| shikamaru317 said: That's highly debatable imo. You say digital only positively impacts 3rd parties, but does it? Quite a few gamers refuse to buy digital games, so a digital only console means that 3rd parties miss out on those potential sales. You say that it positively impacts Nintendo, but does it really? Is it worth it being the first of the console makers to piss off retailers by going digital only, retailers could respond by giving them less shelf space and in-store advertising which could hurt hardware sales, better to wait out Sony and MS and let one of them make the first digital only console. Then there's the fact that Nintendo consoles are frequently bought by parents for children, parents buying for children often go physical, not digital. I think a mix of carts and digital is the safest bet for Nintendo. Carts could run on both the handheld and console for the games that have crossplay, just like digital can.
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Again, PC proves that false. In an environment where there is no alternative, most consumers will adapt. The amount of people who will really look at the next 3D Mario and say "nope. Not without physical" is laughably insignifitant. The iPod faired fine without a CD player. So will the NX. Mobile is the leading gaming platform for kids now. You know who are buying those games? Parents. It's all digital. Parents will be fine with the NX.
Keep 'em coming, though.
