**The Fate of Nintendo: Are They Doomed?**

It's saying that Nintendo is doomed no trust me guys it's going to take a lot more than poor Wii U sales to make Nintendo as a strong company and as a strong household brand to die just like that. It takes a lot more than just poor Wii U sales Nintendo has a 3DS which as far as I'm concerned is actually doing very well nowadays they have some of the strongest franchises in gaming history from Mario to Donkey Kong to Zelda to newer franchises such as Pikmin.

Nintendo as a whole is an extremely strong brand and believe me when I say they are not going anywhere anytime soon. But speaking of going places, where do they go from here? Well obviously they have to start with pushing the Wii U more they have to get sales up that's pretty much an obvious factor you got to keep in mind but even with that said it goes further than that how is Nintendo as a company going to survive now like I said obviously they're going to push the Wii U more but what if for some reason the Wii U doesn't work out would they actually be able to push out another new console with more of a safe approach just a traditional controller better third party support and would customers actually buy it now.

Personally, yes I would because I personally support Nintendo as a company I've been there since the NES days I mean I love Nintendo so yes I would support them with a brand new console and a more simple approach but you know what I don't see Nintendo doing that anytime soon. The Wii U is barely one year old I mean this is just the beginning they have plenty of time plenty of resources and hopefully plenty of strategizing left to do so.

The Wii U is barely one year old I mean this is just the beginning they have plenty of time plenty of resources and hopefully plenty of strategizing left to do so Jacob hopefully that answers your question. It's pretty obvious this is a huge huge topic and it's and it goes far far beyond about just talking about the Wii U and sales there's a lot more to it than that but those are my thoughts I mean I do like the Wii U I just hope it becomes more of a success over time I don't see it competing with the likes of the Xbox One or the PS4 I mean those two consoles are pretty much killing the Wii U in every aspect possible except for the game Library.

I got to say the Wii U's titles SE to be a little more interesting than what the Xbox One and the PS4 have to offer at least as of today but that will soon change when eventually more games come out such as Titanfall Halo 5 and eventually a GTA 5 Port SLS special edition cuz yes I do think that's going to happen at some point. But until then, I got to say Nintendo's offering is pretty strong they just have to do a better job at marketing it advertising it and just getting the word out about what the Wii U actually is and what it's capable of.

When a game like Super Smash Brothers comes out that game's going to kill it that game is going to sell like crazy. Okay so that's today's question and just like my previous ask a question videos things are no different with my YouTube Q&A videos which means yes you get another free audiobook head on over to David def franco.com / audible or Audi trial.com thecreative one personally I think my personal website is kind of an easier approach it's just easy to remember go there sign up it's completely free you get a 30-day trial of audible but even better you get a free audiobook of your choice and Audible has thousands upon thousands of free titles to choose from.

In relation to today's video, I am going to promote a little audible audiobook it's kind of a mouthful called Super Mario how Nintendo conquered America now it normally sells for $237 where that's 7 cents comes from him I don't know but either way it doesn't matter because it is yours for completely free again davidf franco.com audible that link is right below click that sign up and enjoy.

In case the title's AR obvious this audiobook basically describes Nintendo's a company and how they conquered America and how they took America by storm and introduced one of the most powerful brands of all time. Ranges from Mario and how they revolutionized gaming and much much more and guys I think you'll find it interesting and that's it.

Guys I really do hope you enjoy the audiobook and don't forget right below in the comments let me know where is Nintendo going as a company are they truly doomed or are people being a little too dramatic I really am interested in hearing your feedback. I mean this is a huge huge topic that I will be covering in future videos I can promise you that this is just the beginning it's going to be actually kind of fascinating and scary to follow so it should be interesting.

