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Spending on iOS and Google Play Games Now 4X Handheld Console Games

HurryKayne said:
I saw 2DS ..now i strongly believe Mario will come to Ios on
8 version (why 8...to give time to Nintendo thinking about .In the meanwhile
i will play Mario with MyStache on a regular un jailbreaked iphone)
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Why don't you do the right and honest thing and pay for the IP that others have worked hard to create if you enjoy the entertainment it provides, you leech?
Anyway, playing games with emulated touch screen controls sucks.
 
Michael Goff said:
Oh, I agree, neither will kill the other.

I was simply poking fun at the idea of Nintendo putting their games on iOS. I remember reading a lot of the reviews for Final Fantasy Tactics on iOS. One of the most common complaints was that it costs somewhere in the 17$ range.

Seriously, think about it.

Full Final Fantasy Tactics, with written plans to improve the graphics (at first they looked just like on the Playstation.) and people could barely get past the 17$ price tag.

:|

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Pokemon is a big console seller for them. -_-
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This is so true. In fact, the only reason I am thinking of getting a 3DS is Pokemon....
 
Regardless of how unlikely it would be, I would never stop rooting for Nintendo to port Pokemon to iOS... I'd even settle for Android.
 
Liquorpuki said:
No, I think putting out their own hardware and locking the IP to their hardware allows them to preserve the value of their IP.
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Michael Goff said:
Except Nintendo IS making money from the hardware.
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Liquorpuki said:
Putting out their own hardware allows them to retain control over pricing of their IP, and preserve its value. What people don't get is in the console industry, software sells hardware. Which is why every console MFGer leverages exclusives and Nintendo gets away with putting out underpowered hardware every console generation - the games are what matter and Nintendo having some of the best IP in the industry makes up for it.

As a company, Nintendo has enough money in the bank to offset 10 years in the red. Only way Nintendo would stick their software on a smartphone is if they screwed up 2 console generations in a row and are on the verge of going bankrupt, or they get a CEO who doesn't understand the industry and caters to stockholders who want a short-term profit. As of right now, the 3DS is a success and the Wii U is what Nintendo should be worried about. They've accelerated their first party release cycle, timed to one game a month, to address this. Because games sell hardware.

It doesn't matter that you can airplay to your TV if the only thing you can airplay is some freemium game that repeatedly spams you into spending $10 for virtual gems so you don't have to wait 2 days for something to happen.
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According to this, they've been losing money for a while now, 3 years in a row...

They seem concerned...

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/18/nintendo-smartphone-move/

Gary
 
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