Iwata: "we´re thinking about a new business structure"

[benji232]

pezus said:

benji232 said:

5) You just need to stop arguing without presenting any facts. Thank goodness that you're not in charge of any gaming company as big as Nintendo, because i'll tell you that much, they would be going down the shitter if you were in charge of them. I bet you didn't know that 65% of all of their revenues comes from selling hardware didn't you? Oh right! Your logic would mean that they would sell 5-10times more software on Xbox/PS to replace their lost revenues! That's brillant! So instead of selling 8-10M mario kart copies, you think they'd sell 50M! 

Indeed, calling people blind when you are encouraging them to do something even worse. If there is one person blind in this thread, it's definetly you. Present me some factual data other then "their hardware is shitz, controller is shitz" and then we can talk. 

Their current situation is not good with wiiU, however, the solution is most definetly not going third party. 

Where did you get the 65% number? I'll assume it's true.

Them dropping hardware development would decrease their revenue while potential for much higher software sales, as well as the reduced cost due to R&D, marketing etc. would increase their revenue. Besides, using percentages can be misleading. In WiiU's case, the hardware sales representing 65% of its revenue is still very little money.

From their financials. 

Like I said in my previous post, they would be losing royalties, sales from hardware and they would get less money per game sold. I highly doubt they would recover all that revenue lost. Also, I agree with you, it would reduce the overall cost. However, not nearly enough to recoup all that profit that they could be potentially making. Unless they downsize considerably. 

Put it that way, Nintendo would have way less potential profits by only publishing games then by selling hardware+ selling games. Obviously, as I said multiple times, the situation of the wiiU is not ideal (assuming it stays at that level base for the reminder of it's life time). However, completely quitting hardware would be a dumb decision. Also, i'd like to point out that publishing Nintendo games on other people consoles would hurt their handheld business aswell. 

Too many cons vs so few pros.