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Should Nintendo make iPhone games?

There’s no denying that Nintendo is in trouble right now.

Is it finally time for the company to start making games for the iPhone?

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pat_11_54246d ago

I really don't want to see this happen but I think it's necessary for the company to survive.

ronin4life4246d ago

They are the only games company not in financial straits or in need of being ultra careful.
They really don't need to do this, and it would actually hurt them more than help anyway.

t0mmyb0y4246d ago

I hope they make some WiiU games specifically for the new game controller. For example a game like Angry Birds isn't the same without touch-screen. Something like that where it's fun to play on a handheld 'tablet'.

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NYC_Gamer4246d ago

There's no need for Nintendo to go down the mobile route

pat_11_54246d ago

But their mobile market share continues to shrink. Won't it eventually just disappear all together?

ronin4life4246d ago

You are comparing a phone market to a game market... market share doesn't work like that.

GameLord084246d ago

Good grief, not another one of these articles again. These misled claims of Nintendo going "down the drain" have been disproved countless times.

pat_11_54246d ago

Hook me up with the drisprovalation bro.

Instigator4246d ago

http://mynintendonews.com/2...

There you go. As you see Nintendo can take a 20 billion yen loss for 30 years before packing their bag, and that is without factoring the value of their properties.

Honestly, it would be a stupid move for Nintendo to make their IPs available on iOS/Android. They are the main attraction on Nintendo consoles and among the best selling games of all time. As long as people want their exclusives then people will buy their systems.

Making Pokemon or Mario available on mobile devices would dwindle the interest in their dedicated handhelds and cannibalize the sales of those games on the 3DS as well as subsequent portables, which is Nintendo's biggest cash flow.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno9d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."