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superchunk on 17 January 2014
RolStoppable said:
I am praying for non-selfdestructive decisions.

Yeah, that statement does not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Hopefully it will be more of a hybrid type of device with further "smart" features...aimed at a lower cost hardware and excellent online/digital libraries.

Nintendo needs to keep 100% control of Nintendo, but hedging that on the back of say Android so it can also provide a lot more functionality and those same mobile games via their own hardware and eshop may be a good idea.



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Arcturus on 17 January 2014

Come on Nintendo, bring your catalog of NES and SNES games to my Android tablet! I would buy a bunch of games if they were reasonably priced.



Mr Khan on 17 January 2014
superchunk said:
RolStoppable said:
I am praying for non-selfdestructive decisions.

Yeah, that statement does not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Hopefully it will be more of a hybrid type of device with further "smart" features...aimed at a lower cost hardware and excellent online/digital libraries.

Nintendo needs to keep 100% control of Nintendo, but hedging that on the back of say Android so it can also provide a lot more functionality and those same mobile games via their own hardware and eshop may be a good idea.

Due to the high flexibility of droid, it would be an easy partnership while still retaining control where it counts (namely in hardware design). OS design is one of those places where Nintendo needs a leg up anyway, so it doesn't create a conflict with Nintendo's core strengths.



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BeElite on 17 January 2014
TheLastStarFighter said:
BeElite said:
DanneSandin said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
I think a Nintendo branded tablet is coming, that's been all but confirmed by some guy at Nintendo who leaked they were working on educational tablet software. I can see a Nintendo branded phone too. It would make a lot of sense to partner with an Android hardware maker and get a high-end unique product out quickly. They could do some serious damage in the iPad Mini market.

Then, develop a powerful home console that connects to the Nablet like Wii U does, but as an optional interface. The console itself would have a simple input device but lots of processing power.

I suggested something similar in a different thread: make a Nintablet that can function as the gamepad for Wii U, make a Wii U sku WITHOUT the gamepad for $200, so that you can use the Nintablet instead.

If they made a phone, would they create one themselves, or would they team up with someone? And who would that be? I won't lie, a NinSony phone with games from them both would be pretty cool.... IF the phone has buttons.


Come on add ons have a history of failure on consoles.  You want the to fail liek sega ?  Wiiu is already a screwd up eco sustem, tablet pro controller and maybe waggle???? wtf which is it.  Now a super wii pad... 

Why create a phone when you can release your software on Ios and android.... 

Because Nintendo gets about 65% of their revenue from hardware.  Educate yourself.

Great strategy given their wiiu sales, and even handheld sales are falling leaving them nothing to fall back on.  

Educate yourself on limited revenue streams and what happens when one fails.  

Ride it all the way to bankruptcy.



chris_wing on 17 January 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Can't wait for that wii music 2 announcement and anyone saying Nintendo going third party and isn't joking is an idiot.

I'm just going to address this one more time.  Nintendo isn't in the money loosing buisiness.  Just because Nintendo has more money now then Sega did when they were forced to go 3rd party doesn't mean that it's not in Nintendo's best interest to become a third party developer/publisher.  Nintendo mega fans react emotionally to the suggestion that Nintendo should or may be restructuring their buisiness to meet their only real goal, which is to make money.  Nintendo could continue to be in the hardware buisiness for the next 40 years, but is it worth the title of "hardware producer" to be loosing money in a modern world where the video game console is far from the only place to play video games.  When I bought my NES, SNES, and N64, those systems were my only access to video games.  Today devices that play video games are litterally (not actually litterally) falling out of our ears.

Anyways, thanks for calling me an idiot.

 

TheLastStarFighter said:

Because Nintendo gets about 65% of their revenue from hardware.  Educate yourself.

Um, are you guys going to tell him or should I?



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DanneSandin on 17 January 2014
superchunk said:
RolStoppable said:
I am praying for non-selfdestructive decisions.

Yeah, that statement does not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Hopefully it will be more of a hybrid type of device with further "smart" features...aimed at a lower cost hardware and excellent online/digital libraries.

