Coming from Mr. Iwata...
First, what do we think about the future of dedicated gaming systems in this era of smart devices?
Every time NPD announces its monthly sales data for the U.S., many people seem to conclude that overall year-on-year declines in total industry sales are a consequence of the advent of smart devices.
I think that there are certainly many people who think that handheld systems are especially affected.
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."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Wrong info smartphones generate billions of $$$$$$ every month
tl;dr
Im sorry i have an ipad and i use it for everything. But i cant game on it unless its like an endless runner or puzzle game. These devices wont ever replace my 3ds or vita.
The facts are here people. They have made more money and sold even more hardware amid the smartphone popularity. 5.5 million 3DS's sold in Japan in 2012 is a (one calendar year) record for any console before it. Wow! Go Nintendo.
Japan sure loves their handhelds.
I don't think smartphones are a threat to handhelds. There are hardly any core games out there for smartphones. From my experience, mobile games are mostly for the casuals who enjoy playing Facebook games. They don't really play core games that can be found on handhelds.
Different devices for different audience.