A finished letter to Nintendo.

[Muffins]

Yeah, we've gone through this before.

*sigh*

 

[Wellington2k]

"...that Nintendo is in a state of emergency and that the company may end up like Sega or worse."

You do know that Sega is doing fantastic over in Japan where they're based, right?

 

[The Catboy]

And Nintendo won't give a shit.
Seriously, they won't a single shit. They will most likely toss it in the trash and send some auto-reply message to make you feel better. Nintendo has been around for a very long time, they seriously don't care about your feelings.

 

[GalladeGuy]

Just because it is 3d does not mean it is bad. Metroid prime's puzzle solving and hidden objects are more clever than old Metroids. But I do kind of miss 2d.

I'm not saying they are bad. I've never played them before, but I'm not going to say "I won't play this because its 3D and 3D is bad."

 

[Yil]

And Nintendo won't give a shit.
Seriously, they won't a single shit. They will most likely toss it in the trash and send some auto-reply message to make you feel better. Nintendo has been around for a very long time, they seriously don't care about your feelings.

That means I need to become someone important enough for them to consider. Very well.

 

[Muffins]

And Nintendo won't give a shit.
Seriously, they won't a single shit. They will most likely toss it in the trash and send some auto-reply message to make you feel better. Nintendo has been around for a very long time, they seriously don't care about your feelings.

Indeed. Unless you're an investor or a company head, Nintendo won't do jack in response to a consumer letter.

They DO have a wonderful customer service department that responds excellently to hardware/software issues one might have though.

 

[Yil]

Indeed. Unless you're an investor or a company head, Nintendo won't do jack in response to a consumer letter.

They DO have a wonderful customer service department that responds excellently to hardware/software issues one might have though.

Then maybe I just need to become rich enough to be an investor, before it is too late.
Maybe we should just watch Nintendo die and put hope to steam.

 

[Muffins]

Good luck with that then.

 

[Yil]

Good luck with that then.

Or maybe give up hope on Nintendo and hope for the NX to fail if it does not suit my philosophy.

 

[RodrigoDavy]

One thing you might need to consider... Nintendo is a big company that has been around for a long time and has many intelligent and talented people. They know pretty well the situation they're in. And I'm pretty sure, even though they had their fair share of failures, that their moves are calculated.

I think Nintendo biggest problem is that they're too stubborn, they think that they understand about making software and hardware better than anyone else. They think that their brand is strong enough to justify most of their stupid behaviours. See the Gamecube era, they were too good to lower their licensing fees (which were way higher than Sony's), they were too good to allow second grade developers to make games for their platform (in a era when hits from smaller studios like GTA and Guitar Hero made tons of money on the PS2), they were in fact so good that they claimed internet on video games would never truly work, and thus, Nintendo is to this day lagging behind in this regard.

Now, does it mean Nintendo is unaware of their problems? Hell, no! They are well aware! The thing is how to convice the people who make the decisions to leave their pride behind and start fixing their mistakes? I am pretty sure there are many people on Nintendo that know better than anyone what actions Nintendo should make to rise to the top once again. If they didn't manage to change their company's fate yet, it's not going to be your letter that will open their eyes.

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It is not illogical to compare games released by Nintendo in 2015 to shadow the hedgehog.

The difference is that you're comparing a game that was supposed to be a flagship game for Sega and and revitalize the Sonic franchise with some Nintendo spinoffs games that no one cares about.

It's like saying the Mario franchise is ruined because Mario is Missing is just as bad as Castlevania 64

 

[Deleted User]

Nintendo is a company not a charity. You need to understand that they don't do things to appeal to a small group of fans, they do things to appeal to the mass market. Things like setting a small team to make a party game out of an IP isn't a decision to annoy fans it's a decision to earn money and appeal to families aka their main demographic.

You have to look at the big picture, think about how many of their purchases are hardcore fans verse how many are just casual people.