Nintendo needs to keep 100% control of Nintendo, but hedging that on the back of say Android so it can also provide a lot more functionality and those same mobile games via their own hardware and eshop may be a good idea.

Bolded so much!!



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 17 January 2014
chris_wing said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Can't wait for that wii music 2 announcement and anyone saying Nintendo going third party and isn't joking is an idiot.

I'm just going to address this one more time.  Nintendo isn't in the money loosing buisiness.  Just because Nintendo has more money now then Sega did when they were forced to go 3rd party doesn't mean that it's not in Nintendo's best interest to become a third party developer/publisher.  Nintendo mega fans react emotionally to the suggestion that Nintendo should or may be restructuring their buisiness to meet their only real goal, which is to make money.  Nintendo could continue to be in the hardware buisiness for the next 40 years, but is it worth the title of "hardware producer" to be loosing money in a modern world where the video game console is far from the only place to play video games.  When I bought my NES, SNES, and N64, those systems were my only access to video games.  Today devices that play video games are litterally (not actually litterally) falling out of our ears.

Anyways, thanks for calling me an idiot.

 

 



Np... Idiot!

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chris_wing on 17 January 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
chris_wing said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Can't wait for that wii music 2 announcement and anyone saying Nintendo going third party and isn't joking is an idiot.

I'm just going to address this one more time.  Nintendo isn't in the money loosing buisiness.  Just because Nintendo has more money now then Sega did when they were forced to go 3rd party doesn't mean that it's not in Nintendo's best interest to become a third party developer/publisher.  Nintendo mega fans react emotionally to the suggestion that Nintendo should or may be restructuring their buisiness to meet their only real goal, which is to make money.  Nintendo could continue to be in the hardware buisiness for the next 40 years, but is it worth the title of "hardware producer" to be loosing money in a modern world where the video game console is far from the only place to play video games.  When I bought my NES, SNES, and N64, those systems were my only access to video games.  Today devices that play video games are litterally (not actually litterally) falling out of our ears.

Anyways, thanks for calling me an idiot.

 

 



Np... Idiot!

There is that illogical emotional reaction again, sigh.  Anyways, reported.



TheLastStarFighter on 17 January 2014
DanneSandin said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
I think a Nintendo branded tablet is coming, that's been all but confirmed by some guy at Nintendo who leaked they were working on educational tablet software. I can see a Nintendo branded phone too. It would make a lot of sense to partner with an Android hardware maker and get a high-end unique product out quickly. They could do some serious damage in the iPad Mini market.

Then, develop a powerful home console that connects to the Nablet like Wii U does, but as an optional interface. The console itself would have a simple input device but lots of processing power.

I suggested something similar in a different thread: make a Nintablet that can function as the gamepad for Wii U, make a Wii U sku WITHOUT the gamepad for $200, so that you can use the Nintablet instead.

If they made a phone, would they create one themselves, or would they team up with someone? And who would that be? I won't lie, a NinSony phone with games from them both would be pretty cool.... IF the phone has buttons.

I'm not really thinking about Wii U... I'm thinking about a new series of products.  I don't think you can seperate Wii U and the Gamepad successfully.  But a new system, sold as a hub with lots of processing power that could be used alone but enhanced with a Nablet and nPhone could work well.

As far as the nPhone, I think they would need a partnership with a proven phone provider of some kind for the phone aspects.  Samsung or LG or whoever.  The actual phone aspects are really pretty standard nowadays.  The Nablet they could probably do on their own using Android.  Some partners would really help, just focus on making the product look unique and get lots of cool software to support it.



Soundwave on 17 January 2014

To me, just my gut feeling is this may signal the end of the traditional Nintendo console, but it doesn't sound like they are willing to go third party or make smartphone games full blown either.

Perhaps a Cloud-based type service where you don't pay for any hardware or just a cheap $50 receiver or something and then you can order/stream Nintendo games? Something like that?

This sounds serious though, I don't think is just some minor modification to how Nintendo does things.