| Smashchu2 said: I'm going to be quick on this on. You are right about the Wii software, but remember that Nintendo din't have a huge system launch coming in 2008, and 2009, and the Wii is still getting Software. Just because we know little about 2011 (like we always do with Nintendo) doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I wrote something about disruption but lost it. Again, you provide no reason for why Nintendo is making Apple a focus nor why they should make it a focus. You are assuming both. I won't take you seriously in this regard until you say why. Also, the iPad and iPhone are not disruptive, and the 3DS is not a counter to them in any way. This is why the main feature is 3D vs an App store. Companies have never launched system based on Piracy. Nintendo has combated R4, but have never launched a new DS because of it. Also, Piracy probably isn't a problem when the system has been out for 6 years and Nintendo games still top the charts. So, they will launch a new system becuause one region isn't preforming well (where every other system does about the same). |
I'm just going on what we know, and right now it looks like Nintendo's internal support has dried up for Wii, and traditionally that only happens when a successor platform is in the wings. Who knows, maybe EAD will announce a ton of stuff next year, but from my perspective it looks like they're going to end with Wii like they did with GameCube... with Zelda, and just Zelda.
Apple's potentially encroaching on Nintendo's casual/lifestyle marketplace with iOS games. So far it's arguably made a bigger impact on PSP than DS, but I think Nintendo has the foresight to see where it's headed and part of their strategic lurch back to the core we saw at E3 is reflective of that (regaining a "lost" market that iOS gaming isn't fundamentally palatable to). Now if you be so kind as to return the favor, and explain to me why PS3/3DTV is a focus for Nintendo when it comes to 3DS?
Combating piracy was part of the focus of DSi actually, and it's also an issue Nintendo's made central to 3DS, even at this early stage. Though as I said, piracy isn't the sole reason for launch, it's just a significant factor.
And Nintendo always looks to their home market first, that's well established by this point. Japan needs a Wii successor, and it'll probably get one by New Year's Day 2012.
