morenoingrato said:
Easily. If you think Nintendo is set to become third party, you'd be surprised. Here's something to be more informed: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/31/exactly-how-bad-is-the-nintendo-situation |
Thanks for the link, it paints a clear picture. The wii U isn't down and out, just down. If Nintendo can market their strong lineup of first party titles going in and out of the holidays I think we'll see it pick up to at least gamecube levels (even without a price cut). With MH 4 and Pokemon on the horizon for 3ds their still going to be posting profits in the black. Digital sales also help Nintendo's bottom line. IN the past these companies had to shave off an amount for distribution and retailers now that's slowly but surely going away. THis will lead to a leaner Nintendo that maybe doesn't need to sell as much software to turn a decent profit (so long as they continue their digital distrubtion push). This and the fact that Nintendo is figuring out how to develop for an HD console costs should certainly decline on the R & D side of things as well.
OP : Honestly No. With sony looking to sell off their entertainment division, I see them making the intellegent move of moving away from the portable gaming industry. The company is trying to move towards getting rid of their unprofitable divisions, and focus more on their core/money making divisons (where they have a strong foothold). I don't see sony making making another portable due to the high amount of risk associated with it. They are commited to their smartphone division which is really strong and I can see them launching mobile versions of their games (like MS did with Halo Spartan Assault for WP8). But never again another dedicated handheld that hemorrhages money.
