Nintendo Switch has become the fastest selling video game system of all time in the US

[DonFerrari]

RolStoppable said:

DonFerrari said: 

Nope I looked at his full post... and on the later posts he moved the goalpost.

And Sony couldn't pull a hybrid like they pulled PS1 because?

Why couldn't Nintendo make a successful phone? Didn't say it's likely or that they would even try, still a lot of companies come from 0 and bring something disruptive and win market without even being know.

1. Sony couldn't pull off a hybrid because it would be a new concept and third parties would be skeptical as a result, moving towards Xbox where they get what they want. The PS1 was a straightforward home console; nothing about it was new.

2. Nintendo couldn't make a successful phone because the market is already too crowded in all price segments. The only selling point Nintendo could add would be games, but people don't buy phones to play games. The necessity for physical buttons would lead to compromises in the design of the phone which in turn would make it unattractive to pull it out in public spaces like other phones. Anyone who is looking for gaming on the go would stick with dedicated Nintendo handhelds due to superior hardware design and much better games. A Nintendo phone would inevitably be caught between pointless and not good enough.

1. It's a likely scenario but not 100% exclusive option

2. That is thinking Nintendo would just make the same phone everyone makes. It isn't impossible that someone will make a device that will take the cell place.