What is the Nintendo NX going to do in order to be successful?

[Maraccuda]

spemanig said:

Maraccuda said:

Unfortunately I think you are right. It feels like Nintendo will further push themselves into a different market, when I only want them to make a console that will have equal 3rd party support compared to others.

If they do the digital age well they could be a roll in the money, but as a gamer I dont really like the idea as I just want to play games.

Also it means I will have to buy the games digitally at higher prices than I would want to.

I don't think it's unfortunate at all. It's a good thing. First, I don't think that the markets can't cross. What I described doesn't mean there won't be third party support, for example. It's literally just a more modern platform. That's all.

What do you mean "as a gamer?" PC gamers are as hardcore as it gets, and they've been all digital for years. This isn't a casual gamer idea. It's a modern consumer idea.

No it doesn't. Digital games go on sale and get discounted all the time. On top of that, Nintendo is preparing a new membership program that I speculate is specifically geared towards addressing those kinds of concerns. From what we already know about it, it will reward consumers who buy/recommend games with discounts on more games. It's a "the more you buy, the more you save" mentality that rewards dedicated consumers.

Its just that the rumours are saying the NX will only be slightly more powerful than the Wii U and I take that as meaning it wont be able to handle most third party games on PS4/Xbone. All I really want is to be able to play games like Witcher 3 on a Nintendo console.

When I said 'as a gamer' I meant I just care about playing games, not the other things the NX could potentially bring (the QOL stuff and all). (Looking back at my comment it doesnt seem to make much sense... my bad).

Well hopefully you are right in that aspect. It is just that I am so used to buying games for less than half their usual retail price, in boxed form. Also, apart from Steam and a few sales here and there on eshop/PSN I dont really get impressed by the level of savings digital store produce on consoles.