| Cloudman said: Well, console type games on mobile isn't something new. We've seen this done before. And because Nintendo can do it, doesn't mean they will, not anytime soon, or maybe even ever. They'll likely continue making small games as a means of exposure for their products and IPs. |
I feel like a lot of people are underselling just how seriously Nintendo is taking this mobile initiative.
I mean, some people are overselling it too, but I naturally think that I have a more... realistic perception of it.
Nintendo isn't looking at their mobile games as "small games." That kind of attitude would be absolutely terrible for the goal of exposing their products and IP, because that attitude would make for really forgetable products.
They are making "big games" for mobile. What they are not making are traditional style games. That doesn't mean they are small. It means that they are more suited for mobile space. Puzzles and Dragons isn't a "small game." Hearthstone isn't a "small game." Expect stuff like that.
Hell, Miitomo is garbage right now in terms of quality, but that is clearly not a "small" app. I think people should look at Nintendo's mobile initiative the way they look at Nintendo's endeavors into movies and themeparks, because that's a far more accurate comparison than the conclusion many people have come to. Saying it's just advertizement isn't really accurate, but calling it their core business is also inaccurate. The point is to make high quality products that become supplementary to their core dedicated gaming business by saturating mindshare with far more positive consumer interations with their IP than their gaming systems can provide by themselves.
I know people like to shoot the piss at mobile here, but people play these games because they're good, not because they're stupid. They'll see through a poor effort, or as Miitomo proves poor quality, and they'll stop playing. Nintendo knows that. They're treating mobile the way the most successful mobile companies in the world are treating mobile, because doing anything less would produce an end product that would severely damage their IP.
