At first glance, it would appear that Nintendo has successfully won the portable console market while Sony has 'most' of the (traditional) home console market therefore the console wars have reached a stalemate.
Going forward, which is more likely?
Will Sony abandon the power wars against MS and force devs to split software development between their established home console and a new portable? Could MS throw a curve ball and provide winning hardware and software in a market they're unaccustomed to.
or
Does Nintendo keep swallowing up the low end 3rd parties while slowly making their way up to the Fortnites, FIFAS, Call of Dutys and GTAs?
My opinion
- The newest megahits have and will be able to run on a smartphone. Minecraft, Fortnite, PUBG, Pokemon Go, Wii Sports. This guarantees Switch compatibility.
- Low end graphics allows for more gameplay possibilities. The odds that the next megahit will require high end graphics/power are slim.
- Nobody can compete against Nintendo's first party portable and home console titles.
- Nintendo's portable consoles have never lost a head to head race.
- Nintendo has a history of causing multiple paradigm shifts in regards to power.
Result : Nintendo wins
Nov 2016 - NES outsells PS1 (JP)
Don't Play Stationary 4 ever. Switch!
