osed125 said:
More 1st and 2nd party devs is what Nintendo needs, more power won't solve Nintendo problems. |
Let me explain to everybody why there can be too much of a good thing. The last several generations in both consoles and handhelds have all been won by the middle or low power system. The following all show the consoles of the most recent generations in order of increasing power. The one which sold the most ("the victor") is in bold.
Gen 5: 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Playstation, Nintendo 64
Gen 6: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube.
Gen 7: Wii. 360, PS3.
--HH: DS. PSP.
Gen 8. Wii U, PS4?, XBox One?.
--HH: 3DS. Vita.
There are two clear trends. First, in the absence of other variables, the market favors the middle console. Second, as time goes on the market becomes more willing to pick the low power console, not the high power monstrosity.
Of course, this is because there's no such thing as a free lunch. You buy a high power console and the manufacturer will pass the expense on to developers via license fees and dev kits. Developers will pass the fee to you, the end consumer via lowered production values, DLCs, or stuff like that. You always pay for what you get. Eventually.
