How A Nintendo + Sony Alliance Could Work (In Theory)

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JEMC said:

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JEMC said:
For Nintendo, doing that right now would be like admitting defeat with WiiU, and the same goes for Sony with Vita. So because of that what you describe is impossible.

Now, on the other hand for the next gen, the 9th, I won't say that it's impossible. But it would be really hard.

And please, a smartphone with buttons as a handheld? That's what the N-Gage was and we all know how it ended.

I thought the slider concept for the Xperia Play could work, Sony just didn't support and doesn't do well with cartoony style games that seem to be popular on phones. 

That's where Nintendo comes in. Pokemon and Mario and suddenly a whole new generation of kids are asking for this as their first phone (provided it does everything else they want in a smartphone). Those franchises could reach a lot of girls too on a smartphone. 

I could only see it working (disclaimer: I have little imagination) with Android and if the phone aspect only worked through a handsfree device (mic+earplug). Of course the handheld would feature a frontal camera so video calls could still be made.

That way the machine could be better designed for the gaming needs without losing its appeal as a smartphone.

The problem is that it could end being too expensive.

I would envision it as two models as well, a non-cell phone version ($200-$250), and the cell-phone version (same price actually but with a 2 year contract). Same thing as the iPhone and the iPod Touch ... the Touch is basically an iPhone without the phone part in it. 

Cell-phones move tremendous volume because the cost is largely subsidized by the cell phone providers and monthly fees. People induldge in cell phones because they *need* a cell phone, whereas a game system is not seen the same way on its own. 

But it could be nice if I'm trying to decide between 3 or 4 Android phones and the Sony/Nintendo one plays Mario/Pokemon/God of War/Smash Bros. ... I might be swayed towards getting that phone. 

I think it would definitely help differeniate Sony from the sea of other Android phone makers like Samsung.