DélioPT said:
Soundwave said:
DélioPT said:
Yeah, i think 3DS has seen it`s peak year.
Smash might boost 3DS sales, but it won`t go as high as they could go because there`s a Wii U version coming aswell. That will cut into it`s sales for sure.
I think it`s time for Nintendo to really invest in a 3rd pillar: mobile market.
Not to bring games to Apple or Samsung, but actually invest in it`s own device and port VC games aswell as have dedicated games made specifically for that device (with the option to also download them on other Nintendo HW).
If it can`t do that alone, partner with someone like Samsung.
More and more those mobile devices will offer better experiences and at cheaper prices aswell and Nintendo will lose more and more ground on one of it`s most important markets: kids.
That would be the best way to bring Nintendo franchises to those kids and dads who will only buy tablets and smartphones.
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You mean something like a $99 Nintendo Virtual Console handheld?
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No. A real tablet.
But instead of bringing the A guns - which it can`t because tablets don`t have the storage space to save them - it would bring the NES, SNES, N64, GC and even Wii games to the tablet, but also develop games specifically for that market.
Those games would also be playable in the next handheld and home console.
That way, not only would it play anything from the Google shop, but also have the exclusive Nintendo shop.
I think that having a HH and a HC that can share the same games (like what we get with PC games that can play in several PCs), it would allow Nintendo to use the saved money and staff to go after the mobile market.
That is the solution that would allow to attract all markets.
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There's some merit to this approach I think especially if it was dirt cheap (like say $99).
The only thing is I think kids would gourge themselves on 99 cent/free games from the Google Store, and maybe indulge in one annual copy of Mario Kart or something for $39.99. Kinda of a big gap there.
I tend to think the Fusion platform will something seperate though, something more in the $199.99-$249.99 price range.
