Nintendo merger?

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Kymmi1989 said:

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

Kymmi1989 said:
Guys really I've been thinking about Apple and Nintendo.. Apple should buy out Nintendo... Apple could provide the resources for a quality console and Nintendo could provide the quality games still using mario and company as their flagship characters!!! You guys agree? :)

Please no... I don't want to pay $5000 for hardware that has the same power level as the gamecube...

lol... come on hun I kno apple is known for high pricing but they would be smart in this market... They are very innovative and they would obviously set prices to compete with the competition, while nintendo's brilliant gaming side would support apples innovation... I dunno the thought just sounds genious to me... I've had a few drinks lol. Oh well just my thoughts.. :)

A better idea would be what they have hinted at already, making the handheld and console hardware similar (like brothers in Iwata's own words) that have the same software so that they can reduce R&D costs while at the same time increase their software output.

Nintendo has struggled to sufficiently support two platforms at once (evidence of this is 3DS great support in 2013 while Wii U had a long drought) but they can give excellent support to a single platform. From Nov 2012-May 2014 Nintendo first party games have included Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros U, Game & Wario, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Fire Emblem Awakening, Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Pokemon X/Y, Pikmin 3, Wind Waker HD, Wii Party U, Wii Fit U, Super Mario 3D World, Zelda Link Between Worlds, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Yoshi's New Island, Mario Golf, Mario Party, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8 and probably some im missing plus eshop/virtual console titles.

Then add in the 2nd/3rd party support these consoles combined have gotten in the same time frame, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Lego City Undercover, Assassin's Creed 3+4, Call of Duty BO2+Ghosts, Monster Hunter 4, Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest Monsters 2,  Puzzles & Dragons, Skylanders Giants+Swap Force, Scribblenauts Unlimited+Unmasked, Just Dance 4+2014, Batman Arkham City+Origins, Splinter Cell, Disney Infinity, Sonic Lost World, Wonderful 101, Project X Zone, Professor Layton, Ace Attorney, Attack on Titan, Yokoi Watch, Disney Magical Castle, Bravely Default, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Harvest Moon, and a ton of other niche Japanese games.

Thats the type of support we can expect from 1.5 years of this unified handheld/console. Make them affordable and sell them at a profit from day one and Nintendo will be in a great position.

Nintendo Fusion Portable-$199, moderately more powerful than Vita, renders games in 720p

Nintendo Fusion Home-$199, slightly more powerful than Wii U, renders games in 1080p

Both launch holiday 2016 giving 3DS 5.5 years and Wii U 4 years.