| fleischr said: I think we already know that Sony IPs probably would have sold better on 3DS than they did the Vita. If Sony did that with N3DS or 3DS successor, it could happen - but Nintendo won't just choose Sony to partner for home consoles, there need to be other serious incentives on the line |
Making a lot more money is a pretty big incentive. Amiibos would sell a hell of a lot more under this setup. So would Nintendo software like Mario Kart and Splatoon and Zelda. Having one less competitor is another nice incentive.
Potentially saving the Japanese game market also is a strong incentive for Nintendo. There's many, more than I think people realize, it's not just "oh well, we got Uncharted on our handheld now", that's more of just a bonus.
There are lots of other ancilliary bonuses too ... Sony is a great parts manufacturer (Apple uses them for their iPhone cameras), Nintendo could use them for LCDs, cameras, battery, etc. They get a good price, Sony gets a good vendor for their parts, win-win. Sony loves to market their partner exclusives or even when they're not exclusive, they did a great job with Destiny. I imagine they'd be keen to help market things like Zelda or Mario Kart just as much.
There are lots of incentives, more than I could list in the OP.
