8th April 2003, 2:21 PM
Luigis Mansion was not a bad game, but agreeably, it was not the perfect launch title.
Nintendo is trying to dig itself out of it's own grave. Since Yamauchi retired, Nintendos new president (his name escapes me) has been doing a fine job, and has good ideas. Nintendo launching a console before their competitors would have advantages. People wanting a next-next-gen console would have nowhere to turn but the Big N. This owuld hlp sales early on, but they need more than just an initial hook.
If we see a new franchise of Mario, Super Smash Bros., Zelda, and maybe even Metroid at launch with the next Nintendo console, then we might have a running start, heck we might even win the race. However one blatenly obvious shortcoming is Nintendo's marketing (or lack thereof)
Not a commercial break goes by anymore it seems without seeing that big green X or being asked to "Live in your world, play in ours". When a big name game comes out, Nintendo will advertise it. Slightly. Enough to amuse thoe die-hards that already know it coming out, but not enough to catch prospective buyers.
Nintendo has money. If they used that money. they could easily fight their way to the top again.
Problem is, they won't.
Nintendo is trying to dig itself out of it's own grave. Since Yamauchi retired, Nintendos new president (his name escapes me) has been doing a fine job, and has good ideas. Nintendo launching a console before their competitors would have advantages. People wanting a next-next-gen console would have nowhere to turn but the Big N. This owuld hlp sales early on, but they need more than just an initial hook.
If we see a new franchise of Mario, Super Smash Bros., Zelda, and maybe even Metroid at launch with the next Nintendo console, then we might have a running start, heck we might even win the race. However one blatenly obvious shortcoming is Nintendo's marketing (or lack thereof)
Not a commercial break goes by anymore it seems without seeing that big green X or being asked to "Live in your world, play in ours". When a big name game comes out, Nintendo will advertise it. Slightly. Enough to amuse thoe die-hards that already know it coming out, but not enough to catch prospective buyers.
Nintendo has money. If they used that money. they could easily fight their way to the top again.
Problem is, they won't.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.