Will Sony and MS have the courage to compete with Nintendo in 2016?

[Cheebee]

padib said:

@Cheebee. Sweet. Given we're on the same page, how do you think Sony and MS will react?

That's a tough question, but I'd think they'll largely ignore Nintendo's efforts, at least initially anyway.

We're fast approaching a scenario where Nintendo's becoming self-sufficient, in part because they need to. They cannot rely on 3rd parties anymore, as is blatantly obvious. Sure, there will definitely be 3rd party games, but imo they'll be exclusives catered to Nintendo's systems and their audience. I doubt any of the relevant 3rd parties will want to put their games on Nintendo systems, even if they'd be on par with PS4/X1. There will definitely be a lot of indie support, I'd guess.

But Nintendo can't rely on others to carry their system anymore, so they'll have to make sure they can completely sustain their own platform(s). Which they're fully on their way to achieving, going by reports of their merging teams, hiring new talent, and streamlining anything and everything as much as possible, opting for unified OS's, re-usable assets and whatnot.

So in that sense, Nintendo will be in a different league entirely compared to Sony and Microsoft, enough for both sides not to care too much about the other camp. I should think they'll just continue on with PS4/X1, with Sony phasing out the Vita slowly, and not opting for another handheld. This is all initially of course. Whatever happens in the long run will depend on Nintendo's measure of success and the success and longevity of both the PS4 and X1.

Also, lol @ all the people in this thread completely oblivious to the way Iwata's outlined Nintendo's future and that of their systems, and who keep ignoring your posts meant to educate them about the subject.