Former Nintendo Employees/Former NOA VP Kaplan Discuss Modern Nintendo. Reggie Talks 3rd Parties.

[zorg1000]

Soundwave said:

zorg1000 said:

Soundwave said:

Yeah I do have to wonder if the following wouldn't have been a much smarter idea than the "New" 3DS:

$189.99 Nintendo Android Tablet

- 6.7-inch 1280x720 (single) multitouch screen
- Plays Virtual Console games.
- Plays DS/3DS cartridges.
- Plays Android games, but only ones sold through the eShop, so Nintendo can prevent a flood of like 1000 games and also make a surcharge on each download (so they make money off even app sales).
- Android apps (non-gaming) are available per Nintendo's discretion, so it has a web browser, Facebook, Twitter, video player, music player, etc.
- Built-in NFC reader for Amiibos.
- Comes bundled with Nintendo edutainment software. 

That wouldn't be a bad device, it shouldnt replace their handhelds but could easily coexist with their next-gen hardware. Also what do u think of some of the suggestions from my other post?

I agree with the gist of your post. Though I think something happened with the edutainment stuff, at one point I think they were looking at getting DS systems into Japanese classrooms because of Brain Training, but the Japanese school board or something came down harshly on the idea saying the DS is not an edutainment device. I'm not sure if it's like a Japanese thing, but Nintendo seemed to accept this 'dishonor' and stopped pursuing the idea. 

My guess about QoL is it will be different from even the Wii Fit stuff we saw. The sleep sensor thing caught everyone off guard. I'm thinking the other QoL devices will also be fairly removed from gaming. Like I think there probably will be a QoL device designed for senior citizens designed to keep them engaged. 

Well the DS also had a ton of non-educational software available for it so that probably had a huge impact on why they couldn't implement it into schools. Software for the device I'm suggesting is strictly educational so it could very well fare better in that regard. Also the main focus I think would simply be to get 3-7 year old kids familiar with Nintendo's characters/ip. Having educational software featuring characters like Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Pikachu, Toon Link could make these kids later move onto Nintendo's handheld or console.

There are many possible directions Nintendo could go with QoL, I was just spit balling an idea I had. An inexpensive Wii Fit like device that isn't tied down to gaming hardware would be much more successful than Wii Fit U. They probably have a bunch of other unexpected ideas for it like the sleep tracking device.