 

[Yil]

Nintendo is a company not a charity. You need to understand that they don't do things to appeal to a small group of fans, they do things to appeal to the mass market. Things like setting a small team to make a party game out of an IP isn't a decision to annoy fans it's a decision to earn money and appeal to families aka their main demographic.

You have to look at the big picture, think about how many of their purchases are hardcore fans verse how many are just casual people.

It is this small brand of people that make Wii u last to this day.
And I am just afraid this is where Nintendo is going and slowly lose innovation.

 

[Deleted User]

It is this small brand of people that make Wii u last to this day.

That isn't true though, if it were just the hardcore fans purchasing Nintendo products then the company would have caved in a long time ago. You really can't think outside your little box can you?

 

[Yil]

That isn't true though, if it were just the hardcore fans purchasing Nintendo products then the company would have caved in a long time ago. You really can't think outside your little box can you?

I am talking about just the wii u. 3ds was supporting Nintendo say until e3 2014.

 

[duffmmann]

It is not illogical to compare games released by Nintendo in 2015 to shadow the hedgehog.

Actually it is very illogical to try and make that comparison. I don't think you realize just how much money Nintendo has. SEGA was never on the same level of Nintendo in terms of overall money generated. When SEGA was on its last legs, they were down and out, they had very little money and their game was over as hardware creators. Even if Nintendo weren't pushing a profit, they would have to fail at an alarming rate for a few decades at this point to get to a place where they could no longer keep making hardware, frankly I just can't see it happening.

 

[Deleted User]

nothing relating to the tons of DLC and micro transaction ridden games coming out lately? i was pissed when i found out that streetpass Mii plaza got them.. still fucking pissed about that.. if i get a console or something I'd rather it not have built in micro transactions to the core system..

 

[NyaakoXD]

They're not going to die off that easily... They've been around since the 1800s and I'm pretty sure they've been through tougher situations. Also, Nintendo has saved up TONS of money in their bank throughout the years, so they're definitely going to keep living for a very long time.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/03/nintendo_reportedly_has_8128_billion_yen_in_the_bank
http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/

 

[Taleweaver]

I've got to admit the letter was written better than I feared it would be. It addresses your concerns in an honest and clear matter. Of course whether it will have an impact is at the very least up for debate, but it's certainly better than your previous letter.
Personally, I would make a note on their production chains as well: all other tech firms are at least attempting to negate or neutralise the shady practices that come with low-cost overseas production. Nintendo, on the other hand, would probably have their stuff produced by underage sex slaves in sweatshop prisons if they could find such facilities.

Oh, and...find a better ending. The contrast with the rest of the letter is so bad it's cringe worthy (wtf, dude? you can't both address someone as an equal peer a whole letter and then blatantly shift to "suck up"-modus).

 

[zoogie]

Ok, you probably need to take this a little less seriously for your own health. It's just a game company.

 

[Yil]

nothing relating to the tons of DLC and micro transaction ridden games coming out lately? i was pissed when i found out that streetpass Mii plaza got them.. still fucking pissed about that.. if i get a console or something I'd rather it not have built in micro transactions to the core system..

I forget about that, thanks.

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I've got to admit the letter was written better than I feared it would be. It addresses your concerns in an honest and clear matter. Of course whether it will have an impact is at the very least up for debate, but it's certainly better than your previous letter.
Personally, I would make a note on their production chains as well: all other tech firms are at least attempting to negate or neutralise the shady practices that come with low-cost overseas production. Nintendo, on the other hand, would probably have their stuff produced by underage sex slaves in sweatshop prisons if they could find such facilities.

Oh, and...find a better ending. The contrast with the rest of the letter is so bad it's cringe worthy (wtf, dude? you can't both address someone as an equal peer a whole letter and then blatantly shift to "suck up"-modus).

I think Japanese would not have any concern on abusing Chinese, Indians or other second to third world countries for their profit (if you know of the staff they did back then). That is why I am going to start pirating the nx once it is out. But Nintendo's is way more than just a company. Without video game we may never push quantum science to another level. I am slightly knowledgeable about mythical arts.
I will fix it for the better.