DerNebel said:
zorg1000 said:
DerNebel said:
With an overlap of probably close to 100%? At a time where mobile gaming was still not as popular as it is today?
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Yes, there is likely a large overlap between 3DS/Wii U owners (certainly not 100%) but if NX has 2 skus (1 handheld & 1 console) there will still likely be a large amount of Nintendo fans buying both.
Also, ur right mobile gaming has gotten bigger in the last few years but ur also ignoring that 3DS/Wii U had horrible post-launch droughts, high price points and some initial confusion of what they were (many thought 3DS was simply a DS redesign with 3D and many people thought Wii U was a new controller add-on for Wii).
So if these devices launch at a more reasonable price point, have first year software support and strong marketing/advertising that doesn't confuse consumers than matching 3DS/Wii U first year sales isn't out of the question.
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When in the world did this become a 1 console and 1 handheld SKU thing?
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A previous investor meeting where Iwata spoke about unifying their handheld & hardware divisions, he spoke about having a strategy more similar to Apple with iOS by having devices share an operating system in order to have better software output. He said it's even possible that we see more form factors with such an approach and that a single 2-in-1 device is not likely.
