Portable console gaming is dead

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Ka-pi96 said:

t3mporary_126 said:

Teeqoz said:

Wait, just to clarify, are you seriously saying that Nintendo would make more money from releasing their games on Android devices than from releasing them on PS and Xbox? Wut?

Given how much people own a smart phone and tablets, yes I think Nintendo games will make more money on those. They just a way to make an attractive add-on to your smart phone for tigther controls. Shouldn't be too hard considering how popular blue tooth keyboards are for tablets and screen covers are for smart phones.

Don't forget the different pricing models though. On PS, Xbox and PC Nintendo could charge £40 per game and sell millions. On phones and tablets they would probably have to sell at about £1 per game to sell a comparable amount.

Nintendo can get away selling their games for 30$ again. Especially if it gets great reviews. They just need to make an official statement they will drop their hardware business and focus on what they do best - making quality games. If reviewers rate the game highly, Nintendo fans have no where to go but to buy these games on those devices. And you can bet Google will put these games on the front of their android store.

They can even take the "freemium" approach with some games. A 2D Mario games has 8 worlds and a special world. Pay 30$ for all of them. If not pay a ninth of the full price for one world. And if they want the toad shop with items to reappear (disappears after one use and reappears after you lose all lives), they can pay $1.

A lot of people already have an Android cell phone, so the only issue is trusting the reviewers and Nintendo their games will still be high quality on a different platform.