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prayformojo on 02 October 2014
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the_dengle said:
prayformojo said:
the_dengle said:

So you want their next handheld to be made of cheap aluminum, cost $300, and require a $30/month minimum subscription with purchase?

Considering it's the number one selling smartphone by a country mile and outsells the 3DS to the point of absurdity, I don't think either of us can really criticize their business model. Apparently, it works.

Apple's business model works for them. They are selling a phone, not a game system. Even if Nintendo literally turned their handhelds into iPhones, they don't have the brand power to compete in that space. No one who isn't interested in a DS is going to buy a Nintendo phone.

I will never spend $300 on handheld gaming hardware -- ever. I will never pay $30/month for the privelege of playing games on a system I own -- ever. And I will never buy a handheld console that starts warping the minute I put it in my pocket -- ever.

You want Nintendo to copy Apple's product, but the reason Apple can afford to make and sell this product is because the average customer spends over $1,000 on each phone. $300 + $30/month x 24 months. Apple is sapping their customers dry. Nintendo can't trick people into spending that much on anything, no matter what their hardware does.

Nintendo can't sell a console MORE expensive to make than the iPhone for $200 or less. They'd be taking a massive loss on every unit sold. That's not a business model, it's a suicide attempt.

EDIT: Sorry, it appears the cheapest data plan you can buy with your iPhone is actually $50/month, not $30. So that's more like $1,500 to own that piece of shit for two years.


I don't understand why you keep saying you have to pay monthly fees. The iPod touch is and has always been around $200-$300 dollars and requires no fees at all. Hell, a brand new iPad, which is 10inches, starts at $499.99.