Twilord said:
Soundwave said:
Even putting everything else aside I think Sony would do it just to get a supply deal win for the HDS platform. There's no downside to having more exclusives on your platform either.
If Mario + Smash + Final Fantasy + DQ + MK etc. can't move consoles well then nothing will, but I think getting Nintendo IP on PS4 would help them push the PS4 above PS3's sales totals (about 10 million). It certainly can't hurt.
Ultimately the death/decline of the Japanese market isn't what either Sony or Nintendo want to see. It hurts them, its hurts their third party partners. The only beneficiary to a decimated Japanese market is Microsoft because they were never gaining traction in the market anyway.
Again the only loser in this scenario is Microsoft. Both Nintendo and Sony gain on multiple fronts. It would be huge for the Japanese industry too.
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Seems to me like it'd make more sense of Nintendo to buy Square Enix's support. - Imagine if Nintendo could get Xenoblade, Bravely Default, Fire-Emblem, and Final Fantasy (maybe even one with some of the old talent now at Monolithsoft lending a hand) on one console! Maybe buy Capcom's support too, a home console exclusive Monster Hunter would be a great addition to that.
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Nintendo's had multiple chances to try and gain traction in the Japanese console market. Really they haven't succeeded in a big way since the Super Famicom days.
Sometimes it's just smarter to know when to fold 'em.
I just the window for this concept of a glorious "comeback console" from Nintendo that rights all the wrongs of previous Nintendo consoles and wins back the mainstream audience from Sony/MS ... at this point is just too far gone. If they were going to do that they needed to make that work with the GameCube before Microsoft became too entrenched in the business.
