| etuoyo said: I don't get this Fusion concept. So rather than buying two video game systems (e.g Wii and DS) and two sets of games (e.g Wii Music and DS Music) you only buy one console and one set of games? That seems to mean much less revenue for Nintendo and reduction in profit opportunities. |
Well, the point of the Fusion for Nintendo is being able to concentrate all of its software output in one OS, shared by two machines. That way, no matter how little support Nintendo hardware gets, there would be always enough software to play on them (Both WiiU and 3DS had important droughts on their first years, killing the momentum of both systems), also they could concentrate on only one version instead of two, making their output faster. Second, the Fusion would mean that a buyer of only one version could access all Fusion games: imagine the sales of the WiiU games if 3DS owners could play them on their machines. What is lost in hardware is gained in software. Third, the situation of both Nintendo home consoles and handheld is a progressive descent in sales, so joining them together could be more effective than trying to repair each one individually, not to mention handhelds competing against the home console. They can do that now, specially with the upcoming QoL proyect and mobile games covering in sales if something goes wrong.
I think it's a good idea. Even if the hardware isn't as powerful as the PS5, Nintendo doesn't recquire that much power for their games and big 3rd parties ignore Nintendo anyway, so I don't see that holding the project back.
