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Soundwave on 07 May 2016
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Akeos said:
Soundwave said:

I don't think Nintendo has the balls to enter the smartphone market. They're too afraid of behemoths like Apple and Google to wander into that turf.

If they wanted to do that, they'd be better off just making an NX branded controller that works with existing iPhone/iPad/Galaxy/LG/Sony smartphone devices.

Maaaaaybe I could see a Nintendo branded tablet that can emulate/run Android apps while still utilizing a custom Nintendo OS that Nintendo controls.

I don't think Nintendo have any choise... 

DS 150 millions 

3DS 55 millions...

Smartphones are what Apple and Android choise to do... But Nintendo can make a OS with a another philosophy,  more confidentiality,  intégred new technologie, more protection for Child and Web... 

And put in front à lots games with theirs licences,  only on smartphone NX !

If they take only 2% of smartphones business,  it's a lots of millions selling... 

Microsoft or Blackberry haven't been able to make any headway in the phone market.

People want Apple or Android's ecosystem and nothing but, and Nintendo's brand is too associated with kids to be taken seriously overnight by adults who basically rely on their phone for their entire social and business life. It wouldn't fly and Nintendo has nowhere near the marketing acumen to pull it off.

They have problems selling video games to modern teenagers ... as a video game company. Good luck with phones and adults.

Like I said if they wanted to go this route the best thing to do would simply be to team up with Apple and/or Samsung and make Nintendo branded controllers for existing phones that people actually want. No one's looked the crappy Wii/3DS/DS/Wii U OS and said "gee I'd love for this to be the OS for my phone which I depend on for my job and keeping in touch with all my friends". Nintendo can't even get cross platform purchases working seamlessly.