Nintendo Investor Meeting tomorrow begins at 10am Tokyo time, which is 8pm EST

[nessokman]

I hope you get cancer. Yeah, how's that feel?

??? I never said I hope he gets cancer. Iwata is killing nintendo, all this recent decline and failure of the Wii u is his fault. Nintendo will go under if he doesn't leave.

 

[Welshy91]

??? I never said I hope he gets cancer. Iwata is killing nintendo, all this recent decline and failure of the Wii u is his fault. Nintendo will go under if he doesn't leave.

I'm sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate well into text. Especially when cancer is involved.

 

[nessokman]

I'm sorry, sarcasm doesn't translate well into text. Especially when cancer is involved.

Yeah, I don't kid around or sarcastically hope someone gets cancer, it's a serious thing. I do say things are a cancer, as in a harming force.

 

[King K.Smasher]

It's so hard trying not to get hyped up over these things xD

 

[Jumpman84]

??? I never said I hope he gets cancer. Iwata is killing nintendo, all this recent decline and failure of the Wii u is his fault. Nintendo will go under if he doesn't leave.

Wow, this the biggest load of garbage I've ever read. I seriously hope you're trolling... else I'm going to have to start doubting the future of humanity.

 

[nessokman]

Wow, this the biggest load of garbage I've ever read. I seriously hope you're trolling... else I'm going to have to start doubting the future of humanity.

The Wii u is a failure, the Wii only got by on Wii fit and motion controls. Nintendo's systems at inferior to Sony in nearly every way. Believe it or not, every game genre that nintendo has is also on Playstation, nintendo doesn't have anything going for Wii u.


Nintendo's handhelds are the only thing they have going for them at the moment. Can't wait for iwata to sink nintendo deeper to the point of going 3rd party

 

[CroonerMike]

The Wii u is a failure, the Wii only got by on Wii fit and motion controls. Nintendo's systems at inferior to Sony in nearly every way. Believe it or not, every game genre that nintendo has is also on Playstation, nintendo doesn't have anything going for Wii u.


Nintendo's handhelds are the only thing they have going for them at the moment. Can't wait for iwata to sink nintendo deeper to the point of going 3rd party

Yes, the Wii U is a total failure. That's why it's still selling.

 

[---]

If you guys are going to argue about the Wii U, please take it here.

Also is this thread needed? The possible Direct the article refers to hasn't even been announced yet. The hype train will come soon enough.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I need some indifference boosters because I keep getting excited about any slight possibility like this.

 

[Muster]

The 3ds is a failure, the ds only got by on mario kart and nsmb. Nintendo's systems are inferior to Sony in nearly every way. Believe it or not, every game genre that nintendo has is also on Vita, nintendo doesn't have anything going for 3ds.

Funny, a year or two ago, arguments looked just like this. Now look at the 3ds.

 

[King K.Smasher]

Honestly can't tell if this guy is trolling or not xD

 

[nessokman]

Funny, a year or two ago, arguments looked just like this. Now look at the 3ds.

The thing is,3ds picked up after a year. Also it didn't have competition outside the vita. It managed to get 1st and 3rd party support, Wii u has no 3rd party, and the ps4 is already about to pass it

 

[Muster]

The thing is,3ds picked up after a year. Also it didn't have competition outside the vita. It managed to get 1st and 3rd party support, Wii u has no 3rd party, and the ps4 is already about to pass it

The wii u still outsold the xbox, and numbers are only going to increase from now on due to the console now being available in china. Not to mention high profile titles like mario kart, zelda, and smash bros aren't even out yet. Once Wii U gets some really good exclusives (outside of 3d world) and fails even after those game, then you can call it a failure.

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

Hey guys, cool it on the flaming and trolling. As --- mentioned, please discuss about the Wii U in the thread he posted. That's not to say Wii U is forbidden here but please keep violate topics or commentary out of this thread.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I'm not really expecting anything big to be mentioned for this so-called press event. We might get some final updates regarding Tropical Freeze, but not much, if anything, regarding Smash Bros..

 

[Welshy91]

We might get some final updates regarding Tropical Freeze, but not much, if anything, regarding Smash Bros..

Every time we say that, we get something.

 

[Hippopotasauce]

Every time we say that, we get something.

If it's a major, world wide direct? Yeah, we'll get something. Every world wide direct we've gotten so far has had a character reveal. (Luigi, Sonic, Rosalina)
However, if it isn't world wide, then we won't be getting any news. The October direct, for example, didn't happen in Japan.

 

[D-idara]

The Wii u is a failure, the Wii only got by on Wii fit and motion controls. Nintendo's systems at inferior to Sony in nearly every way. Believe it or not, every game genre that nintendo has is also on Playstation, nintendo doesn't have anything going for Wii u.


