Soundwave said:
Nintendo basically does already release new hardware models on a yearly basis, you guys just quantify in a different way, but it is more or less the same thing. 2011 - 3DS 2012 - 3DS XL, Wii U 2013 - 2DS 2014 - New 3DS XL 2015 - New 3DS Regular In NX I think all these brand distinctions are going to be gone. It will be one brand, the NX main OS will be like a Nintendo version of Steam. It's not that much of a leap. iPad sales have only slowed because a lot of people are buying the new larger iPhones, Nintendo wishes they could match iPad sales. |
iPad is at 10mil right now. That's ok but that's a 50mil gen if we just say "five years = a gen". So while Nintendo would like 10mil for sure, they would actually very much prefer more than that. Like I said, the red and white color scheme isn't an accident; they know a lot of gamers in their thirties and twenties associate that with the good ol days. They are hoping to draw them back as well long term.
I could see some variance of form factors, but not of stats. And certainly not the apple model of "new upgrades every year or two". That's what I was saying. But I doubt they will do away with product names and sub brands, that's just confusing; even Apple has the Pad and Phone subbrands under the i[insert product name here] mega brand. Rather, as the signage here indicates, "Nintendo" will be the primary "super" brand and all others will be secondary. It will all be branded with a massive, loud "NINTENDO" with product names as secondary. So it will be like the "i" in iPad and iPhone, an immediately recognizable earmark for where the product comes from.