thismeintiel said:
zorg1000 said:
How did having the combined support of 3DS & Wii U work out for Wii U? I hope you realize how your post makes no sense in response to what I said.
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Yes, 3DS and Wii U's libraries weren't shared, though quite a few of the larger indies and Nintendo games got either ports to both systems or their own version. Still, I was more focusing on your statement that it was more important than getting ports of PS4/XBO games. Sorry, but that is not true. It is very imperative that NX gets strong 3rd party support. Otherwise, it'll become another Wii U. There just aren't enough die hard Nintendo fans out there to make the NX a success on Nintendo games alone.
Which really makes the HW specs, if the rumor is true, underwhelming. Sure, they are good for a HH, but this is supposed to be both a HH and a home console. Something that will probably be close to the Wii U in real world application isn't going to pull people away from the much more powerful PS4/XBO. If this is Nintendo's answer for next gen, it really needed to be more powerful. Of course, that would push the price up to a place where people aren't willing to pay, $249+. As it stands, if this is going to be a success it will definitely need to cheap. Probably under $180 cheap. I don't know if Nintendo is going to be able to do that given they couldn't make the Wii U HW profitable day one, even though it was using outdated HW. We shall see, though.
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Well your first sentance is very wrong, the vast majority of 3DS/Wii U games are exclusive to one or the other, only a small fraction are shared.
And my statement still stands, for Nintendo it is more important to have a device that can combine the 3DS & Wii U support than to simply get ports of PS/XB games.
You keep saying that 3rd party support is important but are ignoring the fact that when combined 3DS & Wii U have pretty strong 3rd party support, it just happens to be from Japanese, indie & family/kid friendly games rather than shooters/sports/open-world games that make up the bulk of PS4/XBO software sales.
You are right, this device likely wont pull people away from PS4/XBO, because that is not the goal. I believe it was you who earlier talked about how this device is meant to compete with iOS/Android and PS4/XBO at the same time but its actually the opposite. Such a device would be a sort of middle ground between free-to-play casual games and AAA hardcore games, something that allows for experiences that can be enjoyed by both sides, not to steal away customers from those devices.