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Miyamotoo on 11 September 2015
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Soundwave said:
Miyamotoo said:

I dont Nintendo see doing something 2x-3x better than Vita because there is no need for such a greater power for handheld. Like I said, even just Vita specs would be biggest jump till now from previous to new handheld for Nintendo handheld, so I cant see them doing somethig much stronger than Vita.


You want a reason? Here's a reason ... lets forget the PS/XBox crowd even that Nintendo cannot crack right now. Even within Nintendo's own user base, 80% of them will never play Super Mario 3D World this gen. Or Splatoon. Or Legend of Zelda U. Or Mario Kart 8. That's what happens when 53 million of your users are on the 3DS, and only 10 million are on the Wii U. 

If that doesn't strike you as a huge problem, especially when these HD games are likely the most expensive games in their respective franchises to develop ... well maybe that needs to be focused on moreso. Even a many Nintendo fans don't want or need a Nintendo console. That's the cold, bitter truth of it. 

That really is why I think Nintendo wants unification, that's the sobering reality of it. 

The handheld cannot just be the  after thought or the little brother of the hardware line anymore. The handhelds are where 80% of Nintendo's software buying base is at, and unless Nintendo pulls a casual miracle to bring back Wii owners, that likely is not changing any time in the future. 

That's why I believe Nintendo is moving towards unification and more specifically that means that Nintendo portable going forward is going to need to be able to play the MAIN Nintendo franchises, not just little hand-me-down spin-offs, but the main ones. 

Selling your most expensive to make games to only 1/5th of your audience is not good business and obviously I think Nintendo wants to move away from that with NX. Beyond that I don't think they can support a PS4 level console and even a Vita level handheld at the same time without massive droughts. They are barely managing as is with the Wii U/3DS (and by barely, I really mean "not really"). You're just going to have unhappy customers for both devices if they don't unify in a real meaningful way because the software support is going to be frustratingly slow in arriving. 

I totally agree and thats what exactly Nintendo is planning to do, I just dont think they need 2x-3x stronger hardwer than Vita for their next handhed in order to play main Nintendo franchaise.

Even 3DS is so much weak plays some of Nintendo main franchises, Mario Kart 7, Mario 3D Land and best example is Smash Bros, so I think similar Vita power would be enough for main Nintendo franchises that are scalable for handheld.