| solidpumar said: This is what you people arent getting. I am saying that IF Nintendo leaves isnt because they need. Is because they WANT. I am not saying nintendo is in trouble if doenst leave. I still think we will be seeinng the 3 ones again next gen. But for me there is irony is saying that Sony will leave when for me is the "only company I am 100% sure will make a next gen console" Metaphor to understand: Is like Nintendo would leave the all-in inpoker table while is winning and before the table goes for BIG blinds. Moving for backjack that has a dealer that sucks and requires less risk to join the game. |
For all your talking, you've still yet to explain why Nintendo would become a third party publisher as opposed to a first party publisher/hardware maker. Nintendo makes consoles they see profit on rather fast. There's no reason to think that will change. So you're saying the following is what they might do compared to what they do now:
1. They make money off a console, accessories, a downloadable games service on said console, and massive game sales that they see every cent of.
or your scenario:
2. No hardware profits, no accessory profits, no Virtual Console/WiiWare profits, and a smaller cut of their game sales because they're now paying other console makers fees to put their games on their systems.
Other inconsistencies with your argument:
a. There's no guarantee Nintendo games will be able to sell as well without Nintendo also driving the console behind them.
b. There's no guarantee Sony or Microsoft's next consoles will fall in line with Nintendo's continued visions, which may cripple their innovation in making software. In fact, seeing as how both console makers concetrate heavily on M rated games and lots of online multiplayer, it's almost a guarantee Nintendo will not fit in.
c. There's no guarantee Sony or Microsoft's next consoles will be able to capture the expanded audience Nintendo has acquired with the Wii and DS. I see that audience just going back to having other hobbies if MS and Sony create consoles similiar to their current ones. It can very easily shrink the game buying community for the first generation ever.
d. You've also failed to explain why Nintendo would drop consoles and not handhelds. Both follow the same strategy. If one goes, why not the other?
e. Blue Ocean Strategy is not any major surprising shift a company can do, like just saying "Boo! HAHA! Surprised you!". It's acquiring a market not being catered to currently. Nintendo entering a third party publishing market infested with hundreds of other publishers that are already busy trying to capture that Nintendo magic is entering the red ocean.
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