BuckStud said:
Soundwave said:
Well maybe Nintendo + Sony can come to a deal.
Nintendo buys a small amount of Sony bonds/stock (not 50% or anything like that).
In the future Nintendo will need a hardware partner if they want to continue making gaming handhelds -- Sony can be that hardware partner as they have a cell phone and tablet division. Eventually I think Nintendo is going to have to accept cell phones and tablets, this is a way for them to do so on their own terms, since they would have a stake in Sony and can be in the driver's seat.
Sony agrees to basically exit the handheld gaming market and jointly work with Nintendo on a future handheld platform which will succeed the 3DS in a few years.
Console side is left untouched for now.
That might be interesting.
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The question is, why would Nintendo need Sonys help to make a handheld. Nintendo has ruled the handheld market since the original Game Boy? While the PSP did pretty well, it just doesn't make any sense.
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I'm operating under the assumption that by the time the next handheld product is good to launch, Nintendo will have to face up to reality and partner with a cell phone/tablet maker. I don't think people en masse will buy a Nintendo-only branded cell phone or tablet, their brand alone is too tied to video games and toys, but I think the standalone gaming handheld is in decline.
So Sony could be a decent partner there. Fellow Japanese company, can also understand what Nintendo talking about when it comes to the game business and even help out once in a while with software (Uncharted, Gran Turismo, LBP, etc.).
