8th gen Nintendo published titles, could Nintendo support themselves with a unified concept?

[zorg1000]

KingdomHeartsFan said:

zorg1000 said:

Who says the handheld has to be cheaper than the console? A handheld between Xbox 360 & Wii U in terms of performance & a console between Wii U & Xbox One in terms of performance could each retail for about $250 in 2016/2017. They could also perhaps find a middle ground for software prices, high-end 3DS games cost $40 and high-end Wii U games cost $60, perhaps high-end NX titles will cost $50.

There are still alot of people who may buy both, for big epic games like Zelda or Xenoblade, I would rather play on my 50" HDTV while games like Pokemon or Animal Crossing, which can be played in short bursts, I may play on a handheld during my breaks at work or while in line at a store. Or for families, get the console to play some local multiplayer with the kids, and have a couple handhelds so they can play on long car rides.

The biggest benefit for Nintendo is they get to diversify their lineup by creating new IP instead of making 2 entries of all major franchises and now certain games aren't tied down to a single device with a low install base.

Because if there's anything Nintendo learned from the 3DS its that they can't launch their handhelds at that price.

Tbh I consider myself a really hardcore gamer and even I wouldn't buy both, I don't think that fanbase is very big.  There's even some Nintendo gamers that are rather young and there's no way they are getting both if the consoles play the same games.  

If they want diversity they should get third parties since they make the sport games, mature games, etc that Nintendo doesn't.

What major games did 3DS have when it was $250? Nintendogs+Cats at launch and Ocarina of Time 3D in June, is it really surprising people weren't spending $250 for it? If 3DS came out of the gate at that price with those 2 games along with Monster Hunter 3G, Mario Kart 7 & Super Mario 3D Land in the first 6 months than it wouldn't have been nearly as bad.

U make it seem like their are alot of people currently buying both devices, Gamecube sold 1/4 the amount of GBA and Wii U is currently less than 1/5 the number of 3DS, Gameboy sold 2x as much as N64 from 1996-2003, outside of Wii/DS, the last time Nintendo's handheld and console sold similar numbers was in the late 80's/early 90's. With them being the same price and offering the same library, perhaps we will see more similar sales between the 2, I think something like 20-30 million consoles and 50-70 million handhelds is an attainable goal, that gives Nintendo a total install base of 70-100 million to sell to.