Prediction: "Cartridges" will return for the Nintendo home console

[DanneSandin]

Wyrdness said:

DanneSandin said:

I agree tht this would be the smartesed way to go, but please have a look at my answer to Rol about my concerns. If I ran Nintendo I'd go with Rol's idea of sharing games, definetely

It's not a case of it just being the smarter option it's pretty much becoming the only option at this point, Rol highlight some key reasons why as did Soundwave earlier. Under the current approach Nintendo dominate in the handheld market but endure a rollercoaster ride in the console side of the fence and to top it off the handheld side is starting to require as much focus and resources as the console side of things.

In the bigger picture the advantages solve many issues hitting Nintendo and the whole unified vision they're going for hints that they recognize the problems ahead if the current approach continues. 

But why couldn't they simply port games between the two consoles? Would be cheap and fast, plus you could price the ports at different price points. Mario Kart 9 could be $60 on the HC with a few additions while the HH counter part would be $40. And that way you could have exclusive games for each console, making sure more people bought both consoles.