iPhone has a much bigger user base then the Android system. Give it a year or maybe two and you'll have the big G getting a market share big enough to move a serious amount of cash.
til then, the Android market is a minority where you'll only expect to sell a few thousand games for tops. Very similar to iPhone's early days no?
Gameloft sucks. I tried Asphalt Urban and it was absolutely horrible. I've watched the series evolve over time and I'm still not impressed. Good riddance I says.
As far as the Android Platform is concerned. Android is the future. Period. It's what WinMo should have been. All we need for Android is better hardware and we're getting that with HTC Hero, the Droid and if Sony can get a clue and stop previewing handsets months before they're ready for primetime....the Xperia X10. Cut support if you want developers, I wouldn't be surprised if you're back in 6 months to the year.
Drat. I liked her. Her responses on IGNs "Nintendo Minute" were more direct than one would normally expect from the normally reserved company and its executives.
"and we look forward to continuing to deliver great Nintendo experiences to people of all ages as we head into this holiday season".
Cammy Dunaway is now an insensitive jerk.
Any time an executive staff member leaves a company, there is a real danger of the stock price taking a hit because analysts and investors tend to freak out about that kind of stuff ("Why did she leave? Is she losing confidence in the business? Should I sell?"). So you will ALWAYS see a company rep say something to the effect of "we are still shipping products, everything is great, nothing's changing, business is still growing, etc.". They have to say that to reassure Wall Street that everything is still ok.
Yes, it's spin, but it's the kind of spin that can save a company millions of dollars.
@Knoxximus ver. 5.66: If Kotaku had an editor, this press release could have looked like this...
Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, Cammie "Smile Machine" Dunaway has made a personal decision to spend more time with her family. We wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life." <<<
Too bad such a fantasy editor doesn't exist in real life. Just imagine what they could do with Tim Rogers' verbal diarrhea. ;-p
Is that picture a nod to the vocation he'd rather do?
Okay, that was nasty.
Hey! I admire the guy's honesty. If your heart isn't in making a game, then it'll show in the final product. It seems pointless to invest so much time into something your heart isn't into. But unfortunately, sometimes you have to to make a living. I hope he ends up doing something he can put his heart into wholeheartedly and enjoy. And who knows! Maybe he'll have that passion to make another game again somewhere down the line.
I'd much rather see a chart of the total sales dollars or the total number of games shown, rather than this year-over-year chart. But that's just me as an analyst speaking. #retail
What I see is that the market got a huge boost in '07, due to the Wii and PS3 joining the 360. The dip in holiday '07 is expected because they launched holiday '06. Continued growth through '08 was strong, but we see some market saturation, which is expected (no new hardware). '09 is the only year with decline, and this is predominantly due to the recession. So what is with all the doom and gloom? The industry is still doing better than it was in '07, which was a remarkable record-breaking year, so I don't see the problem. If we come out of the recession, and the games industry is still shrinking, then there is a problem.
I think this graph is more useful to investors; growth is not the same as profits, and investors are more interested in growth. #retail
So this chart is showing constant growth up 'til the end, but is on a decline? That's not very effective at conveying information. Most people who need to look at a charts for information aren't exactly the deductive type. #retail
11/21/09
iPhone has a much bigger user base then the Android system. Give it a year or maybe two and you'll have the big G getting a market share big enough to move a serious amount of cash.
til then, the Android market is a minority where you'll only expect to sell a few thousand games for tops. Very similar to iPhone's early days no?
11/21/09
As far as the Android Platform is concerned. Android is the future. Period. It's what WinMo should have been. All we need for Android is better hardware and we're getting that with HTC Hero, the Droid and if Sony can get a clue and stop previewing handsets months before they're ready for primetime....the Xperia X10. Cut support if you want developers, I wouldn't be surprised if you're back in 6 months to the year.
11/20/09
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11/20/09
(Bring back Perrin!)
11/21/09
Indeed. Perrin was amazing. <3
11/20/09
Cammy Dunaway is now an insensitive jerk.
11/20/09
Guess she's the VP of Sales and Marketing for a reason though. XD
11/20/09
#speakup
11/20/09
Any time an executive staff member leaves a company, there is a real danger of the stock price taking a hit because analysts and investors tend to freak out about that kind of stuff ("Why did she leave? Is she losing confidence in the business? Should I sell?"). So you will ALWAYS see a company rep say something to the effect of "we are still shipping products, everything is great, nothing's changing, business is still growing, etc.". They have to say that to reassure Wall Street that everything is still ok.
Yes, it's spin, but it's the kind of spin that can save a company millions of dollars.
11/20/09
#speakup
11/20/09
11/20/09
"Bye lady, we'll miss you! By the way, be on the lookout for Wii Mishmash Etc. coming this holiday season!"
Very respectful.
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11/20/09
Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, Cammie "Smile Machine" Dunaway has made a personal decision to spend more time with her family. We wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life." <<<
Too bad such a fantasy editor doesn't exist in real life. Just imagine what they could do with Tim Rogers' verbal diarrhea. ;-p
11/21/09
11/20/09
11/20/09
Okay, that was nasty.
Hey! I admire the guy's honesty. If your heart isn't in making a game, then it'll show in the final product. It seems pointless to invest so much time into something your heart isn't into. But unfortunately, sometimes you have to to make a living. I hope he ends up doing something he can put his heart into wholeheartedly and enjoy. And who knows! Maybe he'll have that passion to make another game again somewhere down the line.
11/16/09
11/16/09
I think this graph is more useful to investors; growth is not the same as profits, and investors are more interested in growth. #retail
11/16/09