The sorry state of the Wii U

[squirrelfriend]

um nintendo could defy those expectations and just use their own pricing model
there's no rule that says nintendo has to use free to play... That's just used to sell crapware and new IP
nintendo could have their own app ecosystem like they do now
the reason smartphones are expensive is that they don't have software they can sell
people are starting to lease their phones as opposed to a few years ago
they could just release a wifi only version tablet along the lines of the wii u gamepad

as far as i know it's not an ios feature to limit incoming calls which the helicopter market would LOVE

[squirrelfriend]

And some people pirate their games because they rather carry their games on one device, again nof a strong argument
3ds+ my iphone can't fit in my pocket... guess i have to carry my phone

[Kalahari Inkantation]

somehow i don't think nintendo would be comfortable giving away $400-$500 worth of hardware for $250 and praying to god that they can recoup their losses on software that costs >6x the price of the typical app store offering

they've never liked subsidizing their consoles and a subsidy of $100+ per unit is a lot to ask

and how often does nintendo iterate

do they release a new model annually to keep up with the smartphone competition

or do they not release a significantly updated model for five years so that they have some hope of eventually making a profit on their hardware (but get left in the dust by other mobile manufacturers)

And some people pirate their games because they rather carry their games on one device

but most do it because it's free and there's no alternative

and it's been free and unregulated for so long that a mobile virtual console if introduced today would largely be ignored

i've had super mario bros. and pukémon on my lagdroid for the past six years, why am i suddenly going to pay $5 for them now

maybe if nintendo had been a little more proactive and established its own paid mobile emulator service in the incipient years of the smart device industry it could have made a decent chunk of change as the legitimate vendor of legacy games on ios and android

but nintendo slept while the mobile revolution was underway lol

[squirrelfriend]

I think widely releasing its games to every phone platform where it can't guarantee its reliability on all platforms would run counter to the Nintendo way
children can't legally use half of ios features because of coppa regulations
nintendo's target market is children and helicopter parents
So conclusion: it can have a limited feature set and lower hardware costs because well it would be for kids

[C.Mongler]

god i always get a good laugh out of tec's triggered posts lol good job felt

[strongbad]

tec are you suggesting that nintendo is going to make the next ngage?

[Thyme]

"i'm suggesting they already have" -tec

[C.Mongler]

cellphones cost 900+ dollars to produce it simply ISnT FEASABLE!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[6M69I69B9]

nintendo should just become third party

[Daddy]

 

1. a $200 dedicated handheld console doesn't have to be (and can't be due to cost limitations) even a third of the multitasking swiss army knife of a device that the average $500 smartphone is

tbh it isn't actually that extreme

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apples-iphone-6-profit-margin-at-least-69-per-cent-report-20140924-10ld37.html

It costs Apple about $250 or so to actually make an iPhone so nintendo may be able to shave offsome costs + tweak it more for gaming and maintain a price point of 2-300 and make a little profit or break even

[bluaki]

Wii U's future has hope: [glow=black,2,300]Splatoon is getting 5 new amiibo[/glow]

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[spoiler=a video too][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP3CPiSOBRs[/youtube][/spoiler]

It's all releasing on July 8 in America.

[TooB]

Wii U's future has hope: [glow=black,2,300]Splatoon is getting 5 new amiibo[/glow]

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[spoiler=a video too][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP3CPiSOBRs[/youtube][/spoiler]

It's all releasing on July 8 in America.

another nail in the coffin of quality software

[Hiro]

"i'm suggesting they already have" -tec

I nearly spit out my cereal

Wii U's future has hope: [glow=black,2,300]Splatoon is getting 5 new amiibo[/glow]

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[spoiler=a video too][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP3CPiSOBRs[/youtube][/spoiler]

It's all releasing on July 8 in America.

I really want Marie, and maybe green squidgirl (though I wish she was tan like squidboy)

[Hiro]

Also we have this I guess http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/27/11519760/super-mario-maker-babymetal-wii-u-nintendo

[don't let's]

A cellphone seems like a horrible thing to pair with a handheld gaming device. Given battery life, phone call interruptions, horrible controls, a step back in the type, quality, and complexity of games, storage limitations. Probably some other things I'm not thinking of.

Sure, releasing some certain types of games on phones, but actually making a phone dedicated for gaming? And one from Nintendo? Eh...

Plus a lot of games would probably turn out like a lot of the touch control only ds games like star fox and some of those other ones.

Though I guess they could have controllers for it, wireless or one that it snaps into. (Like there already is for Android phones.) Or maybe some sort thin control pad that can attach and detach from the back or something.

But you'd also have to worry it doesn't get too bulky, which is something that a dedicated handheld can get away with to a certain extent.