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re: Nintendo working on new concept for gaming platform codenamed NX
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:29 pm to hg
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:29 pm to hg
From a business point of sense I don't see why not. Since no one makes money on the consoles anyway, they need to find more avenues for their games. They can't give the games to Sony/MS, so short of actually giving the consoles away this is the best bet.
Nintendo have always been forward in terms of design influencing gameplay, but backwards regarding the medium they use. Even now, if I buy a game on the amazon app store, I can install it on all my devices, play it on tv or phone (with the right equipment). With nintendo, one game is always one game, and I have to rebuy the fricking game when they make a new console every 5 years. That needs to end, then I'll rebuy the back catalogue of classics once, as opposed to never.
Not all games will work on straight touchscreen phones, but some will, pokemon, for example, could actually be massively enhanced. Phones, meanwhile, could be extra controllers for consoles (Nintendo already use this concept I guess).
Nintendo have always been forward in terms of design influencing gameplay, but backwards regarding the medium they use. Even now, if I buy a game on the amazon app store, I can install it on all my devices, play it on tv or phone (with the right equipment). With nintendo, one game is always one game, and I have to rebuy the fricking game when they make a new console every 5 years. That needs to end, then I'll rebuy the back catalogue of classics once, as opposed to never.
Not all games will work on straight touchscreen phones, but some will, pokemon, for example, could actually be massively enhanced. Phones, meanwhile, could be extra controllers for consoles (Nintendo already use this concept I guess).
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Posted on 3/18/15 at 9:26 am to Mephistopheles
A system where the controller is a handheld that plugs into a base at home that makes it a console seems to be what all the analyst think the NX is.
I hope its something like this that combines both systems and leaves Nintendo with only one piece of hardware to concentrate on.
All of their talent behind one system would be incredible.
I hope its something like this that combines both systems and leaves Nintendo with only one piece of hardware to concentrate on.
All of their talent behind one system would be incredible.
This post was edited on 3/18/15 at 9:28 am
Posted on 3/18/15 at 2:06 pm to Mephistopheles
quote:
Since no one makes money on the consoles anyway, they need to find more avenues for their games.
thats not exactly true.
Nintendo traditionally makes profit on every console sold. (and is the only console maker to have that distinction)
The WiiU was the first to not be this way right off the bat but in the last year or so production has become cheap enough that they make money on consoles sold again.
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