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Hibern81 on 07 January 2014
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Final-Fan said:
Hibern81 said:

This is simply a question, and not an underlying desire whatsoever. I, for one, would hate to see nintendo leave the console business.  Tha said I've often wondered if the transition would actually be more of a profitable one. Seeing as I do not have the insight or business knowledge I leave it to minds greater than mine.

Your question is commonly posed by trolls and people with axes to grind, but I will presume you are honestly curious yet ignorant.  Joe the Bro has given a pretty good answer.  If you missed it, here's the short version:  Not only does Nintendo profit on its hardware, but it also gets significant cuts of the sales of other publishers' games on their consoles, while keeping the cut they would have had to give Sony or MS if Nintendo published on their consoles.  The increased audience isn't worth it.  


Seeing as how I am an avid Nintendo supporter I am definitely not trying to troll anyone. And how does having a thirst for knowledge make one ignorant? I asked the question as humbly as I could. 



"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."

 

Shigeru Miyamoto