| Wyrdness said: 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 |
You are not understanding what I'm talking about. I know the consumer only has to buy one device, that's the entire point. What I'm asking is if Nintendo's handheld games being available on Nintendo home consoles will lead to an increase in home console sales in the west. You just repeating what the article is saying does nothing to answer that question. Right now, you have a LOT of people who buy a handheld for Pokemon AND a home console for Mario, Zelda, and others. They're buying hardware AND software. This revenue stream is being lost. Basically, will this bring more consumers into Nintendo's ecosystem? Because if it does not then the gains will be minimal.
