FF7 Writer: Nintendo Era Is Over

[duchaked]

I don't think Nintendo is going to fail because of Apple
not that I don't think Nintendo is a FAIL nowadays, frankly, but economically

 

[The DSM]

I wonder how much they got payed by Apple...

Big problem with the I-pad, it hurts to hold it for too long and you can only use it for prelonged periods of time.

Oh and it cant be used in public as its too big and will get get nicked.

Yeah I think Nintedo will win having powerhouses such as Zelda and Pokemon.

 

[OANST]

Do you think it's possible that you guys could start proof reading your articles before hitting the post button? There are more spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in this site's articles than there are on 4chan.

Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrect

I'm referring to the replacement of the word "threat" with the word "thread". This is why I chose the words proof read and not the words spell check.

We do proofread. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. Happens. Thanks for pointing it out

I get that things slip through the cracks. I get that. But at least two thirds of the articles I read on this site have errors that slip through the cracks. You can assume that I'm exaggerating if you want, but I'm not.

 

[manythings]

Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrect

3D gaming just doesn't sound good to me, I bet it destroys immersion rather than enhancing it.

 

[NickCaligo42]

This man is an idiot. Why are we paying attention to what he said? So he wrote FF7. Whoop-dee-fucking-do. That gives him no authority when it comes to business projections.

Nintendo does have an enemy in Apple, but just like they always have, Nintendo will come out better for the competition. They did it with Sega, and they've only grown exponentially since then.

Agreed, though Sega wasn't nearly as successful as Apple is right now. Thing is, though, the iPad and iPhone are kind of a different market from the DS...

 

[Xanadu84]

I wouldn't dismiss this guy just yet. Nintendo is certainly far from dead, but it's planted a few seeds of its own downfall that might effect sales within a few console generations. As Apples handheld devices catch on more and more, it's that much easier to just stick with the platform that you already have, instead of buying an entirely new, specialty device. People like having one hand held device to rule them all. And on consoles, Wii has managed dominance due to its appeal to the casual crowd. Well, Sony and Microsoft are both starting to branch out to the casual crowd, while keeping there core gamers happy, and have better hardware, and far less shovelware to boot. Not to mention that as casual gamers dabble a bit more, and playing over the internet and downloadable content become more and more prevalent, other Consoles outshine Nintendo. I guess as long as they have Mario they will survive, but that doesn't prevent them from going the way of Sega. In a rapidly changing industry, as developers start to have to rely on design innovation instead of technical innovation, Japanese developers are a bit to stagnant. Odds are that Nintendo will eventually adapt, but just maybe Nintendo has the highest tower because they have moved the most Jenga blocks to the top.

 

[RJ Dalton]

FF7 Writer: Nintendo Era Is Over

But I have to take a bit of umbrage with the second half of that statement. Hey Mr. Kato, have you seen how well Nintendo's hardware has been selling this generation? It's not so much digging its own grave as it is lining its own bed - with hundred-dollar bills.

But what's been Nintendo's competition in hand helds? I haven't really seen anything from anyone else that could put a noticeable dent Nintendo's sales for hand held game systems. In that regard, hasn't Nintendo been more or less getting a free ride?
Not that the DS was bad (I haven't played it myself, so I can't say for sure, but most of my friends who have it say that it's at worst worth the money you spend on it), I just don't think anyone else offered reasonable competition.

 

[John Funk]

Do you think it's possible that you guys could start proof reading your articles before hitting the post button? There are more spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in this site's articles than there are on 4chan.

Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrect

I'm referring to the replacement of the word "threat" with the word "thread". This is why I chose the words proof read and not the words spell check.

We do proofread. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. Happens. Thanks for pointing it out

I get that things slip through the cracks. I get that. But at least two thirds of the articles I read on this site have errors that slip through the cracks. You can assume that I'm exaggerating if you want, but I'm not.

Frankly, you are. Just sayin'.

 

[Flying-Emu]

This man is an idiot. Why are we paying attention to what he said? So he wrote FF7. Whoop-dee-fucking-do. That gives him no authority when it comes to business projections.

Nintendo does have an enemy in Apple, but just like they always have, Nintendo will come out better for the competition. They did it with Sega, and they've only grown exponentially since then.

While you are right Emu that he isn't the expert to be making these calls what he does say have some credence. Never doubt the power of the apple cult or the mac life. Their penetration into the consumer side is once again the rhyming of history of Nintendo knowing their current base and Apple going past that Nintendo base and reaching that new demographic. The reason it is only working now is because of how accepted playing video games have become along with how easy it is to have access to video games.

Apple benefits because the adult gaming base now have those deep pockets they once didn't have in the 80's and 90's. Where people like myself are in our mid twenties or even as far as their early fourties have that disposable income to pay for such products and make a conversion to mac computers or even at the very least become 100% dependent on itunes for music, books and games all because they own an iphone or ipad whether by motivations of vanity or motivations of being "hip" without actually realizing what the iphone was going to become. We now have that money that we decide to waste towards paying for internet and email on our phones instead of using our phones to call people so paying that 600 bucks for an ipad is no problem now especially when the games one is buying only costs at most ten bucks.

