midrange said:
JWeinCom said:
Honestly, I don't see the point of making something significantly more powerful than the PS4. It's not likely that third parties will scale up to it, unless the NX somehow captured the lead in market share, which would require it to sell at an absurd pace. They could use it to make Nintendo games look great, but they don't have the budgets for that, and graphics haven't been a selling point for Nintendo for well over a decade.
If the other NX rumors are true as well, Nintendo will crazy powerful chips and a portable console as a controller.. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Not likely. |
If it's more powerful than the ps4, third parties will start there and work down to ps4/xbone, a plus for the NX. With Nintendo having full knowledge of their own hardware, they could probably whip up one or two blockbusters that can really take up marketshare from the ps4/xbox one, leading to more third party support. Finally, with proper marketing and a loss lead mentality, Nintendo can really make a come back for their image and regain people's fascination (this helps beyond gaming, like when trying to convince people to go to a Nintendo themed theme park, or buying Nintendo merchandise).
All of this assumes a heavy investment in power (not over the top pc setup, but noticeably better than the ps4/xbox one)
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No, they won't. Third parties are not going to start their work on an unproven system. It's not worth putting in the extra effort unless they think the game will sell well on the NX.
Nintendo has not shown the ability to make blockbusters that will win over the types of gamers that the PS4 and XBox One sell to. They're simply not great at creating shooters or cinematic action games.
Nintendo regaining people's fascination doesn't require the system to be more powerful than the PS4. The price will offset the benefit, unless they want to take a huge hit on their profits, and that probably wouldn't be a good idea.
