Their expenses are not down (as evidenced above).  But, I get your point.  Mobile games takes a much smaller portion of their resources than handheld games did.  So, they can (theoretically, at least) make more and better Switch games.  

I guess my counter would be that it's too early to judge how well this is working, or if it is really even happening.  They've really just started dipping their toe into mobile gaming in the last couple of years.  They've had success, so  I expect that they will do more in that space in the future. It may well end up being a big focus for them, much like handhelds were up until a couple years ago.  

It does seem like they've been able to keep the Switch lineup full.  But, they've had a lot of help from Wii U retreads.  Let's see what's going on in the next generation, after they've settled into mobile, and have used up the Wii U hits.  

These are relatively close to each other compared to the operating profit, which means if you adjust for inflation then the average expenses for 2017-2019 is considerably lower than the average for 2002-2016 expenses. Those would be numbers I'd like to see.

If they know they can make games as simple and easy as Mario Run or Animal Crossing Pocket Camps, which don't have 150+ people working on each like a AAA game would, and make a butt load of cash why would they bother to ever make full fledged games that are expensive on phones?

I think they will continue making mobile games, maybe even more, but we won't ever get AAA or even AA games from Nintendo on mobile because they don't need to be to make crazy profits.

Console games on the other hand will always require higher production costs because that's what gamers expect, and they also sell for a lot more each.

It's a fail. They shrunk their addressable market. They replaced a successful home and mobile business with a mobile only business, and are selling worse than the 3DS but have no home console sales at all. You can't spin Nintendo leaving the market as a success. If Microsoft stopped making an Xbox, that isn't a success.

Hahahahaha. I change my opinion, you should win the Greatest User Tournament for being the funniest person on VGC. And you're really on fire now with the released quarterly data from Nintendo that proves how successful 2014 cell phone hardware can be.

I am on fire today. Take a look at the front page of this website:

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/442227/switch-vs-3ds-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsdecember-2019/

Switch can't even match the 3DS never mind the DS in Japan, and Japan is Switch's top market. 3DS plus Wii U outsold the Switch. That is a fail. Leaving a market and conceding defeat is not a sign of strength. The Switch is universally hated by Nintendo home console lovers. It is selling to the old market, the same people who bought their mobile hardware (which I've never bought).

Also, if you want to know how much you should actually be paying for a Switch home console, look at the new version of the nVidia shield. It is selling for $130 at the store near my home. The new model. So considering nVidia's profit margins are much higher than Nintendo's, I'm sure Nintendo can sell a home console version of the Switch for $130 also. But they shouldn't. They should make it 3x faster first and make it $199 instead.

I don't feel happy paying $300 to buy a $130 home console, and having PS3 graphics in 2020. With no controller included (and let's not call the joycon grip a controller, that is marketing, not a controller).

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The truth hurts.

Switch might not beat the 3DS in Japan, but it is beating the PS4 worldwide. Well, that must be enough, the beast 3DS is too strong.

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/442121/switch-vs-ps4vgchartz-gap-chartsdecember-2019/

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Imo, the unified strategy is working for Nintendo.