RolStoppable said:
Well, the people who do own PS4s and X1s think that they have great software, so that's that. Smartphone gaming doesn't sell hardware. As for Nintendo's smartphone games, in several threads you have clearly demonstrated that you not only do not understand their strategy, but also refuse to understand it. Different people tried to explain it to you, but you don't want to believe that it is a move to increase the sales of Nintendo hardware. Iwata likened smartphones to TVs, so the reason why Nintendo is doing stuff for smartphones is because marketing on TV won't have the same effect in the future. The sole reason why Nintendo is making game apps is because that is going to increase the chances for a download tremendously (compared to a generic information app). If the goal is to make people aware of dedicated Nintendo hardware (and it clearly is), then it has to be done in the most efficient manner. An added effect is that the new Nintendo Network will extend to smart devices and PCs, so it will be easier to move people to Nintendo's new platform than it ever was via the TV. You look at this as Nintendo throwing in the towel, but it's actually the complete opposite; they are more serious about selling hardware than ever before, so they are getting with the times and reach out to people by making use of the devices that have become the most important ones in an average person's life. But you really believe that Nintendo's plan is to accept that their handheld business is going to be killed off for good, so they'll move their development efforts to smartphones as "their" future handheld platform. Like I said, you've clearly demonstrated that you don't want to accept Nintendo's actual strategy, so it's impossible to have any good discussion about this topic. Therefore our exchange ends with this post because anything else would be a complete waste of time. |
Yeah sure, Nintendo is making smartphone games just to advertise.
They'll just magically hand over those smartphone profits to charity, because really it's not about making money from smartphone games, nosiree bob, right?
Oh there's denial going on, but I don't think it's coming from my end.
If Nintendo just wants to "advertise" a make a few apps on the iOS store, why invest almost $200 million into a smartphone app company? A company of Nintendo's size can easily manage to make several smartphone apps, it's not hard, average joes make them in their freaking garage all the time.
Good luck getting a person to buy a $200-$300 seperate machine because they like a smartphone app by the way. "I had no interest before, but now I'm buying a $300 XBox to play Angry Birds because I liked the iPhone app" .... said no one, ever.
