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Veknoid_Outcast on 25 March 2015
cannonballZ said:
"Corned"... Really?

Plz elaborate, I'm all ears!

I laughed more than I should have at this :D



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Frogger on 25 March 2015

Not entirely on topic, but is it possible that Nintendo launches a Steam-like platform on mobile, with the help of DeNA, effectively circumventing Google Play, the app store, and many of the royalty fees they entail?



JRPGfan on 25 March 2015
zorg1000 said:
It's good to see Nintendo expanding, no longer will the company 100% rely on their dedicated platforms to get them by in tough times.

Quality of Life
Games/apps for Smart Devices
Amiibo
IP licensing (things like rumored Mario CG movie or Zelda Netflix series)

All of these things bringing in steady profits for Nintendo will help alot in the future. Just making dedicated hardware/software is a tough market, everything is great when u make huge hits like Wii/DS but if u slip up and end up with Wii U/3DS, things aren't nearly as peachy and having new sources of revenue certainly will help during the tough times.


Good for stock holders, worried about nintendo profits.

Bad for gamers that like nintendo makeing consol games, because it sounds like your saying their going to swift focus and spend LESS time makeing games.



JRPGfan on 25 March 2015

Poor nintendo,.....



being  'ed cant be a good way to be.

Lucky for them they arnt corned, into makeing smartphone games.



cannonballZ on 25 March 2015
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I laughed more than I should have at this :D


Alright!! At least one person got the joke!



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DélioPT on 25 March 2015

If conversations started in 2010, Nintendo was still doing very well when considering this partnership.



Teeqoz on 25 March 2015
spemanig said:

Not entirely on topic, but is it possible that Nintendo launches a Steam-like platform on mobile, with the help of DeNA, effectively circumventing Google Play, the app store, and many of the royalty fees they entail?


It might work on android, due to its open nature, but I doubt they'd be allowed to do that by Apple, and iirc, iOS has the biggest marketshare when it comes to apps.



JazzB1987 on 25 March 2015
Soundwave said:
Well I guess what's he's supposed to say?

"Yes, we were cornered into making smartphone games because we're scared of a declining dedicated portable market, are unable to reach kids today, and can't sell consoles in mass numbers without a miracle controller gimmick?"

No CEO is going to admit that even if it's the truth.


Graphics are a gimmick   controllers are not.

 

You do not need  a stone to have 10k polygons instead of 8k to be a stone.
You needed  an analog stick for mario 64s 3d movement.
You needed a wiimote for  Wii sports to work.
You need a second screen for  asymetric multiplayer etc.



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 25 March 2015

Kinda makes sense considering 3ds sales



                  

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Soundwave on 25 March 2015
DélioPT said:
If conversations started in 2010, Nintendo was still doing very well when considering this partnership.


They weren't considering it in 2010. 

DeNA was bugging them about it, but people were asking for Nintendo games on smart devices since smart device apps start to take off like wildfire. 

Nintendo resisted for a few years, but in the end they caved. 

If a creepy jerk asks out a supermodel and she eventually says yes after 5 years, odds are her career situation isn't in a positive place.