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

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NoirSon said:

BossPuma said:
I think it makes sense, just look at Sega and Atari. but Nintendo needs get it together with the Wii U

Yeah, which is why I always have lower opinions of people who bring up the idea of Nintendo going multiplatform. IT HAS NEVER WORKED FOR ANY MAJOR CONSOLE HARDWARE MANUFACTURER IN THE PAST, why on Earth would anyone with knowledge of the industry think it would 'save' or help Nintendo?

People thinking the Nintendo IPs would still sell gangbusters if spread out on multiple platforms or Nintendo would be able to keep the quality while working on someone else's hardware really just show case how uninformed they are when it comes to Nintendo's success or how the current industry works. Even if the Wii U is doomed, Nintendo still has enough push from the 3DS and cash from their most recent successes (Wii and DS) that they could still release new hardware by 2015-16 that (Assuming like always tech costs decrease for certain chipsets and technology) is closer if not a match for PS4 and Xbox One.

Yes, but there's a deeper reason why it hasn't worked up until now. See, when the Dreamcast went down, Sega's franchises weren't in strong demand. Their IPs, as good as they were, we becoming less and less attractive to consumers. By the time they left the hardware business, only Sonic remained popular and even he was diving.

This isn't the case with Nintendo. If Nintendo released Mario Kart on the PS4? It would be a huge system seller. If Nintendo released NES games on IOS? Gang busters. And that's because unlike Sega, their IPs are in huge demand.

The reason the Wii-U is failing so far is because no one is willing to pay the $349.99 entry fee to play those games.