Nintendo's handhelds are the only thing they have going for them at the moment. Can't wait for iwata to sink nintendo deeper to the point of going 3rd party

Nintendo's systems are superior because they play Nintendo games, plain and simple.

 

[nessokman]

Nintendo's systems are superior because they play Nintendo games, plain and simple.

Because only nintendo games matter, there totally isn't a huge selection of 3rd party games exclusive to playstation and xbox

 

[BlitznBurst]

Glorious PC gaming master race, *******

 

[κomıc]

It's interesting how people say Iwata needs to be fired, but it's because of him that Nintendo raked in the profits from 2006-2011 with DS and Wii. And even then, Nintendo turned a profit last year even with a struggling console that is Wii U. I don't think someone should lose their job just because of one mistake in regards to a console. Yeah, the 3DS had its first few months of struggles but Iwata had made sure that it would turn around and doing their new handheld right.

People fail to understand that Nintendo's always had issues with their home consoles since N64. Even when the Wii was a huge success, 3rd parties looked at it to make a quick buck by pushing out shovelware and crap games that don't make use of the Wiimote well. They wanted in on the action even though they have had a dismissive attitude with Wii. When they rolled out the "core" games, it was too little, too late. 2009 is when you saw the big publishers rolling out the core games people had wanted on Wii for a long time. 3 years too late. Those people already moved on to the other competing consoles. And thus, 3rd parties blamed Nintendo when it was Nintendo and the very few 3rd parties making fantastic games and making use of limitations and just creating a great product. You can't have your Cake and your pie.

Wii U is a brilliant concept that unfortunately looks like its life will be cut short. The poor decisions and neglect, not only by 3rd parties but even Nintendo is astonishing. Nintendo royally screwed up with the Wii U (advertising, drought, not rallying 3rd parties as much as they should) and I hope they learn from this here on out. The DS was always the best platform to get your Nintendo games among other great hits and so it made the 3DS a more appealing brand than the Wii did to Wii U.

Again, Iwata should not be fired. I just think he needs to really do some more research and figure out a way to the make their home consoles the best it can be just as they have made their handhelds.

Mario 3D Land did not save the 3DS. It was that and Mario Kart 7 a month after. I think things could have been a bit more different had MK8 released in December for Wii U.

 

[Ben Holt]

I hope it's a BIG reveal (Ridley pun)!

 

[Ryan.]

Ooh thanks for the info! Hyped now, hope we get some Smash related news.

 

[PadWarrior]

Where is it confirmed that Nintendo is actually doing something? I saw this same thing posted on NeoGaf and the guy doing the tweet said he did not mention Nintendo in any way.

 

[Johnknight1]

If its the anniversary, then they gotta celebrate it with SOME-thing, outside of the obligatory "Thank you for your love and support over the last 15 years."

"Here's the characters that have been in all the games since 1999."



That would be amazing.

Plus, it would shut the Jigglypuff-hating scrubs up, who apparently don't know what Smash 64 or Melee Jigglypuff is.

 

[8-peacock-8]

"Here's the characters that have been in all the games since 1999."



That would be amazing.

Plus, it would shut the Jigglypuff-hating scrubs up, who apparently don't know what Smash 64 or Melee Jigglypuff is.

I want this to be a thing.

 

[mygamecube]

I'm really not expecting anything Smash Bros. related. Maybe a release date for Mario Kart 8 finally.

 

[soviet prince]

I just want a smash release date

 

[Inawordyes]

The 15-year anniversary for Smash is close to the end of the month, when this supposed Direct would be, and Smash has received mention and a confirmation of something new (or old; but you know what I mean, haha) in every Direct since Luigi's reveal, if not since it's official unveiling at E3. So to believe that we'd be getting nothing SM4SH-related and expecting nothing SM4SH-related is kinda asinine, in my opinion.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

The 15-year anniversary for Smash is close to the end of the month, when this supposed Direct would be, and Smash has received mention and a confirmation of something new (or old; but you know what I mean, haha) in every Direct since Luigi's reveal, if not since it's official unveiling at E3. So to believe that we'd be getting nothing SM4SH-related and expecting nothing SM4SH-related is kinda asinine, in my opinion.

There wasn't anything Smash related in the November Direct.

 

[Maha Ishaq]

Last year, Nintendo dropped megatons, with a sublime Nintendo direct revealing mega title such as Monolith Soft’s X, Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei, Yoshi’s Epic Yarn and Wind Waker HD. Many fans are waiting for another covenant Nintendo direct at the same scale of last January’s.

 

[-TAG-]

Smash Bros 4 news would be great to hear, maybe a planned release date will be announced or another character announcement, then again i'm sounding too wishful here. But here's hoping they tell us when Pokemon Bank is releasing as well.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Last year, Nintendo dropped megatons, with a sublime Nintendo direct revealing mega title such as Monolith Soft’s X, Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei, Yoshi’s Epic Yarn and Wind Waker HD. Many fans are waiting for another covenant Nintendo direct at the same scale of last January’s.

