| Viktor said: Really weak argument from you, consoles in general are seen as less profitable than smartphone apps by investors and they judge accordingly. Pokemon Go alone will end up generating more combined profit than the whole PS division this year, just to put things in perspective. |
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Pokemon Go is in a continual decline, and Nintendo only gets a fraction of that money.
http://investorplace.com/2016/09/nintendo-ntdoy-stock-looks-pricey-pokemon-gos-popularity-wanes/
PMG can be resurgent, but they really need to help it out. Even a lot of the biggest initial fans of it are quick to admit that it's not much of a 'game', so they dropped out after the novelty wore off.
OTOH, it should be a bright shining light to Nintendo to go ahead and greenlight lots of other apps, designed by 1st party with no fractional profits to other parties. A quality Mario/Zelda/Kart entry on iOS/Android would make HEAPS of money. And no, Super Mario Run doesn't truly count. It's an 'auto-run' game, if you don't know what that is, look it up (TLDR : garbage game design that gets boring quickly, but an okay quick time waster).
Something along the lines of a 3DS-quality mainline mario title would be a HUGE game changer for mobile gaming on iOS/Android. Have the first world be free to play, but sell the full game for $24.99 and see it rack up record sales. Cross-buy credit if you own a 3DS or Switch = $$, because it would incentivize people who have iPhones or Androids but who haven't bought a 3DS or Switch to consider it.
The world is waiting for the paradigm to shift on how mobile games are made. This low-budget, low-content, nickel-and-dime crap can only go so far, and Nintendo could be just the company to turn that on its head, if they're brave and intelligent enough to do so.
