Miyamotoo said:
Nintendo itself said they can effectively support two totally different platforms any more. Thats why they merged they handheld and home consoles divisions and teams, thats why NX is probably integrated platform, they will develop one game in same time for handheld and home console. That doesnt mean evry Nintendo single game will be shared for handheld and home console, but probably majority of them. We alredy saw few similars project like that even this gen, like Smash Bros. or Mario vs. Donkey Kong Tipping Stars. |
I guess the other question is why would want to not share games?
A game like Splatoon could have double or triple the sales if it had been available to 3DS owners. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze would have done much better too.
It's not just about sharing small games for the sake of sharing a few games, there are business considerations here too ... keeping your best games away from the majority of your consumer base is simply a terrible business strategy.
Seeing as how a Nintendo console has never outsold a corresponding Nintendo handheld (not even the Wii could do it) ... I wouldn't count on the next Nintendo console being able to outsell the portable counterpart.
Unified library is simply a net win for Nintendo in just about every way.
The platform gets more consistent support, Nintendo has a much larger audience for all their games and the main audience isn't cut off from their bigger games, and Nintendo's dev teams are free to work on more original or fringe projects rather than being tied down to having to make basically the same franchise over and over again (because the portable needs one, then the console needs one, and once you're finished, the hardware generation is coming to an end). IE: Instead of the Mario Kart team having to do Mario Kart 7 and then go straight into Mario Kart 8, they could just make one Mario Kart game and maybe do something else like a Wave Race game or an original IP. This would be great.
Also I think most people simply do not want to pay $500+ to play Nintendo franchises. The proposition that Nintendo is asking for right now which is this -- you pay us $500 (Wii U + 3DS) to play basically the same franchises, give or take a few different ones ... is one that overwhelmingly is being rejected by the market. Even by Nintendo fans, many of them do not buy both. People don't want to buy two different hardware pieces to get Nintendo franchises (even when a GCN + GBA was a net $200, most people opted just for the GBA), nowadays Nintendo will be lucky to get them to even buy one
Stop alienating/dividing your own fanbase this way, let them play all your games regardless of which NX model they use. iPhone and iPad have all the same apps no matter which one you buy (99% of the same ones anyway) ... this is how NX should work and then the consumer has the choice of which ever model suits their lifestyle -- this is a much more progressive model and would make the NX a much more innovative platform made for 2016, not stuck to the 1980s model.
