking about.

edit (this article is from 2012):
https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/

Nintendo also had the 3DS performing well throughout the Wii U's lifespan

IceCreamOnStero posted...

Nintendo also had the 3DS performing well throughout the Wii U's lifespan

Which is probably why we have the Switch all things considered. Like their handhelds have sold more than home consoles.

*falls behind for one generation on the console front (but still dominating in handhelds)*

"Is this a comeback story? "

Not really, hardware-wise the Switch is just a handheld that can dock to a TV, and Nintendo's previous handheld (the 3DS) didn't flop.