| PxlStorm said: The concept of moving resources to smartphone (and apperently PC) gaming. It will hurt them badly. |
First of all, you're in the wrong thread, because this thread is about the new hardware they just announced.
They also haven't moved any resources at all. They bought stock in a company which owns one of the most popular cell phone gaming platforms in Japan, and have authorized this company to use their IP. This sounds like it cost Nintendo money, until you read that said company in return bought an equal value of stock in Nintendo. In addition, this move will almost definitely cause Nintendo's stock price to rise significantly, which is very good for their business.
Did you know that about a year and a half ago, Nintendo bought a whole bunch of shares in Dwango, the owners of NicoNico (basically Japanese Youtube)? This is just like that. It didn't hurt them at all. They didn't "move resources" to online video streaming. They've had some collaborations with NicoNico since then that have not been remotely detrimental to Nintendo's business or to their customers.
