zorg1000 said:
You aren't factoring in people who own neither a 3DS or Wii U that may buy at least one NX sku. Lets use the 2015 releases as an example, lets say someone wanted to play Monster Hunter 4, Majora's Mask 3D & Happy Home Designer but those 3 games weren't enough for them to buy a 3DS, lets say they are also interested in Splatoon, Super Mario Maker & Xenoblade X but again those 3 games aren't enough to buy a Wii U. Would that person be more likely to purchase a single device that plays all 6 of those games? Another factor that you aren't considering is the increase of software sales, certain games have been hindered by the fact they are stuck on a platform with a small userbase. Splatoon & Mario Maker are big successes and will each sell 5+ million but what if they had the entire 3DS audience to sell to as well? These games could very well sell over 10 million. A third major factor is that Nintendo can diversify their lineup by not having to make 2 separate entries of many franchises. Instead of releasing a Mario Kart title for the handheld then 3 years later another Mario Kart for the console, they can release one and support it with DLC then release a new IP 3 years later. This potentially leads to more Splatoon-like scenarios of new, exciting franchise being created which increases the devices appeal. |
Super Smash Bros. being a good example of that.
