Will the NX be Powerfull?

[Teeqoz]

RolStoppable said:

Teeqoz said:

And Nintendo isn't aiming for big profits in the context that they sell loads more first party software than Sony, own the biggest gaming IPs in the world which they can exploit on mobile and on consoles, and that they intend to sell the NX at a profit. Touché.

You need to look at it from the angle that forcing people to pay for online multiplayer is scam. Microsoft introduced the practice, after all. So Sony isn't making much money despite scamming people while Nintendo aims to make more than Sony without scam.

And now there's a good chance that this thread will go downhill. You are to blame, because you asked for elaboration. Good job, Teeqoz.

Well... I could always mention amiibo and piss a few people off in the process, but you know I'm too nice to do that

 

Coming from you, I'll assume that "good job" remark is a genuine one. You have trained me well. Also, you gave him the easy way out. I didn't want to have you elaborate, I wanted him to elaborate. But fine, I'll try to get it back on track (though I'm not sure if you even want it to).

 

@Question in title, no the NX does not need to be [more] powerful [than the PS4] as long as they don't sell it at a ridiculous price [like the Wii U], and as long as they don't sell it at a loss. More than any other stupid mistakes Nintendo did with the Wii U, launching at a high price and selling the hardware at a loss was what killed the console and hurt Nintendo in the process. Same goes for the 3DS, but to a smaller extent. If they can get that right, they can reach a higher userbase, for which they can sell their aforementioned super high margin 1st party software, all without having a lossleading strategy on the hardware.

 

NX with PS4-level specs at 249$. Seems good to me.