potato_hamster said:
This is hilarious. I want to know what developers that are not making Wii U or 3DS games now is going to spontaneously start developing games for the NX because it's cheaper to make games for the NX than it is to make them for both the Wii U and the 3DS. I bet you anyone that might is already making games on the PS4 and X1... so the might want to put their PS4/X1 game on the NX... Why do you think this is an outlandish concept?
You literally think developers are going to choose between making a PS4/X1 game OR making an NX game, and see the NX as a more profitable avenue, don't you? That is absolutely delusional thinking.
Apple has done that in all of those avenues. Go ahead, google "iPhone killer" and "iPad killer" and see how many of the products mentioned in those articles actually became successful. Roku does make streaming boxes, but what about Boxee? Their demise came right in line with Apple releasing the Apple TV at $99, a huge step down from the $299 it started at. I did cover smartphones, but you'll also note that as Apple grew, many of its competitors crumbled, such as Blackberry and Sony Ericsson which tried to compete directly wiht the iPhone and failed. Asus still makes tablets, but Motorola doesn't. Neither does Blackberry. Apple has pushed competitors out of sectors everywhere its products have caught on. Once it establishes success, it leverages it to gain marketshare and maintain dominance.
Honestly, Nintendo would have an easier time trying to fight against Sony and Microsoft in the "hardcore console" domain than they would going up against Apple and Google in the smartphone/tablet realm. It's that much of an uphill battle.
And yes, Nintendo kinda is doomed. They have made poor decision after poor decision for over a decade now and have burned so many bridges with gamers and developers alike that it might in fact be too late for them to turn it all around. I'm not sure how they are going to do it if it can be done, but the NX as its described by people like you, is not the answer.
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I think your post just gave me cancer. You go on and on about Apple but fail to understand that Nintendo will release games on their store. They aren't trying to compete in the phone market besides releasing small titles on their Andriod and iOS stores. I'm pretty damn sure they will be making money from their smartphone games. They will release their systems like usual with actual buttons for people that still prefer superior control over just touch.
How the fuck is Nintendo doomed? They have zero debt and have money in the bank. Your shitty prediction can't come true for many decades. Oh and by the way Roku isn't dead yet.
