| freebs2 said: Focusing on hi-end graphics wouldn't solve a thing. In the end, 3rd party developers are driven by profitability before graphical capability. Let's assume Nintendo launches this hi-end console by late 2016, why would the average customer buy it? By that time Ps4 and Xbox One will have a huge library of games, they will be still active for years to come and, with price cuts, they will likely cost the same or less than this new N console. At the same time, since Ps4/Xbone will already have a 50-60million userbase so, in a vicious cycle, Nintendo will only receive a marginal part of Ps4/Xbone support driving average customers away form the console, driving 3rd party support further away. |
If the console was made with with the same architecture as the other consoles (i.e PC architecture), it would be a breeze to port over 3rd party games, especially if its a more powerful system. The easier it is for devs to port their games the more profit they can make despite it not being the most popular platform. Reasonable companies would ignore Nintendo just for the sake of it. The Ps4 could have 60 mil units but they defninitely wont ignore Nintendo's console even if it did have significantly less (lets say 10 mil units) because they can still make a profit from a port.
