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

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Soundwave said:

ICStats 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 kind of device wouldn't sell more than a few million units.  No point.

It would outsell any 3DS model right now IMO. 

Give kids a choice between a tablet and a 3DS and they lean towards the tablet overwhelmingly. 

It would still play 3DS games too, so what's the problem. 

It would be like Kindle, where Nintendo has their own propietary store and they can control games. 

Physical controls too, I'd see it basically like this:

But perhaps with the ability to detach the d-pad/button "wings" of the unit and reconfigure them in a vertical position to allow for DS/3DS games to play on it without a problem. 

The Amazon model might be the only way yeah, but IMO people aren't going to buy more just because it's a tablet.  They buy for the ecosystem.  Amazon has a big ecosystem of content, and had to make a push for getting people and games on their system for years, including giving away tons of free games.  And Amazon Fire devices are small potatoes compared to 3DS numbers IMO.