Nintendo Riding the Mario Kart to Extinction

Half a billion dollars for a company whose new console flopped, and whose handheld gaming business is being systematically dismantled by Android and iOS.

The Wii U (rhymes with “peew”) was such an obvious stinker I called it a “desperate Hail Mary pass” way back in October of 2011, months before it was even released.

Back in January Nintendo admitted it was looking into new business models. Now would be the time to act — but the company steadfastly refuses to port its beloved titles to other systems.

It’s time for new management at Nintendo.