Soundwave said:
DeNA was bugging them about it, but people were asking for Nintendo games on smart devices since smart device apps start to take off like wildfire. Nintendo resisted for a few years, but in the end they caved. If a creepy jerk asks out a supermodel and she eventually says yes after 5 years, odds are her career situation isn't in a positive place. |
But Nintendo never shut them down for good. If the conversation went on it's because Nintendo was, at the very least, interested in the proposition.
And as you know, Nintendo is not one to jump on something just because it's there. They only do it when they see the time has come for them.
The current handheld situation has been going on at least since 2012 when 3DS failed to replicate DS' success. And it was obvious why it wasn't selling DS numbers.
They also have Wii U as proof that the casuals were long gone.
Adding 3DS sales and Wii U's inability to resonate with casual gamers, the decision was probably made a long time ago. They just waited for a partnership that made sense to them.
