Miyamotoo said:
I don't think they said specifically "one unified platform", but this Iwata quote is definatly intresting: "Apple is able to release smart devices with various form factors one after another because there is one way of programming adopted by all platforms. Apple has a common platform called iOS. Another example is Android. Though there are various models, Android does not face software shortages because there is one common way of programming on the Android platform that works with various models. The point is, Nintendo platforms should be like those two examples. Whether we will ultimately need just one device will be determined by what consumers demand in the future, and that is not something we know at the moment. However, we are hoping to change and correct the situation in which we develop games for different platforms individually and sometimes disappoint consumers with game shortages as we attempt to move from one platform to another, and we believe that we will be able to deliver tangible results in the future." |
It's amazing how you keep using that quote but fail to realize that iOS/Android are operating systems that are on a variety of different devices where applications aren't necessarily cross compatible with one another. Not all iPad apps work on all iPhones. Not all Android tablet apps work on all android phones. There are actually seperate tiers of devices within both the iOS and Android ecosystems that do not share all of the same applications. Yet you still think this means that Nintendo is going to come out with mutliple different types of devices that all play the same game cartridges, when it isn't even true for the example you use.
You're just reading what you want to hear from that quote, and making assumptions from that. Nintendo has never said that the Switch is a handheld console as is meant as a successor to the 3DS. You just want that to be true.
