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Yes 15 14.15%
 
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GOWTLOZ on 13 July 2016
Cloudman said:
I think we should wait for more mobile games from them before making claims like this on just 2 games, Pokemon Go and Miitomo. Anyone still remember that game?

Also, what the heck is up with that "reputation of not supporting its consoles well"? Ninten supported both the Wii U and 3DS well. Heck, they still are. Support is dropping for the Wii U because it failed despite all their efforts, so of course they're going to switch to a new device. Would you rather they continue drowning with it?

I don't think they supported the Wii U well. Most of its exclusives are platformers which does not appeal to me when they costs $70, its got few third party games, and few games in genres like hack and slash, FPS, TPS, WRPG's, fighting, action adventure and racing. Its got a very small library of games, and didn't even get many of the big third party games in 2015 while PS3 and Xbox 360 were still getting them.

I've only got three games I'm interested on the system that isn't better on a console I already have or have not already played, and they are Bayonetta 2 and XCX and TLOZ BOTW which hasn't been released yet.



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jardesonbarbosa on 13 July 2016

Can we stop with those threads already? Why should they?



Soundwave on 13 July 2016

The issue is though mobile now has to be taken more seriously by Nintendo though.

It can't just be looked at as a little side part of their business, I thought it would take a little longer to reach this point, but Pokemon Go may have blown that whole time line right out of the water.

I mean can you say "no" to a Mario Kart on iOS/Android now? A more robust Animal Crossing app?

These are tough decisions now for Nintendo, they are leaving potentially billions of dollars of profit on the table if they say no.



Mr.GameCrazy on 13 July 2016
Soundwave said:
The issue is though mobile now has to be taken more seriously by Nintendo though.

It can't just be looked at as a little side part of their business, I thought it would take a little longer to reach this point, but Pokemon Go may have blown that whole time line right out of the water.

I mean can you say "no" to a Mario Kart on iOS/Android now? A more robust Animal Crossing app?

These are tough decisions now for Nintendo, they are leaving potentially billions of dollars of profit on the table if they say no.

Well, they are working on an Animal Crossing and a Fire Emblem game for mobile devices right now.



Ultrashroomz on 13 July 2016

Yea... no.



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Cloudman on 13 July 2016
GOWTLOZ said:
Cloudman said:
I think we should wait for more mobile games from them before making claims like this on just 2 games, Pokemon Go and Miitomo. Anyone still remember that game?

Also, what the heck is up with that "reputation of not supporting its consoles well"? Ninten supported both the Wii U and 3DS well. Heck, they still are. Support is dropping for the Wii U because it failed despite all their efforts, so of course they're going to switch to a new device. Would you rather they continue drowning with it?

I don't think they supported the Wii U well. Most of its exclusives are platformers which does not appeal to me when they costs $70, its got few third party games, and few games in genres like hack and slash, FPS, TPS, WRPG's, fighting, action adventure and racing. Its got a very small library of games, and didn't even get many of the big third party games in 2015 while PS3 and Xbox 360 were still getting them.

I've only got three games I'm interested on the system that isn't better on a console I already have or have not already played, and they are Bayonetta 2 and XCX and TLOZ BOTW which hasn't been released yet.

While not all their games may not appeal to you, I don't think it's fair to say they didn't support it well. They're the main one supporting it and they've made and published good number of varying genres of games. And that's just them. Imagine if they had more 3rd party support, it would make the Wii U look better. Heck, imagine if Sony and MS had to support their consoles with only their games.



 

              

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kitler53 on 13 July 2016

like it. don't like it.

nintendo will see the money from pokemon go and you'll see a noticeable shift in priorities.



Cloudman on 13 July 2016
kitler53 said:
like it. don't like it.

nintendo will see the money from pokemon go and you'll see a noticeable shift in priorities.

The potential they saw in mobile was the reason they made the jump in the 1st place : P



 

              

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JetSetter on 13 July 2016

Oh great out with the NX threads and in with the Nintendo should go full mobile ones. In my opinion, its way to early to consider that route ( if ever) since Nintendo just earns to much through consoles compared to mobile and given how unbearably fickle that market is, don't expect a Pokémon Go like hit for quite a while.



Mummelmann on 13 July 2016

Waste Nintendo exclusively on mobile gaming? God no, we all remember Westwood studios and the Nokia N-Gage, one of the saddest stories from the industry.
Nintendo games are best on their own hardware, mobile is a nice venture for them to get some much needed revenue and profits though, the market is absolutely huge.