Egann said:
freedquaker said:
The handheld business is good enough, at least for now, so leave it alone. If they start entering the "smartphone or tablet" space, they will need to decrease their game price drastically. This, combined with the high rate of piracy on Android will lead to a huge perceptive devaluation of their games value.
What they should do with mobile, is to revive the old first party titles (Gameboy, NES, SNES, N64 etc) and release them for the mobile for a relatively small premium price like $4.99 or $9.99. Meanwhile they should continue their primary mobile market with 3DS and DS, where they are the king of the hill.
On the other hand, on the home gaming system, they are no longer relevant, so it's much more future-proof to be a software publisher. They have been going downhill ever since the entry of Sony first, and even more with Microsoft, and they have little chance to compete against them. Their best bet would be
- Either cooperate with Sony, on the next playstation and release all new Nintendo games exclusively for the new PS platform. It's also a good strategy to release former Nintendo titles with revamped graphics etc on the platform. I am sure Sony can agree upon some privileged conditions with Nintendo.
- Or Just go multi-platform, releasing their franchises on all feasible platforms, the Sega way. |
I'm not sure any of those are great ideas. The 3DS is doing phenomenally compared to the rest of the market, and doing anything on mobile might undercut it. Releasing Nintendo games on Playstation or multiplatform may sound great to a consumer, but a) it would anger everyone who bought a Wii U, and b) it would seriously hamper their ability to make their own games because Nintendo has always developed for their own hardware.
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A little bit of misunderstanding here... I was referring to Nintendo being software developer AFTER THE WIIU GENERATION. Basically for NOW, they shouldn't do anything explicit with the current Consoles but only develop a mobile strategy on the way I described above. 3DS and handhelds are still a great business, but SOME OF THIS CROWD is transferred to the mobile gaming. In order to recoupate this lost crowd, they need to dive into the mobile business, otherwise they will suffer an ever diminishing market (not dying, just getting smaller).
We still need Nintendo. I hate to admit but they are the true innovators. Let me count some of the Nintendo contributions...
2D Platform Games (Mario etc)
3D Platform Games (Mario 64 etc)
Kart - platform Games (Mario Kart etc)
Popularity of Japanese RPG
Rumble Pack
Motion Controls
etc etc etc
So they should exist, not only as a software company but also hardware. The best option would be to cooperate with Sony under special terms next generation.
