The Next Nintendo Handheld Will Kill The Nintendo Console

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RolStoppable said:

Soundwave said:

RolStoppable said:
A handheld can't replicate Wii Sports.

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Can it iterface with a Wiimote?

Can it wirelessly or via an HDMI out send a video signal to the TV?

If the answers there are yes, sure you could play Wii Sports on it for when "grandpa comes over" or whatever. 

Not that I think Wii Sports is really all that important any more anyway. Yesterday's news. As expected Wii Sports Club isn't doing much for the Wii U. Bowling and Tennis gets old after 6 years. 

Could Nintendo have made the Wiimote as a late life peripheral for the GameCube?

Obviously yes, but it wouldn't be anything like the Wii.

Wii Sports Club is obviously not doing anything for the Wii U. For one, a digital-only game doesn't sell consoles. Two, it's not even a sequel. Three, it's not even complete at this point. And four, it requires an additional controller, because the console doesn't come with a Wiimote.

Anyway, handhelds and home consoles are bought for different purposes and with different expectations. A system gets killed in the market place, if it fails to do what consumers want. The Nintendo handheld isn't going to kill the Nintendo home console. The Nintendo console is going to die on its own, if Nintendo makes something like the Wii U.

Most people have Wiimotes lying around the house, especially those who would be interested in Wii Sports. Casuals don't seem to have any problem buying a bazillion apps through digital purchase. 

It's an old hat idea that's time has come and gone.