Barkley said:
It's sure aiming at handheld and home console, but it doesn't sound appealing to either, let's look at the three seperate markets the device could appeal to. Handheld Market - The rumoured 6.2 inch is far too large to appeal to a large chunk of this audience, and the removable controls if anything hinder this even further making the device seem clumsy and unrefined. Tablet Market - Nintendo putting out the hardware that matters to the tablet crowd is HIGHLY unlikely. 720p is unacceptable in this market, Camera is important and will no doubt be horrendous on the NX. Access to Google Play or IOS Store is also a very big deal, the NX will have terrible app support in comparison to Android/IOS. Battery Life will most likely be much worse than any decent tablet as well. Home Console Market - As a Home Console it is not only underpowered but also apparently 3 seperate entities, The NX, The Docking Station and a Compute Unit, again the device being seperate entities makes the whole thing feel clumsy and unrefined and not a desirable product for the living room.
Market NX Will Attract - Nintendo Die Hard fans, and the Niche market looking for a dedicated gaming tablet.
The rumoured NX tries to be both a device for portable gaming and home gaming. Due to this it is a mediocre handheld console, awful tablet and a fairly mediore home console.
The rumoured NX is not appealing to the smartphone/tablet market in the slightest, other then a very very niche subsection. |
6.2" isnt relly big for today market, curently 5.5" phones are becoming standard.
Point is that people will want more complex games, not to upgrade their tablets.
It actualy very simple, you have handheld unit and dock, you take your handheld unit on go and you use dock when you play at home, so its dont "feel clumsy and unrefined and not a desirable product for the living room" at all.
Market NX Will Attract:
-Nintendo fans (not die hard Nintendo fans only but evre NIntendo fan out there because you have handheld and home console in one and full support from handheld and home console Nintendo teams).
-Casual market. With good marketing, great launch and 1st year lineup and affordable price, definitely there will some casuals on board.
-Mobile gamers who will want to go on next level (Nintendo itself said that main reason of their mobile games is to use it like bridge for their dedicated platforms). You don't realise that there is huge gap on market between mobile games and PS4/XB1, and definitely NX bring some of mobile gamers.
-PS4/XB1 owners who wants secondary console,who want to have handheld and home console in one at affordable price and where they can play great and beautiful Nintendo games.
If rumours is correct, NX will be great handheld console (nothing imply that will be mediocre lol) and much better and strong home console than Wii U.
