I've Come Around On The Nintendo Smartphone Idea -- Do It Nintendo.

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ZhugeEX said:
Why do people think this is a good idea. They'd fail at the first step.

The only reason I sort of like this idea is cause third parties are heading towards that direction. So if a Nintendo handheld device was powered by Android and it has the eshop and Play store, it will have the benefits of having Nintendo games as well as being able to play all the Android games. Now imo, they shouldn't enter an arms race against Samsung and Apple but release a new phone/handheld every 5-6 years. Now that is quite a lot of time certainly but if developers want to make games like Monster Hunter for Nintendo's handheld like they have been doing for so long, they will simply release it on the eshop. But if the developer wants to develop for phones, then they can release the games on Play Store which Nintendo's handheld/mobile will also get.

And most of the games that come out on mobile don't actually use the latest hardware but rather use older hardware to reach the most amount of people so apart from some games, I don't think having a 5-6 year cycle will be too much of an issue. The devs will gain the benefit of having a base system they can develop for which can reach the most amount of users that mainly want to play games provided it is successful.

But of course, theory is just a theory and Nintendo has to execute it perfectly which is where my doubt lies considering their history of releasing premium hardware. So... While I like the idea, I doubt they will be able to execute it like that and there are certainly a lot of moving parts.