From a Business Standpoint, How long should Nintendo and Sony continue on with their Struggling Systems if they continue to do the same?

[joeorc]

TheLastStarFighter said:
At least until they receive a worldwide price cut. In Wii U's case not until a successor is ready. Vita is a minor part of Sony's business; Wii U is a fundamental product for Nintendo. They need to ride that out until all games are out even if it's not doing well until it's at least 5 years old.

"Vita is a minor part of Sony's business; Wii U is a fundamental product for Nintendo"

I would very strongly disagree, and the reason being is that The trend's in consumer electronic's for this part of the market Sony see's the PSVita as an extension of that trend, and cannot just up and give up on this area of investment.

The reason being TV's are the Hub's for the Living room and Mobile device's are an extension now to that Hub. pretty much all Mobile smart devices are in direct linkage through a box like Sling, or a Game console in the case of Playstation Vita with the PS3 and now the PS4. That Sony also see's that, you as a company can no longer ignore that investment if you want to stay viable in this part of a growing market.

Why do you think Microsoft is Making Smartglass also?

This is the trends going forward Mobile smart devices in a wireless connection or wired to a Hub of some sort for your living room, those companies that fail to invest into that market Dynamic will in effect loose out.

the PSVita is just as important as Sony's experia line to bridge that gap for "Taking your content on the go" any where and any time. instead of the living room's wall's making it isolated the Smart Device extends the boundry of the living room wall's past the living room wall's for your content. that is the trend's moving forward and Sony seem's to be very heavy invested into making sure they are on the forefront of such a trend.