| A_C_E said: The whole problem with Nintendo going through 9th gen with just a home console instead of a home console and a dedicated handheld is that Nintendo's handhelds sell very good amounts of hardware whereas their home consoles sales are far behind that of the handhelds. It would be awfully brave of Nintendo to simply combine the two into a home console where their sales aren't as strong and hope that their marketing doesn't become confusing or having the Switch be lead to failure like the Wii U. I guess we will see if Nintendo plans on launching a dedicated handheld in the next few years; or just does like Zorg said and comes out with a new and improved Switch handheld to effectively replace the 3DS. I could see it happening. |
What would be different about your proposed seperate dedicated handheld compared to Switch?
For example, let's say Nintendo releases a DS3, how powerful would it be? Since 3D is a slight upgrade over PSP, lets say DS3 will be a moderate upgrade from Vita which would cost around $200.
Don't you feel like a $200 Nintendo handheld and a $300 Nintendo console with handheld capabilities would kinda be redundant? Software wouldn't be fully compatible, you wouldn't simply be able to put your Switch game cart into the DS3 and expect it to be playable or vice versa. At best you would be looking at a Vita & PS3/PS4 style compatibility where a game will be cross-platform and allows for cross-buy/save but that will require extra work from the developers because they are creating two seperate versions of each game.
The best choice for Nintendo is what they are doing and releasing a single, unified platform where they can consolidate their customer base and development support.
Previously their two pillars were handheld gaming devices & home gaming devices. Going forward their two pillars will be dedicated gaming devices & mobile gaming apps.
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