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chapter thrive wrote:the thing about nintendo is that they ALWAYS come with a new idea that everyone appropriates and builds upon

Sigma wrote:

EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:also the whole point of being a hardware dev is that you don't have to compromise on the hardware.

The 3DS hardware is weak compared to a smartphone. The GPU is 8 years old and the screen res is only 400 x 240 (800 x 240 technically, for the 3D rendering).

Being a console hardware dev is all about compromise really, because it's about hitting a certain price point. Maybe you're talking about compromising in a different context though.

hustler wrote:-Nintendo characters licensed out to new partners - not really shocking, Zelda Hyrule Warriors probably the first of many Nintendo IPs being done by random third party companies

Combo7 wrote:I can't blame you for blocking out the memory of that shitty Metroid game made by Team Ninja.

Smooth Lou wrote:They have billions of dollars in the bank and it's worth noting that people said the exact same things when the gamecube was doing so poorly. They are never going to make a darker IP. They don't even know what to do with one they already have (aka Metroid). They probably won't come out with a newer console anytime soon because the cost would be tremendous and they are notorious cheapskates.

Re: becoming the third party game maker we all want them to be, it would likely not happen until Miyamoto is dead.

While it would be incredible to see Nintendo do something, ANYTHING to shake things up within their own company, they are all about preserving the status quo which is why they own the oldest IPs that are still producing hit games right now. Wii U has a controller that is a second screen but that is exactly what the 3DS is, what the DS was and what the Game & Watch dual screen handhelds were 30 years ago. They're all about preserving the delicate balance of software and hardware (which is what sets them apart to begin with) and that will likely continue until they start to burn through those cash reserves.

The more likely scenario from my perspective is that they create a new handheld that operates as a console as well. I feel like the Wii U is the first step on that path and they may in fact nail it on the next go around in 3 or 4 years. That way they can merge all their game development teams in one place and just hammer out games to keep up with both iOS/Android AND MS/Sony.

Keep in mind, I don't think that means they will be successful with that strategy, I think that it is simply the most likely path for this company that is fiercely stubborn.

Tommy Bunz wrote:

Smooth Lou wrote:They have billions of dollars in the bank and it's worth noting that people said the exact same things when the gamecube was doing so poorly. They are never going to make a darker IP. They don't even know what to do with one they already have (aka Metroid). They probably won't come out with a newer console anytime soon because the cost would be tremendous and they are notorious cheapskates.

Re: becoming the third party game maker we all want them to be, it would likely not happen until Miyamoto is dead.

While it would be incredible to see Nintendo do something, ANYTHING to shake things up within their own company, they are all about preserving the status quo which is why they own the oldest IPs that are still producing hit games right now. Wii U has a controller that is a second screen but that is exactly what the 3DS is, what the DS was and what the Game & Watch dual screen handhelds were 30 years ago. They're all about preserving the delicate balance of software and hardware (which is what sets them apart to begin with) and that will likely continue until they start to burn through those cash reserves.

The more likely scenario from my perspective is that they create a new handheld that operates as a console as well. I feel like the Wii U is the first step on that path and they may in fact nail it on the next go around in 3 or 4 years. That way they can merge all their game development teams in one place and just hammer out games to keep up with both iOS/Android AND MS/Sony.

Keep in mind, I don't think that means they will be successful with that strategy, I think that it is simply the most likely path for this company that is fiercely stubborn.

Smooth Lou was on some Nostradamus shit