| DarkTemplar said:
I have to confess that I'm not confident in this "new" Nintendo business model, but I hope I'm wrong, after all it's not good the game industry to have big companies like Nintendo facing problems to sell their consoles. |
Don't worry a single bit. The 3DS had no problem selling except for unaffordable features (3D mostly). Once Nintendo reduced the price, all was back to normal.
As long as Nintendo maintains its marketing strength and keeps the price low, they are safe, Mario always sells. And I believe NSMB is a launch title, or rumored at least.
Remember, the strategy isn't to ditch the casual market from the get go. It's only reducing its emphasis in the preliminary stages and handpicking key titles (like NSMB) for launch, and then increasing the output as the gen progresses.
That's what he means by evolution. It's coded speech, it always has been.
