Wyrdness said:
pokoko said:
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.
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The hardware isn't what makes the most money for Nintendo even in the past, software has always been what generated the majority of their revenue, this is why Nintendo with the GC made more money that gen then their competitors. Some hardware like the 3DS and Wii U for example were either sold at a loss or for no profit at all for a while so the sales of hardware weren't generating any revenue or losing money, the exception was the Wii which was sold for profit from day 1 and maybe the original GB.
This why the lost hardware units are not as important as someone buying software, you already answered your own question earlier with an example of Pokemon having an impact.
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Not true, Nintendo made profit on every hardware from day 1 expect for Wii U on launch and expect 3DS after that big and fast price cut, Wii U become profitable after year-year and half and 3DS probably after year. Wii U is first Nintendo console on that they lose money on launch.
Software make more profit for Nintendo, because you have at least 5 sold games on one sold console, but Nintendo is making huge profit on hardware too, not just on hardware alone, on hardware accessories too. Just how many Wii Remotes are sold this and last gen, ten of millions, official price for Wii Remote is $50 and manufacture cost for Wii Remote is around $15, and you have more hardware accessories like Nunchuk, wheels, cables, bags...hardware is bringing to Nintendo big chunk of money and that's one of reasons why Nintendo never considering living hardware business.
