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re: Is Nintendo Run By Idiots?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:34 pm to DieDaily
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:34 pm to DieDaily
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I think you're right but you even admitted yourself that the experience of playing a game like SMB on a touch screen would be pretty bad. Nintendo knows this.
I wasn't referring to SMB, but games like Galaxy or Zelda. Full 3D games are more difficult to do. 2D Mario is a perfect fit imo.
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Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:37 pm to oauron
A sidescroller? I think that would be terrible on mobile.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:42 pm to elprez00
a lot more money in the hardware market than the gaming market.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:46 pm to Mr Gardoki
quote:It is. You can, of course, try it with an emulator and it's not a fun experience.
A sidescroller? I think that would be terrible on mobile.
I think the games I listed could work since they either don't require much precision or were designed with heavy touch elements already, since they were DS games.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:48 pm to DieDaily
Of course, there are plenty of controller add-ons for mobile devices to make awkward games more comfortable.
Although, I would never get something like this. Only if Nintendo/Sony pulled out of the market and it was also able to charge my phone.
Although, I would never get something like this. Only if Nintendo/Sony pulled out of the market and it was also able to charge my phone.
This post was edited on 11/21/14 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:48 pm to DieDaily
What if you used a dedicated controller? That would be a way for Nintendo to still make money. Release Mario 1, 2, & 3 for iOS and android, but require that a controller be used and they could sell their own controllers. Actually, I'm pretty sure Apple requires games to be touch enabled, so never mind.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:50 pm to oauron
Problem is the install base for those controllers is small and last I saw rather expensive.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:55 pm to Mr Gardoki
Most are around $50 which is about the same as the cost of a normal console controller. It's high, but only targeted at a small audience.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:57 pm to oauron
Prices must be down then, I remember when they launched at like $90. It's still an added cost though. With console you usually get a controller with the system. This is an add on most people wouldn't have.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 3:59 pm to Mr Gardoki
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Prices must be down then, I remember when they launched at like $90. It's still an added cost though. With console you usually get a controller with the system. This is an add on most people wouldn't have.
Yes, but the 3DS launched at $250 (and is still over $150). That's already a high entry cost. The smartphone is a sunk cost.
This post was edited on 11/21/14 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 11/21/14 at 4:04 pm to oauron
Correct. This just cuts into that massive install base that mobile thrives on.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 5:29 pm to elprez00
Lol.
You realize Nintendo is having one of the best marketing years in the history of their company right now don't you? Reggie Fils-Aime was jus interviewed by Forbes and he said basically they focus on what they need to do to better themselves instead of worrying about other companies. Thay they would take quality of quantity every single time. They just released Smash, Bayonetta, Mario Kart a while back, Hyrule Warriors (with DLC), and MANY more.
They are hardly in the same market so to speak as Sony and Microsoft anyway. Their IPs are what drives their company and they don't give a damn how much you cry over their games not being on mobile and what not. Buy a 3DS for god's sake.
You realize Nintendo is having one of the best marketing years in the history of their company right now don't you? Reggie Fils-Aime was jus interviewed by Forbes and he said basically they focus on what they need to do to better themselves instead of worrying about other companies. Thay they would take quality of quantity every single time. They just released Smash, Bayonetta, Mario Kart a while back, Hyrule Warriors (with DLC), and MANY more.
They are hardly in the same market so to speak as Sony and Microsoft anyway. Their IPs are what drives their company and they don't give a damn how much you cry over their games not being on mobile and what not. Buy a 3DS for god's sake.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 6:37 pm to oauron
quote:That depends on the customer. A key demographic for Nintendo are younger gamers and mom & dad would much rather their little angel open a new 3DS on Christmas morning than mom's old iPhone 4 with a gamepad attached to it.
The smartphone is a sunk cost.
I agree that it's a shrinking market but Nintendo does't need to whore themselves out to the Apple or Android app store quite yet, especially when they are still content re-re-re-releasing old games on their own platform.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 6:46 pm to DieDaily
Spoken like a parent
Posted on 11/21/14 at 6:48 pm to Mr Gardoki
quote:True, though that makes me feel old.
Spoken like a parent
Posted on 11/21/14 at 6:59 pm to DieDaily
You are... We are... It sucks
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:09 pm to elprez00
quote:well they release the same three games on all of their consoles
Is Nintendo Run By Idiots?
Posted on 11/21/14 at 8:21 pm to Devious
Your services could be of use in the xbox one vs 360 thread.
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