NPD January: X360 #1 270k, 49% share, PS3 > Wii = 281k Combined

[dark_gh0st_b0y]

RolStoppable said:

dark_gh0st_b0y said:

i know iShit won't kill handhelds but it's definitely taking some sales away, i know some cases...

some friends of mine, DS owners got iPad and they are telling me all the time how great the games are, many people got iPad in order to download and play $2 mini-games....

I was refering to the way to combat the iPad and smartphones. That's not going to happen through adding more non-gaming features to handhelds. In fact, this is counterproductive, because it will only lead to comparisons that the handhelds will always lose.

So if Nintendo was smart, they would put out more games. That's the area where the iPad and smartphones cannot compete and as long as Nintendo puts games above everything else, Apple and friends cannot become a threat to Nintendo's business.

Nintendo got in trouble with the 3DS because they tried to sell it based on hardware. All the early commercials focused on people being impressed by the 3D of the system instead of showing off games (which weren't there, because Nintendo really believed that hardware sells hardware). Things improved since Nintendo went back to the business model of "a (portable) console is just a box that people buy in order to play Mario games" and once Super Mario Bros. 3DS releases, Nintendo's situation should improve even further. Then there's also Pokémon and others. That's what Nintendo needs to focus on.

i agree with you say, as i do most of the times, they don't need to compete tablets on the apps part but i think the adding of youtube or facebook is basic these days for an internet connected device