**Audiobook Information**

For those who are interested in listening to the audiobook "Super Mario how Nintendo conquered America", it is available for free on David Franco's website. The book normally sells for $237 but can be obtained for free with a 30-day trial of audible or Audible Trial.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everybody how are you David DeFranco here from David de franco.com ask yes you heard that correctly the ask a question forum is finally back but with a brand new name YouTube Q&A form which makes a lot more sense if you think about it now for those that aware this is basically a Q&A form for you guys to submit questions of which will eventually turn into questions for me to answer which turn into videos videos so it's basically a win-win for everyone which I think is pretty awesome and now to kick off things again today's first question with a YouTube Q&A Forum comes from Jacob one over at youtube.com/ Lish 019 oh and also I should have said this before it's an awesome way of getting views on your channel your website Twitter Facebook whatever whatever you use it's just an excellent way of getting exposure for yourself and Jacob says where is Nintendo as a company and with their cont conses okay so it's no secret unless you've been hiding under a rock Nintendo is kind of in trouble lately with the Wii U sales I mean just to put it simply the Wii U sales have pretty much sucked from day one I'm not going to deny that but I will say I love my Wii U it's an excellent console and it's gotten a lot better since last Christmas well by Last Christmas I mean Christmas 2012 it is a solid console Nintendo is just doing a terrible job at least in my opinion at marketing it and telling other people and potential customers what the Wii U actually is I've actually had people say wait wait wait wait wait the Wii U is a new console I thought it was just the current Wii but with some kind of add-on accessory yes I've actually had people say that to me and then of course there's others who say what the heck is a Wii U what does it do why do I need it as a gamer and honestly I really cannot blame these people for asking that the only reason I know what it is and the only reason you most likely know what it is is because we live in breathe technology we live and breathe gaming but for the casual gamers out there I quote that word for a reason I don't like labels I made a video on that in the past view it if you want but for the casual gamers out there they might need Nintendo to Market it better to let them know exactly what the Wii U does but still even then is that enough to make the Wii U a success maybe I mean like any console out there it comes down to the games and like I said Nintendo has gotten a lot better since Christmas 2012 not only do we have Super Mario 3D World which is actually one of my favorite Mario games of all time seriously such a freaking phenomenal game if you haven't played it yet please do so we have that we have the wind wigger HD we have Pikman 3 we have the new Super Smash Brothers coming very soon I think in this summer we have the new Mario Kart game coming we have a new Zelda game pretty much confirmed we have the new Donkey Kong Country game okay so you probably recognize the trend here all those games I mentioned are first party franchises by Nintendo themselves and that's exactly why I think Nintendo is a strong brand and they're far far far from being dead I quote dead because I'm always seeing people on forums and Twitter and whatever saying Nintendo is doomed no trust me guys it's going to take a lot more than poor Wii U sales to make Nintendo as a strong company and as a strong household brand to die just like that it takes a lot more than just poor Wii U sales Nintendo has a 3DS which as far as I'm concerned is actually doing very well nowadays they have some of the strongest franchises in gaming history from Mario to Donkey Kong to Zelda to newer franchises such as Pikmin Nintendo as a whole is an extremely strong brand and believe me when I say they not going anywhere anytime soon but speaking of going places where do they go from here well obviously they have to start with pushing the Wii U more they have to get sales up that's pretty much an obvious Factor you got to keep in mind but even with that said it goes further than that how is Nintendo as a company going to survive now like I said obviously they're going to push the Wii U more but what if for some reason the Wii U doesn't work out would they actually be able to to push out another new console with more of a safe approach just a traditional controller better third party support and would customers actually buy it now me personally yes I would because I personally support Nintendo as a company I've been there since the NES days I mean I love Nintendo so yes I would support them with a brand new console and a more simple approach but you know what I don't see Nintendo doing that anytime soon the Wii U is barely oneyear old I mean this is just the beginning they have plenty of time plenty of resources and hopefully plenty of strategizing left to do so Jacob hopefully that answers your question I mean it's pretty obvious this is a huge huge topic and it's and it goes far far beyond about just talking about the Wii U and sales there's a lot more to it than