So Nintendo's showing Halo

 

[Fatmanonice]

Ui hope it is iwata admitting that he is a cancer to nintendo and is resigning. Then we get a new CEO who is qualified to run a business as big as nintendo.

Stay classy, young padawan.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

??? I never said I hope he gets cancer. Iwata is killing nintendo, all this recent decline and failure of the Wii u is his fault. Nintendo will go under if he doesn't leave.

I could say the same bout anyone. The failiure of Wii U is people not buying. Alot of people wouldve liked to but dont have the money.

Also, if you like Sony so much, go over to there forums and ***** about Nintendo. They'll listen. We won't.

And please. There as several 3rd Party titles on the Wii U. May not be an overload, but saying thre are none is false.

 

[Starphoenix]

It's interesting how people say Iwata needs to be fired, but it's because of him that Nintendo raked in the profits from 2006-2011 with DS and Wii. And even then, Nintendo turned a profit last year even with a struggling console that is Wii U. I don't think someone should lose their job just because of one mistake in regards to a console. Yeah, the 3DS had its first few months of struggles but Iwata had made sure that it would turn around and doing their new handheld right.

People fail to understand that Nintendo's always had issues with their home consoles since N64. Even when the Wii was a huge success, 3rd parties looked at it to make a quick buck by pushing out shovelware and crap games that don't make use of the Wiimote well. They wanted in on the action even though they have had a dismissive attitude with Wii. When they rolled out the "core" games, it was too little, too late. 2009 is when you saw the big publishers rolling out the core games people had wanted on Wii for a long time. 3 years too late. Those people already moved on to the other competing consoles. And thus, 3rd parties blamed Nintendo when it was Nintendo and the very few 3rd parties making fantastic games and making use of limitations and just creating a great product. You can't have your Cake and your pie.

Wii U is a brilliant concept that unfortunately looks like its life will be cut short. The poor decisions and neglect, not only by 3rd parties but even Nintendo is astonishing. Nintendo royally screwed up with the Wii U (advertising, drought, not rallying 3rd parties as much as they should) and I hope they learn from this here on out. The DS was always the best platform to get your Nintendo games among other great hits and so it made the 3DS a more appealing brand than the Wii did to Wii U.

Again, Iwata should not be fired. I just think he needs to really do some more research and figure out a way to the make their home consoles the best it can be just as they have made their handhelds.

Mario 3D Land did not save the 3DS. It was that and Mario Kart 7 a month after. I think things could have been a bit more different had MK8 released in December for Wii U.

Problem is, knowing the Wii was an aberration given their history in the console market, Iwata did nothing to prepare the Wii U from avoiding the same fate as the Gamecube and N64. Despite all of his protests and promises of learning from their mistakes -- never mind the fact they faced the same issue a year prior with the 3DS -- the Wii U has fallen into the same problems plaguing its predecessors. Iwata is a great creative mind and has done a lot to help develop Nintendo's internal studios, but in the realm of business he has absolutely mismanaged their home console strategy; and Nintendo does not have the luxury of there only being one other competitor like with the Vita and 3DS, but they have to contend with both Microsoft and Sony. None of this means Iwata should be fired, only that he should be placed back into a Miyamoto role while someone with a savvier and progressive view of the tech industry tries to steer their home console strategy back on course -- which, by the way, doesn't mean trying to become Sony or Microsoft lite.

 

[Fatmanonice]

The 15th anniversary is next Tuesday and that will be around the time Nintendo typically does a Nintendo Direct during the month anyways so there's a decent chance something will be shown. I doubt it will be onto scale with something like a new trailer though.

 

[Z25]

So apparently the conference is non nintendo . Still hoping for sandbag on the 31st though

 

[Morbi]

So apparently the conference is non nintendo . Still hoping for sandbag on the 31st though

What do you mean the conference is "non-Nintendo"?

I could say the same bout anyone. The failiure of Wii U is people not buying. Alot of people wouldve liked to but dont have the money.

Also, if you like Sony so much, go over to there forums and ***** about Nintendo. They'll listen. We won't.

And please. There as several 3rd Party titles on the Wii U. May not be an overload, but saying thre are none is false.

Apparently people have money for the PS4 and Xbox One... which are more expensive than the Wii U.

Smash Bros 4 news would be great to hear, maybe a planned release date will be announced or another character announcement, then again i'm sounding too wishful here. But here's hoping they tell us when Pokemon Bank is releasing as well.

Pokemon Bank... Smash 15th year anniversary... hmmm?

 

[PeachSherbet]

Smash Bros 4 news would be great to hear, maybe a planned release date will be announced or another character announcement, then again i'm sounding wishful.

It is the release date. Get hyped!