Nintendo Posts Yet Another Loss, Despite Mario Kart 8 203
redletterdave (2493036) writes Nintendo posted its third loss in four quarters on Wednesday. Even though Mario Kart 8, its big first-party game released in May, shipped more than 2.82 million copies by the end of June, the Mario-themed racing game was not enough to help Nintendo's struggling Wii U console perform in this particular quarter. The company said it lost $97 million between March and June. Nintendo shipped 510,000 units of the Wii U in the June quarter, bringing the total to 6.68 million consoles sold — it's a big jump from the 160,000 units it sold in the same quarter a year ago and a small improvement over the 310,000 units it sold in the March quarter. Still, the Wii U is still lagging behind the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, and Nintendo must also contend with mobile games available on Apple and Google's app stores, which cost but a fraction of a Nintendo game.
Good. Fuck Nintendo. (Score:1, Informative)
I bought a Wii U because I moved overseas and wanted a console. The entire concept of their "Virtual Console" is the biggest scam in the world. When they choose to bleed the few customers who still buy their products, the train's come off the rails and it's time to abandon all hope for the country. Bought some games on Wii Virtual Console? Oh I'm sorry that 25 year old copy of Mario has to be repurchased OR you can choose to pay $1.99. Didn't keep your Wii/Lost your SD Card? Even though we have record of your sale, there's nothing we can do. Oh you bought a $40 accessory for the Wii U, but you want to play a Wii Virtual Console game (because we haven't "ported" it?)? Too bad. Completely anti-consumer with the classic titles.
Re:I owned a WiiU for 1 month..... (Score:5, Informative)
I'd just like to point out the WiiU changed significantly after the launch. The procedure nowadays is:
1. Grab Tablet.
2. Press home, click game from menu (in *under one second* if it's one of your eight most recent picks or the disc in the drive - Even many smartphones are slower than that).
3. Modest load time (shorter than what it was at launch, comparing Nintendoland then versus Nintendoland now), and play.
Pointedly, Nintendo's quick-in element is something that the PS4 and XBox One cannot emulate (since it relies to no small part on the screen on the controller, which can turn on faster than most modern TVs).
That said, it's not like the PS4's short on good stuff either. Overpriced demo though it may be, Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is quite lovely.
Re:Here's an idea! (Score:4, Informative)