Or you know, NX could be built from the ground up to have somewhat of a similar architecture and thus can just run Wii U games natively, like more modern PCs can run games from 5 years ago, without the need for some funky BC stuff consoles usually need to go through.
Guys, my question... I've been wondering about it for awhile...
Can Nintendo even make a successful console anymore? I don't mean it in an assholish way, hear me out. Main appeal of Nintendo consoles is their First Party line up, right? That's what most people buy it for, because they can get 3rd party at consoles it's made for in the first place, or even PCs. You don't by a nintendo console to play CoD online...
And, is there a place on a mass market for that? I mean, Wii won because of casual adoption... but that audience now has their mobiles, or even their old Wiis in the living rooms. They are not in any way pressured to upgrade, they aren't enthusiasts.
And enthusiasts, that trully care about Nintendo's first party have already purchased Wii U as is, didn't they?
So, just about everybody, who trully cares about getting a console for Mario and such, bought it and it still tanked. And this isn't a jab at nintendo fans either, we all tend to overestimate our importance in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps, fans are just not enough. So can Nintendo even get away with making a gimmicky console, that makes 3rd party support harder to provide for lesser returns,
I have a feeling, that outside some completely magical breakthrough in some sort of niche that appeals to mainstream, only way for Nintendo is to make just another "console". As in generic box, that plays all the same games as competiton, but also has some exclusives. Because without them promises of call of duties, battlefields and such and such, what appeal does it have to mainstream public?
And yes, I am aware that breaking into the market with another "console" even if they conform to the realities of the modern systems, is also in no way a guarantee at this point...
About B/C...wouldn't that make it more expensive to do from the ground up? Would Nintendo be willing to sell the NX at a loss?