I really hope Nintendo can pull themselves out of this mess. I'm not the biggest Nintendo fan but they're still good for the industry. If you do the math they're selling just over a 100,000 units per month world wide which is absolutely terrible!

I know when the first video game crash was but when was the second? 

I really hope Nintendo can pull themselves out of this mess. I'm not the biggest Nintendo fan but they're still good for the industry. If you do the math they're selling just over a 100,000 units per month world wide which is absolutely terrible!

I know when the first video game crash was but when was the second? 

The Very first one ( by all accounts) was the transition from table top, single task games like scramble and astro wars to consoles so I read in RG! the second one is prolly the first one in most peoples minds.

If anyone could have caused a second video game crash, it would have been Nintendo. Look at Wii and DS... same situation as in the early 80ies. Very popular systems, but Nintendo let them be flooded with shovelware, msses of it, and no quality control. It was hard to even find the real DS games on shelves between all the low budget crap that would have been a browser game on PC.

The crash did not happen.

The WiiU fails to meet expectations because it lacks software, and because its gimmick with the tablet is not an instant hit with the non-gamers like both touch screen and motion control were; it is not as attractive an innovation.

I don't see how that would cause a crash though. It just means that Nintendo will after one generation with a very successful home console be back to third place in that regard. Without the concept to fascinate the masses like motion control the WiiU is just an outdated console in light of coming, far superior systems.

Nintendo's primary focus should be the 3DS.

The console market will be vitalized by PS4 and Durango, and they will probably both outsell the WiiU. There won't be a system like the PS2 again with gigantic sales, as many have moved to mobile gaming etc, but the market will be healthy for a few years again. I am nut sure another generation of consoles will follow after that though.

I really hope Nintendo can pull themselves out of this mess. I'm not the biggest Nintendo fan but they're still good for the industry. If you do the math they're selling just over a 100,000 units per month world wide which is absolutely terrible!

I know when the first video game crash was but when was the second?  :3:

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Ironic that the company that rescued video games from the first video game crash is now falling prey to its own crash.

If anyone could have caused a second video game crash, it would have been Nintendo. Look at Wii and DS... same situation as in the early 80ies. Very popular systems, but Nintendo let them be flooded with shovelware, msses of it, and no quality control. It was hard to even find the real DS games on shelves between all the low budget crap that would have been a browser game on PC.

The crash did not happen.

The WiiU fails to meet expectations because it lacks software, and because its gimmick with the tablet is not an instant hit with the non-gamers like both touch screen and motion control were; it is not as attractive an innovation.

I don't see how that would cause a crash though. It just means that Nintendo will after one generation with a very successful home console be back to third place in that regard. Without the concept to fascinate the masses like motion control the WiiU is just an outdated console in light of coming, far superior systems.

Nintendo's primary focus should be the 3DS.

The console market will be vitalized by PS4 and Durango, and they will probably both outsell the WiiU. There won't be a system like the PS2 again with gigantic sales, as many have moved to mobile gaming etc, but the market will be healthy for a few years again. I am nut sure another generation of consoles will follow after that though.

The Crash was my assertion, as Apple and Sony are actively bringing innovations out, like Nintendo, but the new products seem to be dying on their asses, added to that Microsoft loosing market share to them at the same time makes for a less vibrant scene. Not a bad thin in my Opinion, its all got a bit silly.

Wow those figures make some really grim reading for Nintendo!

3.45 million units worldwide is shocking. Especially when you take into account the Atari 7800 sold 3.8 million units in North America alone.

one word: Market saturation.

Ironic that the company that rescued video games from the first video game crash is now falling prey to its own crash.

Stop it, you're killing me! 

If anyone could have caused a second video game crash, it would have been Nintendo. Look at Wii and DS... same situation as in the early 80ies. Very popular systems, but Nintendo let them be flooded with shovelware, msses of it, and no quality control. It was hard to even find the real DS games on shelves between all the low budget crap that would have been a browser game on PC.

The crash did not happen.

The WiiU fails to meet expectations because it lacks software, and because its gimmick with the tablet is not an instant hit with the non-gamers like both touch screen and motion control were; it is not as attractive an innovation.

I don't see how that would cause a crash though. It just means that Nintendo will after one generation with a very successful home console be back to third place in that regard. Without the concept to fascinate the masses like motion control the WiiU is just an outdated console in light of coming, far superior systems.

Nintendo's primary focus should be the 3DS.

The console market will be vitalized by PS4 and Durango, and they will probably both outsell the WiiU. There won't be a system like the PS2 again with gigantic sales, as many have moved to mobile gaming etc, but the market will be healthy for a few years again. I am nut sure another generation of consoles will follow after that though.

Great post.

As for Apple, profits may be down but it's hardly the end of the world for them. They've gotten lazy in the past couple of years and the likes of Samsung have really got their act together. It's not beyond the realms of possibilty that Apple could wow the world with iPhone 6. If they don't then it'll have nothing to do with any industry crash due to market saturation. It'll have to do with the company having lost its way since Steve Jobs passed away.

As for Sony, PS Vita has been a commercial disaster of their own making. True, the market for dedicated handhelds may have shrunk in size due to the proliferation of iPhone and its clones, iPod touch and iPad and its clones but the success of the 3DS (30m units sold, afaik) goes to show plenty of people are willing to buy dedicated handhelds if the product is right.

Ironic that the company that rescued video games from the first video game crash is now falling prey to its own crash.

Stop it, you're killing me!  :4:

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I think Nintendo is seeing the writing on the wall by not have a major presentation at E3!

Link: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/gamenews.php?id=103395

They have also pulled out of attending Revival next month

They have also pulled out of attending Revival next month

Interesting. I wonder if they're laying off staff in marketing and trimming expenditure... at precisely the time they need to be spending more on marketing their struggling new console.