| Wyrdness said: In regards to your questions: 1 & 2- It's not a case of how many of them it's a question of the combined impact of the already big heavy weights across the entire user base, Smash, Pokemon, MK etc... The speculation is on NX being a software ecosystem that a group of devices use so as an example Smash across 3DS and Wii U has sold over 11m just 2m below Brawl which was on a platform that sold over 100m, under the specualtion it wouldn't matter that this is across two devices as the platform is the software platform which has a unified ecosystem not neccessarily the hardware much like Steam or IOS. 3. Third parties already are involved in this practice on Steam it won't be anything new them, they'd just need to develop one game for NX and it'd be available across all platforms using it even future hardware, again this is going by the speculation the article is pushing on NX. 4. Not sure what exactly you mean here I assume you probably didn't fully get the speculated concept of the article, fans don't need to buy both hardware they only need one and that's a new user for NX, much like IOS doesn't need every user to have both an iPhone and iPad. Hardware cannabalizing each other is an issue if the hardware isn't using the speculated unified approach. 5. Portable games are already like console games now days this isn't like 5-10 years ago otherwise the topic of a fusion like console or devices connected by a unified problem wouldn't even exist. It's because they're like console games that's become the issue for Nintendo, Sony just gave up on portable altogether for the same reason. |
1 & 2. Not sure what your point is here. I'm asking what handheld games will make people buy a Nintendo home console in the west when they didn't buy one before.
3. Maybe, maybe not. Capcom and their business plan of separating IP across platforms comes to mind.
4. What?
"The NX platform, therefore, refers to both, a handheld and a console. However, it does not refer to a hybrid. Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has conclusively come out and debunked that idea multiple times. The NX is not going to be a convertible system (i.e. a handheld that docks into the TV and becomes a console). However, it is going to be one brand that covers systems in different form factors- i.e., Nintendo will have an NX handheld and an NX console."
I don't know what you mean and can only assume you didn't fully get the speculated concept. If someone is buying Fire Emblem for 3DS and Zelda for Wii U but they could then instead buy them BOTH for Wii U, they might not bother with the 3DS or vice versa. That could potentially mean losing hardware sales.
5. I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Hardware sets limits on game design. That's a fact. Available RAM is going to determine how big your levels are, for example, or how much environmental interaction you can have. It might not be a big deal with Nintendo games but it's still a consideration.
