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Soundwave on 08 September 2016
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zorg1000 said:
Ganoncrotch said:

Aye they've been in the game since 1889 haha, they're unlikely to end up in a "beats by dre" position still though, taking the first part stuff away from Nintendo hardware just a couple of months before the reveal of the NX is a bad idea imo, why by the hardware if the characters and experiences could appear on other systems if you get me?

Pokemon Go caused 3DS hardware & software sales to increase so its possible that their other mobile offerings can spark interest in NX.

Besides anybody who thinks Super Mario Run is a suitable replacement for a mainline 2D Mario on Nintendo hardware arent likely to buy the console regardless.

It's hard to know though how many people are content enough with Pokemon Go that they won't bother purchasing an NX. 

My guess is for people who are quite casual, things like Pokemon Go and Super Mario Run scratch their Nintendo itch to the point where they won't want to invest in a $250+ piece of Nintendo hardware. 

For people who are lapsed Nintendo fans, like say they owned a Game Boy, and are more experienced gamers some of them might get the urge to buy a Nintendo system. 

It's an open question at this point. Like 50 million people are playing Pokemon Go, so if the extent of the Pokemon "bump" is maybe 20,000-30,000 more 3DS' sold in a month in the US market ... I mean that is an OK bump, but is it something that sustains itself for months as well. 

But at least now Nintendo can still make money from these people, because they weren't buying a Wii U and huge decreases of them going from DS to 3DS as well.