Sorry if it's been said, but I am not reading all the 14 pages. The main reason Nintendo will eventually lose out in the mobile gaming marketplace is not because of the cost on the hardware, the 3DS price point was fine, its the cost of the software. I don't care if you think that the depth of play in games is deeper on a dedicated handheld console, it's not so much anymore, mobile gaming on tablets and phones is changing. Games on like Ghost Trick, Lego Batman 2 and Bastion are already available on your phone Need For Speed Most Wanted, Joe Danger, Colin McCrae Rally, Sonic Racing, The World Ends With You, Final Fantasy, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, AfterBurner, Ravensword: Shadowlands, Galaxy on Fire 2, Toy Story: Smash It!, Tiny Thief and lots and lots and lots more are on mobiles and they are damn big and fun games. Even Gameloft have finally got it right with Asphalt 8. There are literally hundreds of big games on iOS and Android that are better than most games on the DS/3DS. I'm not to saying Nintendo 3DS games are poor, I still play my 3DS games, its just when you compete in a marketplace you have to react when faces with stiff competition, and dropping the hardware spec and price is not a good start when people will still think twice about it because of the price of the games.
Take me for example, I have kids, two kids, why would I spend £30 x 2 on the same game for both of them to play when I could give them literally hundreds of paid iOS and Android titles on their tablet or phone for the same money. And I only have to buy it once and they both can play it, and so can I at no extra cost. If I paid even £3 for a game on iOS and Android and they got bored after a few weeks with it, I wouldn't mind but Pay £30 each for a game and I feel differently. That's why last Christmas we got them Android Tablets for the same cost as the DS, but had a greatly cheaper running cost with regards to apps and games.
Then there is the eShop prices, why would you buy a game like Cut the rope on the 3DS for £££ when its pence on most phones and the game is better and gets updated more. Nintendo need to drop the prices of the mobile console games, I don't mean to a couple of dollars or a couple of pounds but £10 - 15 is a good staring price and would encourage more people to think about the consoles, heck even creating a silver or special range of older 3DS titles at a reduced price would be a good start. Don't even get me started on the price of eShop digital download prices of full retail titles.
Nintendo need to get their head out of the sand and see what is happening in the world and realise, if they are note careful they will get left behind, and that is a day I would hate to see happen.
I like to say, "There is no point buying a car if you can't afford to put petrol in it."
You don't have to agree, its an opinion, but I still think there are a lot of valid points in it.
Take me for example, I have kids, two kids, why would I spend £30 x 2 on the same game for both of them to play when I could give them literally hundreds of paid iOS and Android titles on their tablet or phone for the same money. And I only have to buy it once and they both can play it, and so can I at no extra cost. If I paid even £3 for a game on iOS and Android and they got bored after a few weeks with it, I wouldn't mind but Pay £30 each for a game and I feel differently. That's why last Christmas we got them Android Tablets for the same cost as the DS, but had a greatly cheaper running cost with regards to apps and games.
Then there is the eShop prices, why would you buy a game like Cut the rope on the 3DS for £££ when its pence on most phones and the game is better and gets updated more. Nintendo need to drop the prices of the mobile console games, I don't mean to a couple of dollars or a couple of pounds but £10 - 15 is a good staring price and would encourage more people to think about the consoles, heck even creating a silver or special range of older 3DS titles at a reduced price would be a good start. Don't even get me started on the price of eShop digital download prices of full retail titles.
Nintendo need to get their head out of the sand and see what is happening in the world and realise, if they are note careful they will get left behind, and that is a day I would hate to see happen.
I like to say, "There is no point buying a car if you can't afford to put petrol in it."
You don't have to agree, its an opinion, but I still think there are a lot of valid points in it.
