Illusion said:
Nintendo needs to take very close note of these results. The 3DS is down YoY by 15% after only having released the New 3DS model 5 months earlier. The movement to smartphones away from dedicated handhelds could be accelerating. Hopefully, Nintendo doesn't use the 3DS's 60 million install base as a justification for not shaking up their next generation of portable consoles. Nintendo needs a radically different concept to pull users back away from smartphones. At this point, I am really starting to hope that the NX is a unified home console/portable device. Nintendo can earn back it's lost revenue from having two hardware streams by focusing heavily on mobile gaming. At this point, I am afraid that a separate handheld and console is not the way to go for next gen. I don't think that dedicated handhelds will have the strength to buoy Nintendo in a year's time. |
I'm starting to think yeah maybe the hybrid concept is the way to go. At least it would be unique (portable + instant mini-console) from anything else on the market.
I don't know where Nintendo goes in the West right now. They are getting killed, the 3DS had a decent start here, but I think cheap tablets in particular have done a number on Nintendo's handheld market in the US. The acceleration of cheapo Android tablets through 2013 and 2014 in particular have hurt I think.
