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Mummelmann on 22 April 2015
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DanneSandin said:
Mummelmann said:


There are two major signs for me that they'll do fine, or even great in the future; one being the fact that they're actually undergoing some rather heavy, and much needed, reform and the other being that they've actually allied themselves with someone who is an expert in a field they're going after. The one major component missing from the equation now is allowing their Western branches much more influence across the board; that's a vital part of remaining relevant and desireable in the Western markets, where they have been seeing the slowest movements lately. I believe this is coming as well, in time.

Nintendo's franchises will fit perfectly on the mobile devices and they do things right, it can become a lasting gold mine. I do wonder what the proponents of the UNITY thread would have to say about it though, since smart devices and the mobile gaming market was described as nothing but a bubble and a fad...

Yes, I completely agree; doing some much needed reforms and partning up with someone that knows the mobile market is all good thing. The question is, how will that help their consoles? Will the reforms transfer to their HW divisions as well? Sadly, I don't see Nintendo trying to cater to the Western markets all that much in the near future. Maybe if Retro gets to do a "Western" type of game and it becomes a smash hit...

I honestly don't know about their consoles, there comes a time when they might be forced to choose between pride and business. Most companies undergo major changes, especially ones as old Nintendo. Peugeot has a really interesting history, for instance (seriously, look it up!).

Microsoft and Sony are not doing what they used to be doing and they probably won't be doing exactly what they're doing now in the gaming industry within a decade or less; it goes without saying that Nintendo should be prepared to adapt and change as well.

I think I wrote in the UNITY thread that the 8th gen will be where they all strived for similarity overall, while the 9th gen will be all about setting themselves apart and they will all be forced to reckon with the blistering pace of the overall consumer electronics market, sooner rather than later, and for now it actually seems like Nintendo are thinking ahead for the first time in ages.
I don't think it can be seen as a migration of their gaming concepts but it is certainly an expansion and they may very well be prepared to focus on profits from sectors that have been, up until now, alien to them.

If Nintendo make it big in the mobile industry, and that seems quite likely from where I'm sitting; Sony and MS better damn well be prepared should they face the need for smarter, quicker and safer revenue for their gaming divisions as well down the line. I believe that Nintendo will be a far more dangerous opponent in the mobile space than they ever were in home consoles. As long as they don't start making phones or tablets; that is a terrible idea imo.