Iwata: "we´re thinking about a new business structure"

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superchunk said:

RolStoppable said:

I don't think it's right to question the viability of dedicated Nintendo game machines on the back of such horribly conceived systems as the 3DS and Wii U. It's like saying home consoles as a whole have no future in response to the disastrous PS3; what's correct to say in that situation is that the PS3 approach has no future. Likewise, the 3DS and Wii U approach of selling Nintendo hardware by means of hardware has no future; it's all the more damning when said hardware turns out to have no value to consumers; what happens is that the machines themselves have to be sold at a loss and that's obviously bad for business. In the Wii U's case, Nintendo had so little faith in their product that they made it a lossleader by default. That's one big red flag.

I guess the big issue is what he means by a new business structure.

Does me mean as I assume in that he'll move to a smart-Nintendo device OR as you've stated they do in the past with a very low cost hardware focused on the games?

The smart device is definitely the "me too" device and as we've discussed in the past, you're likely right that it spells doom in the long run just as Xbone is losing to PS4 and nearly all Android OEMS lose to Samsung.

So what's the real alternative? A $200 box with a ton of quality Nintendo and only Nintendo games? (aside from the small number of indies)

What if it means no big hardware fee at all? You pay say maybe even $30-$50 for a Nintendo controller and receiver, take that home and can start streaming a library of Nintendo games straight away with an internet connection perhaps?

That's just an example, but today something like that is (technically) possible.