| ZhugeEX said: Why do people think this is a good idea. They'd fail at the first step. |
Depends on what the sales expectations are. If the idea is to compete directly with Samsung and Apple they'd fail of course.
But if the plan is to just add 10-20 million extra portable hardware units sold to consumers who are only willing to carry around one mobile device with them (and that's a phone) ... well then ...
If you're a guy who's making a million dollar salary and has a supermodel girlfriend with a huge house and even a nice yacht ... are you a "failure" because Leonardo DiCaprio has a hotter girlfriend and makes more money that you? No, your life is still pretty great. It's all about perspective.
10-20 million extra portables sold/year would make a huge difference for Nintendo, even if its table scraps for Apple. Not only that but Nintendo would stand to earn a very large chunk of change from licensing fees ... all the Candy Crush/Minecraft/Clash of Clans revenue on a Nintendo phone/NX device ... Nintendo would take home 30% of that. Who even gives a shit if Rockstar or anyone else supports them in that scenario (though they probably would too).
