Would you mind if Nintendo went third-party?

[zorg1000]

oniyide said:

zorg1000 said:

 

How do u know they don't sell to the same demographics? Do we have any type of data that shows there aren't a large number of 3DS owners that also own a PS3/PS4/360/XB1?

Why couldn't those teams also make other big franchises? The team behind Mario Kart is also the team behind Nintendogs which sold over 20 million last generation and despite a massive decline still did close to 4 million this generation. The Animal Crossing team released Wii Sports/Play last generation and created Splatoon this generation. The New Super Mario team created Super Mario Maker this generation. It's not just about software sales but also creating a more diverse library that can bring in new fans.

In ur scenario the teams that make Mario Kart, Smash Bros, etc. would have to release a handheld entry followed by switching over to making entries on PS/XB instead of continuing to support their handheld and diversify the library.

 

or they could just not do handhelds at all.

 

The op said they would stop making consoles but continue making handhelds, I'm explaining why I don't think that is feasible. Either they support their handheld 100% or they go full 3rd party.