| Soundwave said: Yeah but even relative to Vita sales, people overwhelming choose the portable Vita over the home version console. I could see Nintendo doing this (never say never), but in said scenario, I don't see many but very hardcore Nintendo faithful feeling they need both devices. It would be less of two product lines and really just everything collapsing into the portable line in effect I feel. They'd be better off just making a hybrid single device in this case I think, at least then they could have the whole "it's a portable that plays games on your TV too!" differniator as an easy feature add if that's what they want to do. It's a tricky situation, there are definite pros to unifying but there are some cons too (though I don't think it's much of a debate, because I don't think Nintendo functionally has a choice). |
Many of the biggest games on Vita aren't compatible with Vita TV, it doesn't even play Netflix. On top of that, it had virtually no marketing/advertising. It was also released a few years into the Vita's life and after PS4 had already released. It's really not comparable in any way.
The thing about Nintendo that's different from many other developers is that most of their realy big franchises aren't designed for handhelds or consoles specifically but rather easily playable on either form factor. The likes of Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Mario platformers are all designed in a way that they can be played in quick, casual play sessions or in longer, more hardcore play styles and are fun to play alone or with others. That's Nintendo's strength and they should continue to push and create these types of experiences.
It's not playing handheld games on the TV or console games on the go, it's simply playing games with your choice of form factor.
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