se7en7thre3 said:
Soundwave said:
I don't think the issue is so much about resources as it is one of focus.
What happens if mobile becomes 40% of Nintendo's revenue? 50%? 60%?
It's quite possible NX may continue the decline on Nintendo hardware, dedicated handhelds are declining and Nintendo's show they can't sell consoles for sh*t unless they have a gimmick sales craze to tack onto it and who knows if they'll ever come up with that again.
And when mobile becomes a bigger and bigger part of their business, it will have to command more resources and focus on Nintendo's part.
That's more of where I kind of worry. I can easily see this happening too. Nintendo IP could very easily take off like wildfire on mobile, whereas the dedicated platforms could continue to be a sluggish go.
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Nintendo is almost "using" the mobile space now to gain more visibility, esp. from the kids audience. I think you can begin to worry, if the success of this venture doesn't lead to motiving those consumers toward seeking out & buying other Ninty product (HW).
IMO the simpler, mobile gaming experience is replacing the old formula (HH), while the NX will be the graduation product. NX will be the new NES or rebirth of their core focus.
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The problem with that is the role of the "core console" is already occupied. Sony has taken it and it doesn't look like to me they have any intention of ever giving that back to Nintendo (not unless there's some new disc media format that causes PS5 to be $700 at launch).
Even the "secondary" console spot is now occupied by Microsoft who have endless resources.
I think NX will do OK, but I don't think it will be some miracle seller. Not unless Nintendo has some kind of new gimmick that seriously drives hardware sales.
It's very possible in time that their smartphone revenue will start to inch past and then even overtake their dedicated hardware segment. If Mario Kart was available today on iOS/Android, it would have 20+ million users within 4 weeks alone, I'd pretty much gauruntee it.
