Seece said:
pokoko said:
If you think Nintendo is run by idiots, then there is nothing I can do about that. They wouldn't "pick one" for the same reason Ubisoft, Activision, or EA hasn't; the money is in multi-plats.
Besides, the whole premise makes no sense. Why would a Nintendo with as much power as you're giving them leave the console business in the first place? Let's suppose that the Wii U ends as a flop and the next Nintendo console ends as a flop, thus forcing Nintendo to abandon that market. You think they'd still have the same leverage as when the Wii was at the top? Not by a long shot.
No one is going to give their company away to win Nintendo. No one is going to offer Nintendo the kind of money they would get from multiple platforms just to be exclusive. It's not going to happen.
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To add to that, if Nintendo software isn't powerful enough to sustain or support a home console, it's not exactly going to be a monumental shift for whoever got those franchises.
Fact of the matter is Nintendo software isn't as powerful on home consoles as people think it is. Look at Gamecube. It sold on Wii because it was the WII.
And once again the software is selling poorly.
There is a very dedicated fanbase for Nintendo software, but on home consoles it is not big.
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And, if we follow the idea that Nintendo abandoned the home console market after a couple of flops, it would likely mean a general decline in revenue for their IPs across the board. That means less leverage. In addition to that, the moment Nintendo stops making their own home consoles, all their IP would see a further decline. A Nintendo box means a protected and favorable environment with a constant stream of up-front advertisement. That route would be gone and Nintendo would have to sell their games like everyone else, via traditional methods. They would also be in direct competition with all the other big publishers without a home field advantage. No, they wouldn't tumble like Sega, but they also wouldn't be the same Nintendo they are now--else they'd still be in the home console market.
