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Kai_Mao on 12 July 2016
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potato_hamster said:
Kai_Mao said:
People who want Nintendo to go third party or spread their IPs to other platforms out of the goodness of their hearts is like saying Sony should just sell the PS4 for $100 or for free out of the goodness of their hearts. They're a business first and foremost. If Nintendo feels like they can maintain control of their IPs and showcase them in a variety of ways (the freedom that they may or may not have if they go third party) through their dedicated platforms then why not? They've emphasized on software and hardware intertwining with each other. As of now, we don't know how Pkmn Go will fare long term. It's a wait and see thing for now.

And here you arre acting like Nintendo is making their own platform out of the goodness of their hearts. If they continue to have large success on mobile platforms, Nintendo might be better off spreading their IPs to other platforms rather than make their own because of profit. They're a publicly traded company. They have shareholders they are beholden to.  Period.

If it makes more financial sense (especially long term) to make PS5, XB2, and mobile games than to make their own hardware, that is likely the direction they will take. If it makes more financail sense to keep making their own hardware they will. It all comes down to dollars and sense. Nothing more, nothing less.

But right now, it's not like they're losing money in their handheld/console business, just not profiting enough to be satisfied. At this point, they can't do much with the Wii U and the 3DS is doing all it can to maintain some sort of consistency. This, they're moving towards the NX. What's wrong with having multiple divisions within their business surrounding their core business? Mobile, theme parks, movies, merchandise, amiibo, etc. have a job in exposing the brand while Nintendo continued their console business. Allowing Nintendo to be a multi-media business could serve them well in the long run. I mean, we've seen concerts feat. the Squid Sisters (which did show in Europe just recently) and a Kirby restaurant just recently along with Pokemon Go and Miitomo. Again, we'll see, but Nintendo is also about pride and wanting to integrate hardware with software. That's why they're trying to be aware of how mobile works and how the apps can help others invest in their own hardware. If Sony and Microsoft are multi-media businesses with dedicated hardware, why can't Nintendo be as well (not to their extent but enough to expand their IPs to broader horizons)?