Is NX even necessary?

[zorg1000]

curl-6 said:

zorg1000 said:

Japan-21 million hardware, 102 million software

Americas-19.5 million hardware, 87 million software

Other-17.5 million hardware, 75 million software

Sales really aren't that different between region. I'm pretty sure millions of people still rent movies via Redbox, the market didn't die, it adapted which is what Nintendo needs to do. Nintendo doesnt need to beat smartphones/tablets, they simply need to find a way to coexist.

Kids/casuals want whatever is considered the new, cool, hip item and if Nintendo can release a device that is seen as cool than it will attract these consumers. Easier said that done but not impossible.

I'm not talking about lifetime sales. I am talking about how it's selling now. Look at the weekly charts, portable numbers outside Japan are woeful. The rest of the world has moved on from dedicated portables.

As for Redbox, it recently had to shut down operations in Canada due to low demand, and is getting dwarfed by Netflix and the like.

Lol have u looked at their shipments this fiscal year?

Japan-2.01 million, Americas-1.98 million, Others-1.88 million

All three regions are doing similar numbers.

Why does Redbox losing to Netflix matter? Millions of people use it and its profitable which is what matters and is exactly my point. Redbox doesnt need to beat Netflix/Hulu just like handhelds don't need to beat smartphones/tablets, they simply need to coexist.