thismeintiel said:
I think you are missing the point. If the rumors are true, Nintendo is seemingly done with home consoles. They are basically making a handheld that can double as a home console thanks to the dock that comes with it. Which is fine, since without the casuals that flocked to the Wii for the first few years, they just can't compete against Sony and MS. The problem, though, is the handheld market is a dying one. And this is obviously not going to appeal to core gamers shopping for a home console, many of who will just get the much more powerful PS4, or maybe wait for word on the extremely more powerful Neo. Really, if this is not successful for them, I would imagine they will go all mobile. |
I do not think you get it. And I am not going to explain it again. They are not making a hand held that can double as a home console. They are making a hand held that can be displayed on a television. It is not the same thing. You are saying it is something it is not. It is a continuation of their hand held line, hence cartridges as opposed to all digital or disk based media.
You are assuming who they can or cannot compete with. I say they refuse to, you say they cannot. I always say, do not confuse one who does not for one that cannot because they are not the same thing. But in this case, it does not matter since this is clearly a hand held.
This console could work as a hand held because it will get 3DS type hand held support instead of Wii U like console support. And then the fact that you get HD Pokemon and Bravery and Monster Hunter and the like helps the hand held transcend traditional stereotypes and potential pot holes like the dying market you claim it to be in.
I already said I believe Nintendo will make another home console. I just believe when they do, unless they make it a true powerhouse, it will fail. And if that happens, they will not make another home console. But I will not believe for one second that they are finished making dedicated home consoles.
I said this console was a hand held and despite what people said about that prediction, I have stood by that. And in this case, we will have to wait for history to play out and revisit it. I do not post often so this thread will stay in my list for years and I can find you and we can see who was right and who was wrong.
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