that but those are my thoughts I mean I do like the Wii U I just hope it becomes more of a success over time I don't see it competing with the liks of the Xbox One or the PS4 I mean those two consoles Arlo are pretty much killing the Wii U in every aspect possible except for the game Library I got to say the Wii U's titles SE to be a little more interesting than what the Xbox One and the PS4 have to offer at least as of today but that will soon change when eventually more games come out such as Titanfall Halo 5 and eventually a GTA 5 Port SLS special edition cuz yes I do think that's going to happen at some point but until then I got to say Nintendo's offering is pretty strong the they just have to do a better job at marketing it advertising it and just getting the word out about what the Wii U actually is and what it's capable of and let's be honest guys when a game like Super Smash Brothers comes out that game's going to kill it that game is going to sell like crazy okay so that's today's question and just like my previous ask a question videos things are no different with my YouTube Q&A videos which means yes you get another free audiobook head on over to David def franco.com / audible or Audi trial.com thecreative one personally I think my personal website is kind of an easier approach it's just easy to remember go there sign up it's completely free you get a 30-day trial of audible but even better you get a free audiobook of your choice and Audible has thousands upon thousands of free titles to choose from but in relation to today's video I am going to promote a little audible audio book it's kind of a mouthful called Super Mario how Nintendo conquered America now it normally sells for $237 where that's 7 cents comes from him I don't know but either way it doesn't matter because it is yours for completely free again davidf franco.com audible that link is right below click that sign up and enjoy and in case the title's AR obvious this audiobook basically describes Nintendo's a company and how they conquered America and how they took America by storm and introduced one of the most powerful brands of all time this ranges from Mario and how they revolutionized gaming and much much more and guys I think you'll find it interesting and that's it guys I really do hope you enjoy the audiobook and don't forget right below in the comments let me know where is Nintendo going as a company are they truly doomed or are people being a little too dramatic I really am interested in hearing your feedback I mean this is a huge huge topic that I will be covering in future videos I can promise you that this is just the beginning it's going to be actually kind of fascinating and scary to follow so it should be interesting so thank you guys so much for watching your support is amazing and I'll see you in tomorrow's video peacehello everybody how are you David DeFranco here from David de franco.com ask yes you heard that correctly the ask a question forum is finally back but with a brand new name YouTube Q&A form which makes a lot more sense if you think about it now for those that aware this is basically a Q&A form for you guys to submit questions of which will eventually turn into questions for me to answer which turn into videos videos so it's basically a win-win for everyone which I think is pretty awesome and now to kick off things again today's first question with a YouTube Q&A Forum comes from Jacob one over at youtube.com/ Lish 019 oh and also I should have said this before it's an awesome way of getting views on your channel your website Twitter Facebook whatever whatever you use it's just an excellent way of getting exposure for yourself and Jacob says where is Nintendo as a company and with their cont conses okay so it's no secret unless you've been hiding under a rock Nintendo is kind of in trouble lately with the Wii U sales I mean just to put it simply the Wii U sales have pretty much sucked from day one I'm not going to deny that but I will say I love my Wii U it's an excellent console and it's gotten a lot better since last Christmas well by Last Christmas I mean Christmas 2012 it is a solid console Nintendo is just doing a terrible job at least in my opinion at marketing it and telling other people and potential customers what the Wii U actually is I've actually had people say wait wait wait wait wait the Wii U is a new console I thought it was just the current Wii but with some kind of add-on accessory yes I've actually had people say that to me and then of course there's others who say what the heck is a Wii U what does it do why do I need it as a gamer and honestly I really cannot blame these people for asking that the only reason I know what it is and the only reason you most likely know what it is is because we live in breathe technology we live and breathe gaming but for the casual gamers out there I quote that word for a reason I don't like labels I made a video on that in the past view it if you want but for the casual gamers out there they might need Nintendo to Market it better to let them know exactly what the Wii U does but still even then is that enough to make the Wii U a success maybe I mean like any console out there it comes down to the games and like I said Nintendo has gotten a lot better since Christmas 2012 not only do we have Super Mario 3D World which is