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Soundwave on 03 October 2015
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twintail said:
Soundwave said:

Most people will buy the handheld, it's just been overwhelmingly the more popular hardware version for Nintendo even though the console tends to get the "bigger games", so now that the portable is going to have all the games, I don't know how many people will bother with the console, or want to pay $200-$300 just to play the same games on the TV. I'm thinking they may be more apt to spend that $200-$300 on a Playstation 4 since it offers a different library if they want a console and just buy the Nintendo portable if they're interested in Nintendo games.


I will be intersted in seeing the breakdown. I personally believe lots of ppl only buy the handhelds because games like Pokemon are exclusive to those devices.

Once they arent, the handheld because less important in the grand scheme of things. But we weill see.

Personally I would need to see form factor and control style. If the NX uses some stupid control scheme I aint buying either. If the handheld is like a traditional controller then I will get that.

But in all honesty, ive gotten over handhelds in the last year. My mobile is just a lot more convinient then having to lug a handheld around with me all the time.

So will have to see what NX offers. 

80 million GBAs vs 22 million GCNs - Keep in mind the GameCube had an extra 1 1/2 years on the market without a successor, Nintendo phased out the GBA early or this ratio would be even worse for the GCN, it should really have been 100+ million GBAs vs. 22 million GCNs. 

150 million DS vs 100 million Wiis- This is only close (well not really close) because of soccer moms and casuals who now are happy with smartphone apps. 

68-70 million 3DS (estimated) vs. 16-18 million Wii Us (est) - Again not very flattering for the console side. 

In both this gen and the GameCube gen, 80% or more of Nintendo's audience says "no thank you" to their consoles. They get enough of a Nintendo fix from the handheld, and this is a problem that will get worse not better as each Nintendo handheld becomes more powerful and more capable of handling basically any type of Nintendo IP with a reasonably high level of visual fidelity at that.