What's NX for Nintendo?

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Captain_Yuri said:

Chark said:

I never said any of this was a good idea. I don't know exactly what limitations power consumption would have if they tried this, one can assume it would be able to just as much as one can assume it can't. We'd need actually numbers to figure that out.

If they made a 3DS with an HDMI out would it suddenly destroy their handheld division? Home console and handheld markets are pretty blended, they wouldn't be removing one, especially with a device that would serve as both. Software is the money maker, not hardware.

Using weak hardware seems like the only outcome trying something like this out, but weak hardware doesn't mean they are out or anything and I look to the Wii as the best example of such. While I don't agree with weak hardware, that's what Nintendo has been doing for a while now. Is it smart? I don't think so but I'm not Nintendo.

If they made a 3ds with an HDMI out, it would distroy their console division... And they aren't blended... The point of a console is to have the big screen experience with signicantly better graphics and a few other things. A console is supposed to give u games that a handheld isn't capable of like bigger worlds, better Ai, better graphics and etc.. If they use handheld components, there will be no third party support which is followed by bad press which will result in bad sales. Software is the money maker but you lose software when you don't have people buying two MKs or two Smash and etc and outputing them twice a generation leads to fatigue which will result in lower install base

The wii was unique and the reason why it sold so much was because it was designed to entertain the casuals in a new way... Not because of its games... And its obviously not smart since its exactly that which put them in this position

There would be third party support, u seem to be forgetting about the strong Japanese 3rd party support that Nintendo handhelds have in addition to their growing support of indie developers and the kid-friendly western 3rd party support. These things aren't going to go away just because Nintendo unifies their next handheld and console.

They wouldn't necessarily lose money by selling only one Smash Bros or Mario Kart game. For example, let's say Mario Kart 7+8 sell a combined 20 million lifetime (MK7-13m, MK8-7m) and Smash Bros 3DS+Wii U sell a combined 15 million lifetime (3DS-9m, Wii U-6m). Of course there is a large overlap of people who own both, let's just assume 50% of Wii U owners also have a 3DS and that all units sold were at full price.

Mario Kart 7-$40×13,000,000 units=$520,000,000 revenue

Mario Kart 8-$60×7,000,000 units=$420,000,000 revenue

Mario Kart NX-$60×16,500,000 units=$990,000,000 revenue

Smash Bros 3DS-$40×9,000,000 units=$360,000,000 revenue

Smash Bros Wii U-$60×6,000,000 units=$360,000,000 revenue

Smash Bros NX-$60×12,000,000 units=$720,000,000 revenue

See how having a unified platform could be beneficial? Lower development & advertising cost by only having to make a single game, larger audience to sell DLC to, same or greater revenue even when selling less total units, frees up developers to make completely new game 2-3 years later.

Also take into account other games on Wii U that are limited by the consoles install base, Tropical Freeze has sold a little over 1 million, lifetime it might leg it out to 2 million, if that game also had the 3DS install base to sell to than it would likely be a combined 5 million seller.