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Soundwave on 23 August 2015
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twintail said:
Soundwave said:
I think it's the other way around more likely. More people will choose the handheld than the console version. Franchises like 3D Zelda, Splatoon, Mario Maker, and the higher fidelity Nintendo franchises will no longer be kept away from the handheld. 

The main thing the console variant will have is that it'll probably offer better graphics to the same games.


Interesting point of view. I can only see this as a possibility if there is a lack of regard for Nintendo as a console maker. Which is quite possible I suppose, considering the WiiU.

 


I don't think it's really much of a stretch. Given a choice between a Nintendo handheld and a console we have pretty definitive proof for over like 20 years now that people have chosen the Nintendo handheld even with dramatically lower graphical capabilities. 

Even the Wii, Nintendo's one big console success in the last 20 years was outsold fairly easily by the DS (wasn't even close). 

And 3DS while it may finish at 70-75 million, that's still miles away from the 18-20 million the Wii U looks bound for. 

If the only difference going forward between the two devices is going to be the same game experiences but better graphics for the console version, the handheld is likely going to be far and away the no.1 choice for consumers. 

Remember the GCN had the entire GBA library too, via the GB Player, it still wasn't even close to GBA sales. The portability aspect is far more appealling to consumers.