:lol Far from it actually. The Wii U is doing poorly, yes (which is sad, EASILY the best console this generation thus far) but Amiibos are making a killing as is they're handheld platforms. Of the three big players Nintendo is actually doing the best. Sony, as a company, is in dire straights. PS4 is doing very well but it can't hold up that ship by itself. Microsoft has indicated that XB1 might be their last system, playing with selling the XB division off. The only one who's full steam ahead, and has LOADS of money in the bank is Nintendo. They easily have the best IP's in the business and their funds are such that they could take a big hit on the Wii U AND their next few consoles and still be in the game.
MS should let Nintendo take over the Xbox biz, best of both worlds.
I still maintain that if Nintendo stopped messing around and just came out with a powerful system with no forced gimmicks they'd win the war again. One console that gives you all the new multiplats as well as the most prominent IPs in the business? Game over. There would be no need for any other console.
Kinda. Lol. It's their intellectual property so they have every right to claim 100% If they wanted to. Still a dick move though.So they have the most money and now want to take more off the little people that are really already advertising them.That's corporate greed at its best. Disgusting.
I get that it's their property and understand 100%. What Nintendo fail to see is that they get free advertising from these videos.Its the same as Mr Lucas and any other company turning a blind eye to us making costumes and props. It keeps the franchises alive which eventually helps make them more profits.Id even go as far as saying that I'm sure alot of what people earn from YouTube advertising goes back into Nintendos pocket anyway. These people are fans and It's a D$&khead move by Nintendo with nothing more than greed propelling it. Nintendo are going to get huge backlash from this. I wonder if they remember the whole Xbox One drm incident. Even though they reversed their plans they lost my loyalty and I'm sure thousands of others over it.Its a loyalty and respect issue to me.
I get that it's their property and understand 100%. What Nintendo fail to see is that they get free advertising from these videos.Its the same as Mr Lucas and any other company turning a blind eye to us making costumes and props. It keeps the franchises alive which eventually helps make them more profits.Id even go as far as saying that I'm sure alot of what people earn from YouTube advertising goes back into Nintendos pocket anyway. These people are fans and It's a D$&khead move by Nintendo with nothing more than greed propelling it. Nintendo are going to get huge backlash from this. I wonder if they remember the whole Xbox One drm incident. Even though they reversed their plans they lost my loyalty and I'm sure thousands of others over it.Its a loyalty and respect issue to me.
Did he ever do Nintendo reviews? I don't recall any, I saw that video a while back saying he wouldn't do them but I thought he was just starting.
While I agree that youtube vids are free advertising for Nintendo I don't think this is a fair comparison. The real equivalent would be if Lucasfilm turned a blind eye to people posting up their films on youtube with say, a riff track. If the entire film is there they would most definitely take it down. Let's Play channels do show the entire game to their audience. With a Mario game this is harmless, there's no twist ending, we all know the story. With a Zelda game? Debatable. Some other games are almost movies in their own right so I totally understand the harm there.
I totally agree.
