padib said:
DélioPT said:
padib said:
| DélioPT said:
I don`t think Nintendo fans would appreciate being offered two consoles to get the majority - if not all - Nintendo franchises.
Even if that happened it would mean that the Nintendo fanbase would be split in numbers. That would be a bad motivator not only to third parties, who would see less of a userbase per platform, thus less profits per title, as Nintendo itself would get less profits per title as the userbase would be divided.
That`s why having two consoles work as one and being able to share the same games, would be the best motivator for 3rd parties.
As of now both Nintendo consoles have their userbase split. If that "fusion" happens, there`s a high chance that same gap will decrease (specially at low HW prices).
That being, every developer has a bigger potential userbase because since they make one game that can work in 2 platforms. Also it manages to decrease risks and increase potential profit margin per title. Same goes for Nintendo, of course.
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The two types would be playable on the same console, it's just a branding idea, it doesn't affect compatibility.
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All games would be available on both systems? Wouldn`t that confuse people?
I thought the goal was to divide brands.
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The games would be packaged under each respective brand much like this (see the touch generations label?):
 
and this (see the black box style?):
This kind of mechanism does not confuse people, but instead informs them of their purchases (that they are within a given category).
The idea in OP would be to make this light/dark label apply to all games. All games would fit in one of the two, allowing players to be more informed about what kind of game they are getting, and especially allowing Nintendo not to confuse their family-friendly image.
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Oh, ok.I get what you mean.
Nintendo kinda did that with the DS Mario games having a red casing. Pandora`s tower also has a different casing (black).
In that case it`s something that Nintendo should try to make some games more enticing. In a shelf, those would stand out, for sure.
Question is: should Nintendo "split" brands or could they use these casings on specific games? For example, it could fit on Twilight Princess but not on Wind Waker which has a more kid friendly appearance.
