It wont be able to compete
todays smartphone market is either android or iOS,and ninty could only utilize android or build their own operating system
if it goes the android route,it will beg the question how will ninty differ themselves,if on android.why should devs pay ninty to make the game as they would have a much bigger market and slowly smartphones should easily reach 3DS graphics if they alredy haven't.
it will also beg the question thaat why would somebody in our crazy soceity carry around a big phone with button in todays world.it would be like going back.they would have to make the buttons cool again
if ninty goes the second way and does its won operating system,why will people develop apps for them with a small market.
there is one good thing,android has a version problem unlike handheld and they aren't forward compatible.
they need to partner with somebody big to make buttons cool in the soceity once again for people to even consider buying phones with buttons and especially game buttons.the only partner that would even think of it and can make it successfull is SONY.
SONY should let go of ericcson as thaat isn't helping their name so much.VITA and 3DS both going down as gthe smartphone market expands,they will only be able sustain a part of the old handheld audience this gen.
SONY and NINTY would come together and bring all franchises which could save them together but that would need alot of compromise on both party which would be the biggest problem.
they can also reinven the button system with somekind of new hardware so that we don't have actual button which people don't like to have these days for the asthetic eye
If they both come together,they could really bring back the buttons with their legendary franchises,make it cool again and be successfull.that is the only way both ninty and sony will survive in the handheld place in the longterm.they would be making tons of cash.this could rival iOS and android
they could combine both PSP and DS audience and bring something NEW and COOL to the smartphone market which will again start to stagnate in a few years
