You're just sad none of them were Sony suits.

Ooh burn.

they'd have to hand out about 1000 then


also, who the f is major nelson? joystiq mentions him every once in a while but doesn't say much

Major Nelson is basically the human personality of XBL.

Major Nelson = XBL as
Cliff B = Epic
or TwoZeroFOur = Infinity Ward
or Frankie = Bungie.

yeah i've heard that cliff b guy's name too, didnt know what he did either

You're completely right. And I didn't think of that until it was pointed out.

Ok, shag, which engineer would you choose for the top person of the year?

I want names, not "the guy who coded the physics in crysis" or something.

Because it was likely a team of people who coded the physics in crysis.

or rather, whoever is responsible for the major decisions should be giving the rest of us business lessons.

you do realize that you just said the manufacturer of the most phenomenally selling console in recent history (we'll have to check back in 10 years to see if it annihilates the PS2 as well) to go back to business school? Do you understand how ignorant that makes you sound?

Business is about making money.. guess what- somebody at nintendo realized the 'niche market' is actually the majority of the population on this planet, and designed a console around usability. That is business genius.

Having said that, I personally hate the wii.. there's not a single game on it that I'm dying to play, nor are there any announced for the future that pique my interest. But as far as business goes, Nintendo is genius.

business isn't about selling the product thats supposed to have a 4-5 year life span for a single year and then rolling in your money.

If you read my statement, my point wasn't that Nintendo isn't able to sell it's console, it's that it is not properly utilizing it's current popularity to the fullest and ensuring it's long term staying power in the market, which it absolutely does not.

No games = No staying power, and once Mom sees that the wii hasn't been turned on in a year, it's probably going in the basement or attic and no more games are bought for it. While Nintendo was the only console maker to turn a profit off it's hardware this round of console wars, the real money in video games is in the licensing of actual games, which are no where to be seen.

The Wii managed to sell purely off of hype and ease of use, there was no marketing genius there, they took a basic formula for product success and applied it to the video game hardware. Their commercials are laughable, nearly as bad as Sony's obscure shit. They "borrowed" the sleek white styling from apple. Motion sensitive controls have been done before, and once people get over the gimmick of that, the Wii's ONLY advantage is a low entry cost.

As i said above, their lack of ability to provide enough stock shows their lack of faith in their own product. If you don't think a product will sell, you don't create a couple million until the demand exists, which is exactly what happened.

Except that its "mom" who's turning the wii on everyday to play bowling, or tennis, or whatever. Its not like the NES or SNES that the "kids" will outgrow when they discover girls or highschool sports: the user is already the grown up, playing the games they like.

Tennis players don't one day say "Man, I'm so bored of tennis, I think I'll stop playing tennis forever". Why should wii-tennis players say the same thing.

And seriously: underproducing? Its the fasting selling home console in history. No console has had the kind of demand the Wii has. Even favorable predictions said it would only be sold out for 4 months after launch,

Is Sony producing 1.8 million PS3's a month? Is Microsoft producing 1.8 million 360's a month? I very much doubt it. They're probably producing half that, if even that much.

Ability to provide enough stock involves a hell of a lot more factors than "lets make more of them". I work in manufacturing. Lead times on new production lines is up to 6 months to a year. Unless you know anything about how stuff gets made, you're better off keeping your opinions to yourself about it, because you sound like a noob.

GRANT:
Or you could say, even if your assertion was 100% correct and not due to huge game sales and a few quality releases, that the Wii's huge success in the US is due to its marketing.

Which is Reggie.

PS: Wii was outperforming the DS for a couple months in the US. Yep, absolute handheld reliance. :P

"I still think the success of the Wii is a fluke and the fact that Nintendo is still under producing over a year later kind of shows how little faith they had in their "wonder product"."

I agree with you on that. Actually I think the fact that Nintendo is under-producing has helped fuel the sales of the Wii. Many people feel that they must have it simply because they cannot get it.

Chrono,
"Ability to provide enough stock involves a hell of a lot more factors than "lets make more of them". I work in manufacturing. Lead times on new production lines is up to 6 months to a year. Unless you know anything about how stuff gets made, you're better off keeping your opinions to yourself about it, because you sound like a noob."

you should recognize that they had little faith initially by having such small output and are now not able to play catch up. Sony doesn't need to produce that much because they had an initial stock to meet demand and have had constant reserves.
Does everyone forget how the 360 faced similar production issues just 2 years ago? except MS had stockpiled a bit, and their demand wasn't as high as the wii, but it has had steady demand since. Also, MS saw the increased demand for their product and managed to open up new distribution channels and production BY SPENDING MONEY. 6-12 months is normal lead time, but if you want things done, and have resources, the process can be achieved much quicker. They are not catering to the consumer and looking to get consoles in peoples hands NOW, before they get bored.

But what people seem to miss is that my point is Nintendo is NOT NOT NOT utilizing it's current popularity.
The Hardware sells like crack, and has not needed any marketing past it's inital "Hey, look what i can do" Demos(Especially not the "We would like to play shit"), but thats only the beginning of the console life cycle. If you push a product out the door and don't support it past point of sale, it's going to crash after that initial surge, which is most likely is going to happen unless Nintendo starts looking forward.

"Tennis players don't one day say "Man, I'm so bored of tennis, I think I'll stop playing tennis forever". Why should wii-tennis players say the same thing."

Oh, thats right, because Wii sports has so much depth.
I assume you have played your favorite game non-stop for the last 10 years then? If Wii sports has this gripping staying power that you claim, than the big N is truly fucked, because the only game people need comes with the system.

Nintendofanbot:
"Wii was outperforming the DS for a couple months in the US. Yep, absolute handheld reliance"

a few months of outperforming the DS? Do you know how many YEARS straight handhelds have dominated Nintendo's sales? The only, and i mean ONLY, thing keeping Nintendo in the hardware business for the last 5-8 years was handhelds.

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