Prediciton: NX will be....

[Darwinianevolution]

zorg1000 said:

Darwinianevolution said:

If they want to get 3rd parties back they have to do two things: make a console powerful enough to bring their games without needing major downgrades, and an architecture easy to develop for. Of course the userbase will matter too, but at the beginning these two are the important ones. Also, a decent amount of rumours pointed out to an NX slightly stronger than the XBone (and I'd like to think that this delay could mean a power increase around regulat PS4 levels, but that's just me).

Or they can combine their handheld & console into a single unified platform and get similar support that 3DS+Wii U got, which when combined is actually pretty solid. 3DS didnt support Unity & Wii U didnt support Unreal 4, so if NX supports both of those than its very likely that 3rd party support can be even better than 3DS+Wii U recieved.

Even if Nintendo releases a super powerful console, I dont really see the shooter/sports/racing/action crowd (which make up about 80% of PS4/XB1 retail software sales) moving to Nintendo platforms.

Unification seems to be the best route for them at the moment. Also, there is an important element to take into account: most, if not all of the big 3rd parties on the 3DS are eastern companies, with genres like JRPGs and other japanese-focused genres. EA, Activision, Ubisoft, T2, Bethesda and the rest of big western publishers ignored the 3DS as much as the WiiU (or even more). So Nintendo's best bet is to catter the japanese market first, bring all the games that eastern publishers can put in there: Monster Hunter, Youkai Watch, Final Fantasy, Shin Megami Tensei, Dragon Quest, Tales of, Phoenix Wright, Resident Evil... Those games have proven to sell really well on Nintendo systems. After they come, they try to get other games from those companies, like Valkyria Chronicles, Dark Souls, Hitman... With that, the system should have a decent library. After that, if the NX sells well, the western publishers will push their games on the console, to avoid losing a potential profit.