How Nintendo could and should go Mobile

[baloofarsan]

DanneSandin said:

TheGhosts said:

DanneSandin said:

TheGhosts said:

You wrote this all for nothing!!! Nintendo will never go Mobile because Mobile Games suck!!!

Not if done as I described in the OP. Have you read it? I agree that Mario shouldn't appear on mobile devices, but Brain Age is another story.

There are many reasons why Nintendo should never go Mobile!!! And one of them is that if you release games for other Hardware than you lose sells of your own hardware ;) So if Nintendo releaseing Brain Age on other Platforms than they sell less own Hardware. And you can say this with ever other game too!!! Maybe Brain Age is a good fit for a Mobile Device, but in the end it is not good for Nintendo!!!

How would releasing Brain Age and Nintendogs on smart devices impact on their HW sales, when these two titles hardly can be described as system sellers any more, and they're sales disappointments this time around. No one is buying a 3DS for these games now, so releasing them on smart devices wouldn't mean less sold HW, but it would also meaning strengthening the Nintendo brand name as they would reach a wider audience (just like in 2005-2010).

They could also release a Wii Fit for mobile, since soccer moms won't buy a Nintendo console to play those games anymore. Nintendo could use the mobile market to get those people that wouldn't buy a peice of GAMING hardware to play Nintendo games. What Nintendo would get is, 1) money, 2) wider brand recognition, 3) lure parents to buy Nintendo consoles because they know the name Nintendo, and would probably prefer them over SOny or Microsoft.

Do propose some sort of microtransaction to this, pay for accessories for you dogs, pay for dog food? Or do you want to sell the game for $0.99?

There are free "Brain Age"-apps. How should people be convinced to buy the original?

 The Wii Sports idea could be monetized thanks to the WiiU Fit Meter, and maybe some sort of personal trainer bot that you pay for advice.