Riku Rose wrote:Axm wrote: Theirs room for both dedicated handhelds and smartphone games in the market. Enough room to say both can be around and make a profit. The only question is which will make more money faster and be more sustainable. Which is why Nintendo themselves have started making smartphone games aswell. They are being smart and covering their bases unlike Sony and MS which are sleeping on it imo.
I just don't see much point in handheld gaming anymore with mobile phones now being as powerful as they are. Sure the gamer crowd prefer buttons but the majority of games that require them I would rather play on the big screen anyway and the majority of people don't care about touchscreens. I don't see why if Nintendo went third party they couldn't release the likes of Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on iPhone/iPad. None of the games really require split second button presses which makes playing games like Sonic on your phone so clunky. How cool would it be to also have your phone automatically sync up with your Facebook like so many apps do so you can visit all your friends towns in Animal Crossing without having to use friend codes. Pokemon Go and Miitomo has shown there is great demand for Nintendo games on those devices, even more then on their own systems since virtually everyone has a smart device.
I also just can't see people in 2017 taking this NX out with them in public as it's an extra thing to carry around. Just over 10 years ago you'd occasionally see a kid in a shop on his DS while his parents shopped but now they're all playing on iPhones since parents already have them on them.
Ya but it's just like I said, Nintendo is being smart in developing for smart phones. Nobody can doubt that these days. That's not in question and they should definitely focus in high on it. Not just for the easy profit but as a matter of survival.
I just think the possible attraction in the NX as both a home and portable console will still make the option to take a separate device with you worth while. The console and portable device market still exists and makes a profit. Thus it can still be profitable if the games are there. If the games are shit obviously nobody will buy it.
And we all play our iOS/Android games outside but once you get home you and I both know we would rather play a console game instead. Nintendo is betting on the reverse effect of being able to take that "home console" with you. However the hell it will work. I think it's a smart move and really, the only viable strategy they have these days.