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Soundwave on 01 October 2016
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JWeinCom said:
mutantsushi said:

 



To be clear, "hooking up to a TV" is not what is special about NX concept.
It actually has separate unit which allows it to increase power draw and increase power (CPU/GPU).
In fact, that unit is supposed to have it's own battery so you can take it on the go if you really want to,
although the assumption is that it will usually be used plugged in, and handheld-alone will be used on the go.

I don't think Nintendo can realistically aim to expand their audience significantly beyond what they have.
They reached far with Wii and DS hit a sweet spot, but mobile phones will be heavy competition for "casuals".
They can still appeal there, but I don't think it can be AS successfull in that market.
So they want to make sure they can appeal to their "core" market, and they are unifying mobile/home to do that.
Sometime the prudent strategy is not deluding yourself that a past peak is a repeatable goal to aim for.

Eurogamer didn't say anything about the SCD.  Nintendo has a patent for it, but that doesn't mean it will actually be used.  If it is, and the rumor is otherwise true, then it's definitely better, but still nothing terribly exciting.  If Nintendo is going to continue to exist as a hardware developer, they'll need to reach outside their fanbase.  Otherwise, they'll just slowly wither away.

If they can maintain 50-60 million users on their NX hardware (the same as the 3DS has) but have a singular software base, so that things like Splatoon are available to ALL Nintendo fans and not just 1/5 of them, they'll be fine. 

Maybe it's just time to accept a new Nintendo era is coming, one in which, mobile games like Mario Run may well be their no.1 company driver in profits, dedicated hardware will have its place, but it won't be the only thing, maybe not even the main thing pushing the company forward. 

When you're in any business for 40 years as Nintendo has been with dedicated hardware, shit changes eventually. Once upon a time, Apple was basically only a computer company, today regular computers are basically a niche part of their overall business.