vivster said:
Name a single reason for people buying a Nintendo console other than the games. People hesitate to buy the WiiU because it doesn't have to offer more than the Nintendo games. It is the other way around. Not Nintendo fans hesitating to buy a $400 console but Nintendo fans shelling out an additional $300 for a console that does nothing but play Nintendo games. PS4/X1 are the full(est) package. They have the games and all the online features. The only thing missing are Nintendo games. If Nintendo goes 3rd Party gamers will have the full package with their console. Currently you have to own at least 2 consoles to get most of the gaming experience and since consoles are expensive people have to make the best out of their money which is buying Sony or MS. Sure you can ask "Why aren't the 3rd parties coming to the WiiU instead of Nintendo coming to them?" That's because of the lacking hardware and archaic Nintendo business practices. It's easier for everyone if Nintendo comes to the big market instead of the other way around. |
The question is if the majority of Nintendo fans does in fact have two consoles - and people on the forums are no indicator; they're the hard core gamers, while most gamers aren't.
And while a prefect world would only have ONE console with EVERY game on it, that's not the world we're living it. We can't even be sure that Nintendo games would keep their quality if Nintendo went 3rd party. While I agree that Nintendo needs 3rd parties to succeed, and that they have to change a lot of their business practisies, that's not what this thread is about. This thread is about if Nintendo would be just as profitable as a 3rd party developer as a console maker. And I think the numbers don't support that.
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