| pokoko said: 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. |
You just essentially confirmed what I thought in that you don't understand what the speculation is saying:
1 & 2. They don't need to buy the console in the west because the hardware is no longer the platform under the speculation NX is so any sales from either hardware counts towards NX, NX basically is the platform and people buy the device they feel suits them more that's the whole point. The portable side of things has access to games like Kingdom Hearts, Bravely Default etc... games that have strong followings but you wouldn't get on the home console tbh, fact is 3DS got a version of DQXI but not Wii U this highlights the type of games the portable side of things will bring over.
3. Capcom also work on Steam in fact Steam has the most range of their games on it funny enough with games like RE, SF, Lost Planet, DMC etc... all being on the platform, it's nothing new to them. Steam in fact gets console exclusive games as well like SFV being PS4 only for consoles but is on PC.
4. You didn't understand what was said, the article is pointing to NX as an IOS type of platform so Nintendo only needs the person to buy one device utilizing it not both, they make money from software sales mainly so the person only buying one platform and buying all the library still benefits them heavily as the person will stil be buying Pokemon, Zelda Fire Emblem or what ever with out the other device.
5. The devices are either going to be near enough identical in hardware or the games will be able to scale in some way being a unified platform with the hardware being close enough to allow so, one device won't hold back the other as a result
