Seriously, Nintendo is not THAT Important

[Michael-5]

st0pnsw0p said:

Michael-5 said:

boogie2988 said:
nintendo should just take the hand held market and run with it and release a few new ds's

Why? Nintendo console games are completely different from handheld games. Without Nintendo on console, we would never have seen some of the best games ever made. e.g. Ocarina of Time, IGN's and VGC forums best game ever made. Followed by Super Mario (64, Galaxy, World, 3) etc.

Not any more. Now that they have a handheld that can handle 3D graphics, there's not much difference between their handheld games and console games: SM3DW is SM3DL but with multiplayer and HD graphics, same with NSMBU and NSMBU. They're even releasing the new smash bros on Wii U and 3DS simultaneuously. There are still differences in what each can do, but they're mininimal compared to past generations.

That doesn't matter, was the Gameboy anything at all like the SNES?

Different types of games sell better on handhelds vs. consoles. A great example would be FPS's, Metroid Prime Hunters sold about half as well as the worst selling console Metroid Prime. Same applies for non Nintendo consoles, Killzone Mercenary sold like crap compared to Killzone 2 & 3.

Nintendo has always given 1 experience on handhelds, and another on consoles. Games like XenoBlade Chronicles, and Zelda are possible on the 3DS, but they just aren't the same. XenoBlade would not be as immersive on a handheld system, and games like Zelda & Metroid Prime are completely different without the Wii-motes. Plus stuff like Mario Party and Mario Kart, they cater to a different audience on handhelds & consoles, and just play completely differently. I for instance would never buy Mario Party or Mario Kart on a handheld because you can't play with a beer in your hand then.

While you can play games like Pokemon & Fire Emblem on consoles, they just aren't the same. These types of games were best suited for handheld play.

Nintendo makes 2 consoles for a reason, if they only needed a handheld system, then the Wii would not have boomed like it is. You just can't play stuff like Wii Sports on a handheld, and many handheld games just aren't fun on consoles.