Leaker (Rumor): NX Is Modular, Upgradable, Uses Tegra X1 Successor

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Pemalite said:

zorg1000 said:

Apples & oranges buddy, you're comparing two completely different things.

A hybrid device is a single device that can be played on the go or at home on the TV with 100% of Nintendo's software output being tailor made for this device.

If you wanted to do the same with your examples, you would need to buy two seperate devices along with an add-on and you still wouldnt be able to play your console games on the go. Also these add-ons were not released until halfway through these devices lives.

So you see how these are not the same situation?

You are playing mobile games on a Home Console. You are melding two different demographics/game library's into one. It's the SAME idea. You just aren't able to take the home console on the Go.

The point stands that it didn't vastly increase sales rate of the home console.

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So let's put this into bullet points shall we?

* Wii userbase didn't transition to the Wii U and might not transition to NX.
* DS/Handheld userbase is in decline.
* Devices/Accessories which allowed the Home console to meld mobile/home console game library/demographics into one... Was mediocre from a sales perspective.
* Mobile and thus NX is now in competition with mature Android/iOS/Windows ecosystems.
* Having lots of exclusives doesn't guarentee sales.
* NX is going to have Mediocre hardware and thus graphics.

Nintendo has an uphill battle if it wishes to succeed I'm afraid, regardless of how you wish to paint things. ;)

 

One could pop in xbox info into your bullet points and get even results or worse depending on perspective and you have stated a few times they're doing better than nintendo.  As pointed out via hardware units sold it's not really the case.  

Example:

- 360 user base didn't transition to xbox one and might not transition to s-model or scorpio

- xbox doesn't even have a mobile console to be in decline and try and revitalize (they'd probably like those declined numbers)

- devices/accessories being mediocre (kinect, need i say more really?) not all devices are successful but doesn't mean the next one will have same result

- mobile, again something xbox doesnt even have (which I bet they'd love the tens of millions in mobile unit sales considering their current position)

- having lots of exclusives doesn't guarantee sales (doesn't even need changing)

- mediocre hardware

I actually believe doing this makes this move (if true) the smart nintendo move.  I wanted a powerful nintendo console but if you put bullet points in comparison to the distant #2 in home consoles (and consider that xbox is releasing two new home consoles back to back) why on earth would nintendo risk another wiiu?  They could do what you want and still be number 3 and lose more mobile ground from wasted time.

This rumor seems to be a better strategy than dropping a powerful home console that might get trounced in power a few months later.