NX could be what people want Apple TV to be

[zorg1000]

carl_barx said:

zorg1000 said:

 

That could certainly be a way to differentiate but not the main focus. Nintendo still has a shitload of very popular franchises and now with mobile games/apps, amusement park attractions, and potential movies/series, these franchises names will be everywhere and that's better exposure than simply throwing a ton of money into advertising

Also the fact that with this approach, each device gets 100% of Nintendo's output instead of it being split up, this means each device becomes a more compelling purchase, Nintendo is free to create new IP at a faster rate along with bringing back dormant franchises now that they don't have to make 2 separate entries of all their major franchises.

never thought about it that way, but in some ways all of these rumored/confirmed deals with universal (rides) and sony/disney(?) (movies) are a way to get really effective advertising that actually pays for itself (and then some, if they're successful).

if they do it right it could well be bigger for them (certainly financially) than the wii/ds were. big if tho.

Yep these things are going to bring in revenue for Nintendo as well so it's pretty much a win-win situation. Another thing I forgot to mention is. The account system/rewards program launching this fall. It's confirmed to be on all devices from Nintendo hardware to smartphones to tablets to PC and Iwata spoke about some potential features like the more games u buy, the cheaper they become or a referral program where u get discounts for referring people to other games.

With such a program I could see something like this. Let's say u download a free-to-play Pokémon spinoff on ur smart device, just for downloading it u get a discount on digital version of the new mainline Pokémon game releasing on Nintendo hardware. Then u go on to send invites to ur friends to play with u, each person that downloads it gets u a further discount. Let's say they do this with pretty much all their mobile games and major  releases, now u have multiple games that u have a sizable discount on which gives u a pretty big incentive to buy Nintendo hardware. This is good for Nintendo and the consumer, I get to save money on games while Nintendo is strengthening their digital front which has a higher profit margin than retail.

Ya, Nintendo is in a very good position to make a lot of profit in the coming years. Between the NX family of devices, Amiibo, mobile games/apps, Quality of Life products/services and IP licensing, they can potentially return to or exceed Wii/DS level profits without selling as much hardware/software.