| Teeqoz said: No, potentially it's a lot more profitable for them, even if we presume their next platform is a moderate success (N64 level, 30-35 million sales). If Nintendo, in some magic way would be able to even come remotely close (70 million +) to replicating the Wii's success, then sure, going third party wouldn't benefit them. I didn't forget to factor inthe increased costs of developping for two or more platforms at once, but I don't really know how much it would cost to port a Nintendo game from the PS4 to the XBO or vice versa. |
You haven't convinced me of such. Their games sell pretty well on a console with under 10 million sales, and would presumably sell great on a console with 30 million. 30% more sales is not the amount needed for a huge increase in profits, it's the amount needed to break even on going third-party. A ten-million seller would have to sell at least 15 million to justify the shift. And they would lose the potential of hitting it big with a Wii-like (or even NES-like) success. Giving up the control they have over their ecosystem and the possibility of reasonably popular hardware is a risky endeavor.
