OneKartVita said:
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I've said this for years.
In conjunction, they should make the console an x86-GCN with at least 8GB of memory, and aim for an initial price of $299.
Eliminate 3rd party licensing fees or reduce them to half of what it costs to release on PS/Xbox.
Go on a hiring binge and get Smash, Zelda, Kart, Splatoon, Metroid, Mario, and Kong all rolling. But a flagship Pokemon game could be quite a coup imho. Have crossplay elements with the mobile versions, etc. Do that so the console gets a good launch, but ABOVE ALL : do whatever it takes to get EA/Activision/etc on board and making all major multiplats day 1 on their console.
All of this will never happen, I think Nintendo has just gotten too comfortable in their ways. The Wii was an anomaly that might have taught them all the wrong lessons. Anything can happen I suppose, but I expect the hardware to be a mix of better/worse than current gen stuff, oddball architechture, and no concerted push to court third parties back to their side. If the price is right ($299 for a very powerful system, $249 for something merely on-par with X1, or $199 for something halfway between WiiU and X1), then I could see it outselling the U, but that's not saying a whole lot.
Nintendo is also in a bad spot globally. Europe is not a massive market for them, the onslaught of JRPGs and Japan-focused titles coming in 2016 makes even staying competitive in Japan a big challenge with NX. That leaves the US, where Microsoft is strongest. Sony is without a doubt winning everywhere, even in the US, but MS certainly isn't marginal here. IIRC, PS3 was always around 2/5ths of the US market at best vs 360, while the US PS4 v X1 battle is more like 55/45 LTD, with the potential for Sony to extend that to 60/40 or so and beyond as the gen goes on, but even 40% split with PS is a ton of install base.
I'll continue to enjoy Nintendo's 1st party efforts as they come, but I just have my most serious doubts that they'll be able to be brave and bold enough to challenge MS to any legitimate degree. They COULD, but I don't think they will make those decisions. We live in an era where 3rd party is absolutely dominant, and 1st party exclusives mean next to nothing in the sales race. So Nintendo's best asset (1st party quality) is weaker than ever, while their weakest element (3rd party support) is absolutely critical to surviving in 2015 and beyond.
I'd put the odds of this being Nintendo's final console at greater than 50/50, and that makes me really sad. I guess we will see.
