They tried a partnership too long ago and it didn't worked out. It's always a problem when they have to decide how much each one will get from the profits, so that becomes a no-go.

Even putting the characters could be a problem, because the other company will want a level of creative control. Let's just say that Sony won't want that Drake does X or Y thing in SSB and he can't be a slouch that just got beaten easily, etc.

I remember Marvel vs Capcom. In the first game, they were balanced. In the second one, the Sentinel, Blackheart, Shumma-Gorath and Dr Doom were massively overpowered. It always seemed like some Marvel influence saying "oh, this guy has to be strong, it's not good like it is, blah, blah" and here we go.

Actually, yeah. That'd be pretty genius. 

To be blund, looking at the PS4 exclusives so far Nintendo has the better line up. If they hade a system that was equal or better than the PS4 and all the big multi plats you would expect that the NX would have an advantage. Sadly even then i think most people would still prefer playstation, purely on brand name.

That'd be terrible from a business perspective. Remember these companies have to give you a reason to buy their console. Why would you buy the NX if you can get the same thing on other systems. Thats why exclusives exist.

The minute that Nintendo even thinks about letting other consoles use their IPs, that's the minute that Nintendo Console become irrelevant. It isn't happening.

Would be the best for Nintendo imo.

How does cross platform online play impede on any of that? What are you even talking about?

No but it does benefit them if gamers use/buy games on PC vs consoles. So they support, and release, games on their service while opening up to a market of gamers that wont buy there games otherwise.

My PC could have never run Portal 2 when it released so I was glad to buy it on ps3. They got a healthy few dollars from someone who probably otherwise wouldn't have given them.

Nintendo have embraced mobile, they are testing the waters. But the market they aren't serving is far larger than the market they aren't.

No, I don't think they should do that

Why don't they simplify it.

- Sony agrees to support the portable NX and to push their third party partners to support it also. The console NX is more of a low-powered/cheaper family console which doesn't compete directly with the PS4/PS5.

- Nintendo agrees to provide the PS4/PS5 with certain exclusives and support.

- Sony and Nintendo jointly agree to develop Super Mario CG and Legend of Zelda live action movies. This will be a nice boon for Sony if they do lose the James Bond license.