Prediciton: NX will be....

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Darwinianevolution said:

zorg1000 said:

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.

Basically 100% Nintendo support, strong Japanese support, strong indie support, strong child/family friendly support gives them a constant stream of games.

Western studios like EA (Mass Effect 3, Madden, FIFA, Need for Speed) Activision (Call of Duty: BLOPS 2+Ghosts, 007 Legends, Transformers: Rise of Dark Spark, Amazing Spider Man 1+2), Ubisoft (Assassin 's Creed 3+4, ZombiU, Splinter Cell, Watch Dogs) Warner Bros (Batman Arkham City+Origins, Injustice) gave Wii U moderate support initially, if NX can get and retain that than it will have a very strong lineup when combined with the type of games from the previous paragraph.