NintendOUYA vs Ps4tendo

[midrange]

freebs2 said:

midrange said:

freebs2 said:

 

Hmmmm, that's a very cool way of looking at things.

Well, going off of that a NintendOUYA console only sets itself up for failure. Having completely inferior tech than the competition and similar specs to a smartphone renders it obsolete from a technological push standpoint.

That leaves the demand pull. It seems that the most distinct feature of a $100 nintendo console is the ability to play nintendo games. But at that point, you may as well get a bundled 2ds or 3ds (this point is also hurting the wii u). Sure you can't plug that into a tv, but you can play on the go. And at this point, the 3ds already plays many of the wii u games

mario kart 7 (mario kart 8)

smash bros 3ds (smash bros wii u)

mario 3d land (mario 3d world)

lego city chase begins (lego city undercover)

rayman origins (rayman legends)

monster hunter tri (monster hunter 4)

new super mario bros 2 (new super mario bros U)

the list goes on ... Therefore there is no demand pull. Honestly making a PS4tendo seems to be the only reasonable option in the future. As long as it is done right, it seems to be the safest way of gaining momentum and revenue.

To make clear. Demand pull does mean you design an innovation in order to meet an expresseed (or unexpressed) customer need, the innovation is driven by watching the market. Tecnological push does mean you design a tecnological innovation, and then you try later to convince the market your innovation is usefull (create a new need).

Well you've actually nailed one part of the problem here. 3DS is killing off WiiU sales, beacuse right now the only reason to own a Nintendo console is to play Nintendo games and 3DS right now is a much more convient way to access those games for the average joe. If ever, this further proves a part of the market wants Nintendo games but there's no need for a Ps4tendo.

Yes, if a Ps4tendo was created for the sole purpose of playing nintendo games, I would agree with you. But according to the post, the ps4tendo would have all major 3rd party support. Therefore games that cannot exist on the 3ds (the witcher 3, skyrim, destiny, Batman, borderlands, GTA, far cry, ...) suddenly can be played on a console that can also play big AAA Nintendo games (metroid prime, legend of zelda, pikmin, ...). This is the demand pull I am referring to. The wii u cannot due this because it is literally a pain to develop for (no x86 architecture, last gen cpu, mediocre gpu, ...) compared to the competition, meaning weak 3rd party support, meaning a lack of games. The wii u isn't failing because it has no good games (bayonetta 2, smash, and mario kart counter this), it is failing because it is missing the other great 3rd party games. But this can all be reasonably rectified next gen while also having reasonably impressive specs.