Barkley said:
NX will sell better than WiiU I believe, but no if the NX fails Nintendo will not try again. They have new leadership, they are evolving the company and expanding into multiple different sectors, if the NX fails, it will be cut as Aquamarine says |
Nintendo isn't going to give up making consoles even if the NX fails like the Wii U did. Their hardware, even when it doesn't sell that well, still earns them a ton of profit just from software alone because their games sell that amazingly. There was an article a while ago as well that even said about how even if Nintendo took a loss every single year they would still be able to survive and be fine until the year 2052, that's how much money they have. I don't think you can say the same thing about Microsoft or Sony, especially Sony considering all the debt they owe.
http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/
Yes, they are evolving the company and expanding into other things such as amusement park attractions, films, some mobile games, etc but their first and foremost means of profit will always be from their games division, the rest of it is just extra. The only reason it would make sense from a business perspective for them to stop making hardware is if all the other things their doing started making a ton more money than their consoles, but that type of thing wouldn't even be able to be seen until a few years from now at earliest. As of right now it would make no sense and is too early to say something like that.
