DirtyP2002 said:
Miyamotoo said:
DirtyP2002 said:
ktay95 said:
DirtyP2002 said:
Microsoft should just buy Nintendo. End of story.
Nintendo makes games for Xbox One, Windows Phone and Windows 10... Let Microsoft build the network (XBL) for it and let bigger Nintendo games (Zelda, Metroid, maybe even Pokémon) run on a more powerful machine.
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I dont think you understand how bussiness works do you??
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Actually I can see lots of benefits for consumers and both companies.
Let's face it, Nintendo is fighting to survive these days. Wii U bombed and handhelds are on their way out thanks to smartphones.
A joint-venture with Microsoft would be awesome. MS covers the huge costs for R&D and build (finally) a powerful console for Nintendo again. MS builds the online infrastructure (Xbox Live) so that Nintendo can (finally) make their online gaming fun. Nintendo concentrates on what they can do best: Build games.
MS gets the benefit that they finally get a userbase in Japan and a better position in Europe outside of UK and Scandinavia.
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Nintendo is making money even with Wii U, and now they will launch mobile games, completely new NX platform and they start to aggressively use their IPs. Nintendo can cover the costs for R&D and build powerful console itself, if they want. DeNA is making now online Infracstructure for Nintendo. Nintendo online gaming is very fun currently, Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Splatoon all works without any problems and they are very fun. Nintendo is always concentrates on what they can do best, building games.
Gaming division don't earn much money for Microsoft, I am not sure that they at end of day from first Xbox till today they have made profit at all, on other hand they would need to pay 10 of billions of dollars for Nintendo and not knowing at all if that will change anything. If MS really thinks that buying Nintendo would be good move for them, they would buy them long ago, but also I dont think that Nintendo is for sale at all. :)
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the last 'powerful' console from Nintendo released 2001 I guess (GCN).
Let's be real here: When it comes to hardware, Nintendo is 5-7 years behind. Their online infrastructure is nowhere near XBL and they have to catch up at least 5 years here as well. Look how long it took Sony to get PSN where XBL was.
NX is nothing but a buzzword right now. We have to wait how this turns out. So far, every Nintendo console sold less than the one before since 1991, except the Wii, which turned out to be a fad for a few years.
I am not hating on Nintendo, I loved my consoles and they are one of the very few developers from Japan I really care about, but they are stuck in the past and poorly managed. MS / Nintendo cooperation would be best for them, MS and gamers.
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Last perforfule console was in 2001 because Nintendo choosed like that not beacuse they cant make one, they can make again very easily powerful console if they want, but they dont want, they dont want to compete with Sony and MS head to head, with NX they again want make some new type of Wii. I already said that DeNA is now working on better Nintendo online infrastructure.
Yes we dont know, maybe NX will be another Wii or maybe NX will sell less than Wii U (both things are very unrealistic).
Nintendo poorly managed only Wii U but that doesnt mean they will manage poorly NX also, Wii was great console for purpose that had, cheap gaming console with new and fun way to play games.
I dont think that would be best for Nintendo or MS at all, but it's not realistic to expect MS will buy big N at all, so there is no point to talk about it..