actually one of my favorite Mario games of all time seriously such a freaking phenomenal game if you haven't played it yet please do so we have that we have the wind wigger HD we have Pikman 3 we have the new Super Smash Brothers coming very soon I think in this summer we have the new Mario Kart game coming we have a new Zelda game pretty much confirmed we have the new Donkey Kong Country game okay so you probably recognize the trend here all those games I mentioned are first party franchises by Nintendo themselves and that's exactly why I think Nintendo is a strong brand and they're far far far from being dead I quote dead because I'm always seeing people on forums and Twitter and whatever saying Nintendo is doomed no trust me guys it's going to take a lot more than poor Wii U sales to make Nintendo as a strong company and as a strong household brand to die just like that it takes a lot more than just poor Wii U sales Nintendo has a 3DS which as far as I'm concerned is actually doing very well nowadays they have some of the strongest franchises in gaming history from Mario to Donkey Kong to Zelda to newer franchises such as Pikmin Nintendo as a whole is an extremely strong brand and believe me when I say they not going anywhere anytime soon but speaking of going places where do they go from here well obviously they have to start with pushing the Wii U more they have to get sales up that's pretty much an obvious Factor you got to keep in mind but even with that said it goes further than that how is Nintendo as a company going to survive now like I said obviously they're going to push the Wii U more but what if for some reason the Wii U doesn't work out would they actually be able to to push out another new console with more of a safe approach just a traditional controller better third party support and would customers actually buy it now me personally yes I would because I personally support Nintendo as a company I've been there since the NES days I mean I love Nintendo so yes I would support them with a brand new console and a more simple approach but you know what I don't see Nintendo doing that anytime soon the Wii U is barely oneyear old I mean this is just the beginning they have plenty of time plenty of resources and hopefully plenty of strategizing left to do so Jacob hopefully that answers your question I mean it's pretty obvious this is a huge huge topic and it's and it goes far far beyond about just talking about the Wii U and sales there's a lot more to it than that but those are my thoughts I mean I do like the Wii U I just hope it becomes more of a success over time I don't see it competing with the liks of the Xbox One or the PS4 I mean those two consoles Arlo are pretty much killing the Wii U in every aspect possible except for the game Library I got to say the Wii U's titles SE to be a little more interesting than what the Xbox One and the PS4 have to offer at least as of today but that will soon change when eventually more games come out such as Titanfall Halo 5 and eventually a GTA 5 Port SLS special edition cuz yes I do think that's going to happen at some point but until then I got to say Nintendo's offering is pretty strong the they just have to do a better job at marketing it advertising it and just getting the word out about what the Wii U actually is and what it's capable of and let's be honest guys when a game like Super Smash Brothers comes out that game's going to kill it that game is going to sell like crazy okay so that's today's question and just like my previous ask a question videos things are no different with my YouTube Q&A videos which means yes you get another free audiobook head on over to David def franco.com / audible or Audi trial.com thecreative one personally I think my personal website is kind of an easier approach it's just easy to remember go there sign up it's completely free you get a 30-day trial of audible but even better you get a free audiobook of your choice and Audible has thousands upon thousands of free titles to choose from but in relation to today's video I am going to promote a little audible audio book it's kind of a mouthful called Super Mario how Nintendo conquered America now it normally sells for $237 where that's 7 cents comes from him I don't know but either way it doesn't matter because it is yours for completely free again davidf franco.com audible that link is right below click that sign up and enjoy and in case the title's AR obvious this audiobook basically describes Nintendo's a company and how they conquered America and how they took America by storm and introduced one of the most powerful brands of all time this ranges from Mario and how they revolutionized gaming and much much more and guys I think you'll find it interesting and that's it guys I really do hope you enjoy the audiobook and don't forget right below in the comments let me know where is Nintendo going as a company are they truly doomed or are people being a little too dramatic I really am interested in hearing your feedback I mean this is a huge huge topic that I will be covering in future videos I can promise you that this is just the beginning it's going to be actually kind of fascinating and scary to follow so it should be interesting so thank you guys so much for watching your support is amazing and I'll see you in tomorrow's video peace\n"