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I think on the Wii U side I'd be working darned hard on coming up with the next Wii Sports / Fit / etc. and I don't mean sequels, I mean the next big casual thing that will make casuals drop their iPhones or whatever it is they are supposedly doing nowadays instead of buying game consoles. Everyone got mad when Nintendo catered to the casuals with the Wii, but I think it was an important step forward and a huge one for Nintendo.
I'd also take Retro or someone and put them on some killer "core" title. As much as saying that makes me cringe. But I'm a CEO now, I have shareholders to answer to. Something that makes all of the people drooling over Watch Dogs and such actually take a look at Nintendo. Although I think that these people will be a hard sell whatever the case, unless Nintendo gets the price down enough that they can reasonably think of going OrbiiU or DUrango. Yes I coined those two terms right now, brilliant, huh?
On the 3DS side, I dunno. Is it really in that much trouble? The Vita is basically done for, so the real competition is what, smartphones? I guess just work on the digital side of things a bit more then. Create a better eShop from a user-friendly point of view, for one. And work on the next big casual title there too. And then push it.
Ah, push it Ah, push it
Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby
Get up on this!
Ow! Baby! Salt and Pepa's here!
[Now wait a minute, y'all This dance ain't for everybody Only the sexy people So all you fly mothers, get on out there and dance Dance, I said!]
Salt and Pepa's here, and we're in effect Want you to push it, babe Coolin' by day then at night working up a sweat C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know How to become number one in a hot party show Now push it
Ah, push it - push it good Ah, push it - push it real good Ah, push it - push it good Ah, push it - p-push it real good
Hey! Ow! Push it good!
Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby
Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop Yeah, you come here, gimme a kiss Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed Can't you hear the music's pumpin' hard like I wish you would? Now push it
Push it good P-push it real good
Ah, push it Get up on this!
Boy, you really got me going You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Ah, push it |
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I shall take my turn.
General: Buy WayForward, maybe Platinum Games. Localize Zangeki No Reginleiv. Imprison Reggie.
Wii U: Start doin' some serious wheelin' & dealin' behind the scenes re: third-parties, similar to MS with the Kinect. Make tons of "Better on Wii U" type deals while that sort of thing is still possible. But not by bankrolling ports like a sap. More with marketing/co-marketing deals. Also, undercut the licensing fees on the other consoles and possibly go for some key timed exclusives. Focus on genres that Nintendo systems are generally deficient in. Make a crazy-ass Wario Ware game that leverages the Wablet, Wii U Sports, and possibly Wii Motor Sports. Advertise them well! BRING BACK ROLL-O-RAMA AND NINTENDO PUZZLE COLLECTION.
Also make some second-party type deals with good devs. Specifically, an exclusive, online TimeSplitters 4 from the remains of Free Radical (at Crytek).
WiiUWare: Actively pursue promising Indies, secure exclusives, sweeten the licensing agreement where necessary. DONKEY KONG CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION w/ level sharing features.
3DS: WayForward on a 2D Kid Icarus title. Focus on localizing Japanese games, by whatever means necessary (like downloadable-only). Work with Atlus, XSeed, NIS.
3DSWare: More Nintendo stuff! Intelligent Systems, NST, Q-Games, etc. (Probably already happening.) Also, pay any amount for Spelunky port.
Off the top of my head. I might revise or add to it later. |
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Steer them through?
I think maybe get some billboards up, get some awesome TV spots, something outside of Nintendo Directs, maybe get a celebrity fan (someone that isn't The Biebs), maybe get some awesome EXCLUSIVES and not allow them to get snaked by other systems. More things that can only be found on Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. And then push it.
Ah, push it Ah, push it
Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby
Get up on this!
Ow! Baby! Salt and Pepa's here!
[Now wait a minute, y'all This dance ain't for everybody Only the sexy people So all you fly mothers, get on out there and dance Dance, I said!]
Salt and Pepa's here, and we're in effect Want you to push it, babe Coolin' by day then at night working up a sweat C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know How to become number one in a hot party show Now push it
Ah, push it - push it good Ah, push it - push it real good Ah, push it - push it good Ah, push it - p-push it real good
Hey! Ow! Push it good!
Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby Oooh, baby, baby Baby, baby
Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop Yeah, you come here, gimme a kiss Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed Can't you hear the music's pumpin' hard like I wish you would? Now push it
Push it good P-push it real good
Ah, push it Get up on this!
Boy, you really got me going You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Ah, push it |
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I would have Mario Kart U ready for November, plus one other big game for October [my gut tells me this is going to be Wii Sports U, but with a unique theme a la Resort], with Wind Waker HD in September, and confirm Super Mario Universe for early 2014, with Smash Bros dojo starting up this fall, for a fall 2014 release date. Build dat hype.
It's all about the games.
Edit: oh yeah, and advertise the damn thing. Show what it's all about, in a clear way: off-TV play, Miiverse, async multi, Mario, etc... |
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There's a storm coming?
I dunno, I guess I see it differently. I kind of see there's a storm now (or anti-storm, as there is a serious drought) and then we're going to get Pikmin 3, Mario Kart Wii U, Wii Party, Wind Waker HD and who knows what else now that Nintendo appears to be further down this "We'll announce things randomly when we FEELS like it" kick.
I guess having lived through the tail end of the N64 and Gamecube days, I don't see any real trouble coming for the Wii U. It will get great first party games, a handful of incredible no-where-else third party stuff (like Wonderful 101 which it my most-wanted on any system besides Pikmin 3) and the Sony/MS campers will throw rocks at it and laugh at Nintendo fans (while missing out on great games) just like always. Same old same old, no need to really change course.
Of course I don't play like I used to, so I'm sure it's a much bigger deal for other folks. (Maybe why I shouldn't be CEO for Nintendo, ha ha.) |
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