Kids and even adults who have those DS are also still not encouraged to bring those handhelds to work or school. An Iphone or Ipad on the other hand is encouraged because one can pass it off as a "working" device due to its main capabilities. I remember that even bringing a DS to play on my break was discouraged while my co-workers would spend their working hours playing iphone games. That illusion of being productive gives employees and employers the ability to allow the iphone and ipad to exist within formal events where a handheld could not because it is a toy.

This will not however be some instant takeover but instead one of those slow conversions as even parents will decide to just give their kids an iphone instead of getting them a DS because it will be "easier" than buying a handheld.

I by no means am saying that there is no credence to his claim. But saying that the "Nintendo Era" is over less than six months after the iPad is released is folly. The iPad definitely has the potential to end Nintendo, but then again, so did Sony, Sega, and a number of other companies. If the pattern holds, Nintendo will find some clever way to draw the crowd back.

 

[TheDoomPenguin]

The dude wrote FFVII, which I think is proof enough he has the mentality of a high schooler at best. The iPad isn't a handheld gaming system. It's a luxury sub-laptop tablet. Totally different markets. How well the iPad does and how well the DS do have nothing to do with each other, anymore than the success of netbooks and the success of the DS do.

 

[Mister Benoit]

The only game on my phone that I can't get on my DS thats worth playing is Plants Vs Zombies, and thats available on PC.

Unless some huge revolution happens in gaming in the apt store I dunno.

Also I don't know about the ipad Or itouch but the iphone has an abysmal battery life.

 

[OANST]

Do you think it's possible that you guys could start proof reading your articles before hitting the post button? There are more spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in this site's articles than there are on 4chan.

Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrect

I'm referring to the replacement of the word "threat" with the word "thread". This is why I chose the words proof read and not the words spell check.

We do proofread. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. Happens. Thanks for pointing it out

I get that things slip through the cracks. I get that. But at least two thirds of the articles I read on this site have errors that slip through the cracks. You can assume that I'm exaggerating if you want, but I'm not.

Frankly, you are. Just sayin'.

Frankly, you have no idea how many or which articles that I read on this site, so your claim to the contrary is ludicrous at best. If you'd like more empirical data, then I will start tracking which articles I bother to read and which have spelling errors.

 

[Aura Guardian]

I don't think Nintendo is going to fail because of Apple
not that I don't think Nintendo is a FAIL nowadays, frankly, but economically

What's a FAIL?

 

[Mister Benoit]

The only game on my phone that I can't get on my DS thats worth playing is Plants Vs Zombies, and thats available on PC.

Unless some huge revolution happens in gaming in the apt store I dunno.

Also I don't know about the ipad Or itouch but the iphone has an abysmal battery life.


Lastly walking around with an ipad is like having a big sign in my hands that says rob me.

 

[LeonLethality]

That's rich. Apple beating Nintendo at Nintendo's own game.
Yeah I don't see that happening, the DS has sold so damn well and continues to sell. And with a new handheld on the way I only see Nintendo making even more money.

 

[Jaebird]

I'm a firm believer in that when the hypothetical gaming apocalypse happens, Nintendo will be the sole survivor. You may not see it anymore, but they still have their "Seal of Approval" in the form of the Nintendo logo. (It's under the "I", in very small font.)

 

[Quaidis]

I don't understand why he is complaining. Isn't ChronoTrigger still selling record amounts on the DS as a mere remake? There's no point calling shots against the guys that give you money.


I am also out of touch with the past generation. What else has this guy written besides three games over a decade ago? Is there a list? If so, I want to know what other games he could have made for the DS.

 

[John Funk]

Do you think it's possible that you guys could start proof reading your articles before hitting the post button? There are more spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in this site's articles than there are on 4chan.

Did you know that "handheld" is listed as a typo? Just because there's a red line under it doesn't mean it's incorrect

I'm referring to the replacement of the word "threat" with the word "thread". This is why I chose the words proof read and not the words spell check.

We do proofread. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. Happens. Thanks for pointing it out

I get that things slip through the cracks. I get that. But at least two thirds of the articles I read on this site have errors that slip through the cracks. You can assume that I'm exaggerating if you want, but I'm not.

Frankly, you are. Just sayin'.

Frankly, you have no idea how many or which articles that I read on this site, so your claim to the contrary is ludicrous at best. If you'd like more empirical data, then I will start tracking which articles I bother to read and which have spelling errors.

Be my guest. But I assure you, we do proofread pretty extensively. Not saying that things don't slip through the cracks every now and then - and please, bring them to our attention when they do - but suggesting otherwise is pretty insulting given that we pride ourselves on the strength of our editorial content, and are up in the Webbies alongside The New York Times, the New Yorker, and Wired for just that. So we must be doing SOMETHING right