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Miyamotoo on 11 July 2016

I think so.



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Kerotan on 11 July 2016
Goodnightmoon said:
Kerotan said:

And a healthy future on them too.  

 

But I wonder will they continue to make AAA comsole games and release on ps4/X1/pc?  Or just go full mobile 

 Their mobiles games will be huge because their franchises are huge, and those franchise are huge because their console games make them huge, without the main games the brands would lose strength, the mobile games will lose appeal and it would be dumb as hell not to take profit of the huge publicity this free apps gives to their main games.

There is no doubt Nintendo will continue making games as usual and mobile games will probably be made by third parties using Nintendo franchises just like Pokemon Go did, most of their studios and developers are not gonna completely change their way of work unless is completely necessary and I may remember you that just because handhelds were 5 times more succesfull than homeconsoles for Nintendo, that never made them go 100% handheld, and that didn't stop every homeconsole for having a big number of first party games even when the console was a big bomb.

Consoles made them huge when comsoles were huge for Nintendo.  

 

In future it will be mobile that keeps them huge because that's where their audience has been largely moving too. 



Goodnightmoon on 11 July 2016
Kerotan said:
Goodnightmoon said:

 Their mobiles games will be huge because their franchises are huge, and those franchise are huge because their console games make them huge, without the main games the brands would lose strength, the mobile games will lose appeal and it would be dumb as hell not to take profit of the huge publicity this free apps gives to their main games.

There is no doubt Nintendo will continue making games as usual and mobile games will probably be made by third parties using Nintendo franchises just like Pokemon Go did, most of their studios and developers are not gonna completely change their way of work unless is completely necessary and I may remember you that just because handhelds were 5 times more succesfull than homeconsoles for Nintendo, that never made them go 100% handheld, and that didn't stop every homeconsole for having a big number of first party games even when the console was a big bomb.

Consoles made them huge when comsoles were huge for Nintendo.  

 

In future it will be mobile that keeps them huge because that's where their audience has been largely moving too. 

Bullshit, the Wii audience is not "their audience", most of them came that gen alone, their real audience is either buying their products or waiting for something that makes them want to buy them again.

And no, a franchise like Zelda will lose its popularity without the main aaa games, if suddlenly the brand turns into little free to play mobile games with no mainline aaa experience, the franchise would slowly die, is not wise, and they won't do it, just like they didn't went 100% handheld just because they were way more succesful than homeconsoles.



sethnintendo on 11 July 2016
mountaindewslave said:
sethnintendo said:

Seems like it is doing better than most thought. The game was kind of flying in low under the radar (even though there were some stories about it in the past (mainly about it being delayed)). If they can roll it out worldwide and fix any server issues then this could be a huge success if not already. It would be nice if there was a 3DS version but I suppose you have to have data for maps?

I keep hearing some of you on this forum say 'no one expected this to do well'. I don't know who you mean by 'noone'. Everyone I know who saw the Pokemon GO trailer a while back were incredibly excited about it. and its flipping Pokemon! Pokemon always does well

Perhaps there was more upbeat predictions here but I didn't expect so much buzz to generate over it in such a short time.  Sure I expected some buzz but it seems to be getting a little out of hand right now.  Hopefully, they can continue the public interest for the game for a least a year or two.  I'd expect more features to be added to try and keep that interest.



Kerotan on 11 July 2016
Goodnightmoon said:
Kerotan said:

Consoles made them huge when comsoles were huge for Nintendo.  

 

In future it will be mobile that keeps them huge because that's where their audience has been largely moving too. 

Bullshit, the Wii audience is not "their audience", most of them came that gen alone, their real audience is either buying their products or waiting for something that makes them want to buy them again.

And no, a franchise like Zelda will lose its popularity without the main aaa games, if suddlenly the brand turns into little free to play mobile games with no mainline aaa experience, the franchise would slowly die, is not wise, and they won't do it, just like they didn't went 100% handheld just because they were way more succesful than homeconsoles.

