Watch Dogs showed us the power of effectively launching a blockbuster to the widest possible audience, and Nintendo is struggling with having some of the best software in the business, only to have potential sales smothered by the dismal reach of the Wii U. As Nintendo's losses grow and begin to cut into the massive piles of cash the company has in reserve, expect them to be willing to try new things to begin making money, and making it quickly.
My dream for Nintendo, and one that's unlikely to happen in the near future, involves the company simply collecting all of its best Mario games, adding high-resolution textures, and releasing them on every damned platform there is.
Throw all the best Mario games in one disc, and say, as a one-time treat, anyone with a console can come and see how good Nintendo really is. Release the collection on the Xbox One, the Xbox 360, put it on Steam, put it on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Put it on the Wii U, for crying out loud. Show the world what happens when Nintendo’s best IP isn’t constrained by a console that’s on life support.
Imagine what would happen if one day everyone, with any high-definition console, could play Nintendo’s best Mario games and have them look better than they ever have. Hell, have Nintendo go to Sony and Microsoft and start a bidding war for exclusive rights for the game, and just pocket the huge check that would result. Microsoft has to be desperate for weapons to help it gain the ground it lost to Sony, this would be an amazing battle in that war.
We all have dreams for what Nintendo might do if it grows truly desperate, and this is mine. What's yours?
http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/4/5777124/Nintendo-Sony-Microsoft-Mario-cross-platform-dreams
