boiled goose
good with gravy
Investors have absolutely no confidence in Nintendo as a hardware manufacturer, hence the calls for licensing of their IPs.
Wow. Nintendo really needs to deliver on the hardware side next time, or they are done. WiiU is an absolute and expensive disaster without precedent in the companies history. 3DS's abysmal launch has only been recovered by good software and high cost to the company, yet sales are far from amazing.
Make appealing hardware (and importantly services) or get out, especially if you can't even make a profit.
Does Nintendo themselves think they can deliver? I am not so sure. External pressure might twist their arm into terrible decisions...
People underestimate the value of this. It instills confidence and promotes loyalty. Confidence in nintendo is LOW. Buying games feels like a risk, not an investment.
It is an amazing idea and something they should have done LONG AGO. Thing is, without proper online services ( unified nintendo account), it is never going to be properly implemented.
Wow. Nintendo really needs to deliver on the hardware side next time, or they are done. WiiU is an absolute and expensive disaster without precedent in the companies history. 3DS's abysmal launch has only been recovered by good software and high cost to the company, yet sales are far from amazing.
Make appealing hardware (and importantly services) or get out, especially if you can't even make a profit.
Does Nintendo themselves think they can deliver? I am not so sure. External pressure might twist their arm into terrible decisions...
Fair
Personally, I'd like to hear about an integrated account system not tied to hardware.
People underestimate the value of this. It instills confidence and promotes loyalty. Confidence in nintendo is LOW. Buying games feels like a risk, not an investment.
I don't think you'll see Nintendo games coming to smartphones any time soon, but I think you'll see apps. Apps that are like little social "companions" to their actual games. Apps that somehow connect to data from a 3DS game, and act as little social "beacons" to get other people to buy the 3DS game.
For example, some kind of pokemon app on a smartphone that pulls data from your file in Pokemon. Anyone can download the app and see what their friends are doing, but you only really reap the benefits if you have the game.
Is this a good idea? Will it actually work as a marketing scheme aimed at smartphone audiences? I have no idea, and honestly, probably not.
It is an amazing idea and something they should have done LONG AGO. Thing is, without proper online services ( unified nintendo account), it is never going to be properly implemented.