They can go one more round with the NX but their main audience the dedicated handheld audience is moving to iOS and Android at a fast pace.  Pokemon Go is only the beginning on mobile.  Nintendo will drown in cash when they full embrace being a third party mobile dev.  

 

Nothing stopping them releasing a few console AAA games on ps4/X1/pc or PS5/x2/pc.  Most Wii U fans own one of those platforms anyway so they'll still get their sales plus more. 



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Goodnightmoon on 11 July 2016
Kerotan said:
Goodnightmoon said:

Bullshit, the Wii audience is not "their audience", most of them came that gen alone, their real audience is either buying their products or waiting for something that makes them want to buy them again.

And no, a franchise like Zelda will lose its popularity without the main aaa games, if suddlenly the brand turns into little free to play mobile games with no mainline aaa experience, the franchise would slowly die, is not wise, and they won't do it, just like they didn't went 100% handheld just because they were way more succesful than homeconsoles.

They can go one more round with the NX but their main audience the dedicated handheld audience is moving to iOS and Android at a fast pace.  Pokemon Go is only the beginning on mobile.  Nintendo will drown in cash when they full embrace being a third party mobile dev.  

 

Nothing stopping them releasing a few console AAA games on ps4/X1/pc or PS5/x2/pc.  Most Wii U fans own one of those platforms anyway so they'll still get their sales plus more. 

It doesnt matter how hard you try to convince yourself Kerotan, Nintendo is not going third party anytime soon, you can keep dreaming with a world where Nintendo is out of the competition, but this is not gonna happen, you simply dont understand Nintendo at all, as long as there is a chance for them to keep selling games on their own hardware they will keep and keep trying, and having so much money from the mobile division only means they can even allow themself to fail again, and then try again. Their entire company has a mindset and a way of working, they are not gonna radically change that as long as they can stay alive that way, and watching them having one of the biggest stock increases in the history of the industry, I would say they can stay alive like this for a very long time.



Kerotan on 11 July 2016
Goodnightmoon said:
Kerotan said:

They can go one more round with the NX but their main audience the dedicated handheld audience is moving to iOS and Android at a fast pace.  Pokemon Go is only the beginning on mobile.  Nintendo will drown in cash when they full embrace being a third party mobile dev.  

 

Nothing stopping them releasing a few console AAA games on ps4/X1/pc or PS5/x2/pc.  Most Wii U fans own one of those platforms anyway so they'll still get their sales plus more. 

It doesnt matter how hard you try to convince yourself Kerotan, Nintendo is not going third party anytime soon, you can keep dreaming with a world where Nintendo is out of the competition, but this is not gonna happen, you simply dont understand Nintendo at all, as long as there is a chance for them to keep selling games on their own hardware they will keep and keep trying, and having so much money from the mobile division only means they can even allow themself to fail again, and then try again. Their entire company has a mindset and a way of working, they are not gonna radically change that as long as they can stay alive that way, and watching them having one of the biggest stock increases in the history of the industry, I would say they can stay alive like this for a very long time.

Lol they've already gone third party.  And they would be wise to embrace it. I never said they should drop consoles right now.  They're losing their marketshare anyway as we speak and the last few years. But they've surely got one more gen in them 



Pavolink on 11 July 2016

And this is a good example of why it was a good idea for Nintendo to make mobile games.



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Soundwave on 11 July 2016

This is now starting to feel like even bigger than the Wii craze, this is everywhere, on the news, CNN is covering it, has more downloads than Tinder, this is crazy for something that's only been out for one week.



HoloDust on 12 July 2016
Soundwave said:
This is now starting to feel like even bigger than the Wii craze, this is everywhere, on the news, CNN is covering it, has more downloads than Tinder, this is crazy for something that's only been out for one week.

It is, but I'm wondering if it will reach the insane Candy Crush numbers (over half a billion installs in late 2013) or those of mid-core game such as Real Racing 3 that has 300 million installs (according to that EG article about racing leagues)