| AnthonyW86 said: I don't like to say it but Pachter is so right on this one. The only reason Nintendo made a loss last year was because of Wii-U hardware costs. Also Pachter forgot one very important argument, it's not only about the very small profit they make on the Wii-U you also have to count for all the development costs that came before it's release. Like he said going software only would be much more profitable for them, though i still think since Nintendo is doing pretty well in the handheld department they could try a Nintendo tablet. I'm pretty sure they could make a nice deal with Sony or Microsoft where they would have to pay very limited royalty fees anyway.(they probably wouldn't have to pay them at all if they were to release exclusively for only one of them). I would love a Nintendo/Sony collaberation and it would probably be better for everyone including Nintendo fans, since they would get great 3rd party support and very powerfull hardware. |
They couldn't make such a deal (unless it was a matter of exclusivity) because they would be at Sony and Microsoft's mercy when it came to releasing console games. That's the reason why there's money in being a manufacturer; you control the gateways of distribution and make those royalty fees.
When Nintendo's hardware base is too insignificant to merit continuation, that also means that the strength of their software has declined to reflect that, which would mean they'd be in too weak of a position to do much as a third party in the first place. In the meantime, they'd have to trade off revenue from peripherals, the online shop, royalty-free first-party software, third party royalties, and actual hardware income, in exchange for *maybe* getting more software sales for Nintendo-published games only.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
