Summary:
President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, recently held a strategy briefing discussion the future of Nintendo as a whole. A lot was discussed revolving the Wii U and its current problems. Iwata also revealed that he plans to expand Nintendo to the health market.
Reaction:
It is no surprise to me that Iwata is changing his strategy on marketing the Wii U. The gaming system is obviously not selling as much as its highly acclaimed predecessor. As an owner of a Wii U myself, I feel that Nintendo has failed to market the system to average consumers and the “hardcore gamer”. Some people claim that Nintendo is going to die or that the Wii U is going to flop, I find these claims to be quite absurd. Considering that Nintendo is a humongous company that is in fact doing quite well because of the 3DS, I find it hard that they will vanish anytime soon.
Connection:
There is no real connection between school and the economic well being of Nintendo, but I suppose that it could relate to the business class I had last year. In that class we discussed the different strategies on how to market certain products. This is the area in which I feel Nintendo has failed with the Wii U.
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How does the author use language to advance her point of view?
This article in particular was very informative and really didn't have a strong sense of opinion. Even so, there were some instances in which the author expressed her concern towards the company. “Perhaps the worst bit of news...the company expects to sell just 400,000 Wii U units” (Everts). This quote clearly demonstrates that the author actually cares about the well being of Nintendo. This author also seems to be happy with positive news, “On the plus side, Nintendo plans to release Mario Kart 8 in May, which should be welcome news to avid fans of the popular franchise” (Everts). These two quotes lead me to believe that the author actually cares about Nintendo and their problems.
Short Answer:
How does the author use language to advance her point of view?
This article in particular was very informative and really didn't have a strong sense of opinion. Even so, there were some instances in which the author expressed her concern towards the company. “Perhaps the worst bit of news...the company expects to sell just 400,000 Wii U units” (Everts). This quote clearly demonstrates that the author actually cares about the well being of Nintendo. This author also seems to be happy with positive news, “On the plus side, Nintendo plans to release Mario Kart 8 in May, which should be welcome news to avid fans of the popular franchise” (Everts). These two quotes lead me to believe that the author actually cares about Nintendo and their problems.
Worked Cited
Everts, Desiree. “Nintendo: Smartphones? Blech! It's all about the consoles.” CNN. Turner
Broadcasting System, 29 Jan. 2014. Web. 2 Jan. 2014. <http://news.cnet.com/
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Yohei, Yamashita. “Nintendo - WII U.” Photograph. Flickr. Yahoo, 8 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Feb.
2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/66035780@N00/8254457198>
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Yohei, Yamashita. “Nintendo - WII U.” Photograph. Flickr. Yahoo, 8 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Feb.
2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/66035780@N00/8254457198>
I really liked your blog it was very interesting. The only thing I would change would be that it's not very exciting. It is very professional, which is not bad it is just not very exciting to read. What made you want to write about Nintendo? How does this interest you? Good job I cant wait to see what you post next.
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