Soundwave on 30 March 2015
| DanneSandin said: This have been a very interesting thread! The OP had some pretty interesting points, and the following discussions have been very intriguing. I think it's safe to say that HH still has a future, but in what shape and form and for how long remains to be seen. If Nintendo manages to sell ~50m HH every gen with a high tie ratio I think they'll be pretty happy. But I do share some of Soundwave's concerns about smart phones taking off as a legit gaming device. I don't think it's a farfetched idea; nowadays phones have EVERYTHING in them. They're cameras, they're TVs, they're computers,they're iPods. Why not gaming as well? I think it'll be awhile, but when tactile screens become standard you WILL be able to feel those digital buttons. What then? |
The pop up joystick would be a game changer if Apple goes through with it. Tactile buttons too, but people are able to use a touch keyboard already without much fuss, on-screen B (jump)/A (attack) buttons work fine even on a normal touch panel.
People already game a ton on smartphones, I read a study where even women spend several hours a week playing games on their phone or tablet.
I think it's very difficult these days to convince anyone over the age of 12 to carry around a dedicated handheld game machine with them when they all own a smartphone too. And even kids ... many kids prefer a phone/tablet too. It's a rough go.
