happydolphin said:
@bold. The issue keyword with that argument is complicated. We're talking about extremely cheap and easy to pick up games such as Farmville and Angrybirds. So, the situation is very different since the appeal of very cheap PC games has only increased as of late. Flash games have been around since around 2000, before that it was all shareware, which mostly PC enthusiasts were aware of and touched, but they prefered their complicated counterparts. The truth is, the landscape of small affordable and entertaining games and their use on PC's, smartphones and tablets has radically changed in the last 4 years, mostly due to Facebook and Apple. The threat exists. Ultimately if the trend continues, gamers may conclude "I have all I need on my smartphone/tablet/facebook", hence the need to anticipate. Of course happyS I don't advocate that Nintendo's current strategy is without value. I am psyched about the WiiU and fervently believe in it. But for applications such as Nintendogs and Brain Age, which were explosively bread and butter for Nintendo gen 7, may find a very real threat... If I were them I would mitigate. |
Wrong, those people are barely serious hobbyists. I have a smart phone and I still carry my DSand Or PSP with me. You know why?? Because those phone/tablet/FB games suck, or at the very least dont even offer the types of games that the dedicated portables or home consoles do. I looking at the sales of 3DS and PSV to a lesser extent. reckon their are millions of people that think like me. As long as we dont "conclude" that we have all we NEED on those other devices. Ninty will be just fine. Im not saying that those smartphone games have not had an effect, but people are losing it. Its not that serious
I think Ninty knows that their Brain Age type of games will be affected. Which is why they probably went the "core" route with the 3DS, IMHO. How can they mitigate??? By making an online store that MIGHT be as good as the App store. If Sony and MS couldnt make a dent in Apple, what makes you think Ninty can do it. ANd keep in mind, those two companies actual know what the hell they are doing when it comes to online. They are smart, they are playing their roles, Ninty needs to do the same. The only way they can mitigate is to make an actual phone to go against the iphone, that would be suicide. Or make an actual tablet and no the WIii U controller is not an actual tablet it has less functionality than the crappy tablets out there, you cant even take it with you
