AbbathTheGrim said:
Being able to play mobile games on Nintendo hardware (I mean, making the platform have most of those mobile games you can get from phones and tablets) could help Nintendo to land some sales here and there. Like for example a kid seens this game that a parent is playing on the phone and he could get that same game on a Nintendo platform. But, as was the case with Sony, Nintendo is facing a wall in the form of competing with devices that serve a key function beyond gaming: connecting people with phone service. That is the key advantage that phones have over dedicated gaming platforms, people need them in their daily lives call people and stuff. |
People already had cellphones during the GBA and PSP/DS era to connect to each other, the difference is smarphones are now competing the gaming department. Of course an handheld for gaming can't compete with a general purpose device (just like home consoles can't compete with laptops and desktop computers), but since the mobile market is so large, even if you manage to attract just a small share of users you'll still get great results (as this game shows).
Also, as mobile platforms will get more and more content in the coming years, so making a console "mobile-friendly" in terms of development will guarantee more 3rd party support. Of course this shouldn't change the main selling point of their handlhelds, which are 1st party games.
