Mr. Iwata comment on the idea of going multi-platform.

[Osc89]

MDMAlliance said:

Osc89 said:

Gnac said:
Nintendo already has people locked into their particular ecosystem, and their own software is the key.

Keep banging that drum, Osc. Maybe one day you'll learn the rhythm.

Nintendo have locked people in? I guess that's why we are seeing Wii numbers for the Wii U.

Seriously though, why would you choose the Wii U version of a game if you can play the PS4 & X1 versions on multiple devices?

Why buy a console at all by that logic.

I don't understand what you are saying. You buy a console to play games in your living room. Do you not see the added value in also being able to play these games wherever you want? Valve do with Steam and Portal 2 on PS3, Sony do with Cross-Buy and Gaikai, MS do from their leaked document. Why doesn't anyone here?

Also, they only sell the consoles to sell the games. That's why they are sold at a loss. For Valve, selling all the games and taking a cut without having to make a loss on hardware is a pretty comfortable position.