Soundwave said:
They design decisions are likely made already in Japan anyway by the main hardware unit. They were just looking for a new head for the American unit. But the job listing provided clues as to what they're working on (System on chip design, low power consumption). Who knows, maybe Nintendo will also break the tradition of having one piece of hardware and not changing it for 5-6 years. Apple makes a fortune refreshing their hardware more often, and since Nintendo doesn't third parties to worry about, they can change their hardware more often and keep quality control over their releases without as much fuss. The New 3DS might be an example of this new strategy, so like I said just because Fusion launches in 2016 ... perhaps they still need hardware engineers as the hardware evolves over time. |
I would hope a collaboration between the companies, or maybe Nintendo Japan is kind of reaching out to the West and gathering ideas for their next console Worldwide (pretty much meaning Japan and US as they are the major video game markets, and hell the US being more of an ideal region to win over fans for home consoles). A man can dream right. I think putting Reggie in charge of a gen is exactly what needs to happen.
Yes, but apple doesn't have to worry about pleasing fans with new software. Games take much longer to develop than most if not all apps, especially apps that have already been previously made that just need a minor tweek to work on new hardware. Imagine if Nintendo released a system every 3 or 4 years. We're technically in the third year of Wii U right now. There just wouldn't be enough games unless they switched completely into mass production mode or emulate the game development of smart phone games *shudders*. This would mean no new ambitious titles and colaborations like Splatoon or Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, and pretty much all Mario and Zelda. (If you are going to make a new console every 3 or 4 years it has to be profitable so what sells would take MAJOR priority.) Even the smaller 1st party games like Star Fox, Metroid, ect would just go away, or at best we could hope for one or two. All indie titles would pretty much devolve into smart phone games.
Even beyond the number of games, consoles take time to max out their potential. We'd be getting games on a new console that could be played on the old console. And if we look at ANY third party or indie dev AT ALL then releasing two or three consoles before new game engines are created is another guarentee that games released will not look any better than a previous console.
The short answer is no, unlike smart phones the value of the console is not mostly what comes in the box but how much you can get out of the box and the games it provides.
