Recently, free-to-play has become all the rage. Xbox 360 started getting several free-to-play games as well as Playstation. It took Nintendo a little while to catch on, but eventually, they joined in.
Now Nintendo has games like Steeldriver Subwars and Pokemon Shuffle on the eShop with micro transactions. Wii Sports Club was introduced, too. It required additional in-game purchases as expected.
While some were pleased with this, some worried about stuff like "UR NUR! NINTENDUR IS GOIN BAD 'ND STUFF"
Guess what? Nintendo is a company. They exist to make money. They have to appeal to the market of 2015. Not the stiff people who expect gaming to be like it was in the "good old days". Don't expect that from Nintendo. They need to appeal to the public. Not just you... EVERYONE.
Just because they made a few free-to-play games and partnered with a company to make mobile apps, doesn't mean there won't be anymore console Zelda games or that Pokemon is going exclusively to iOS. They're still trying to appeal to several markets. Kids, teens, adults. They published Bayonetta 2 didn't they? They multi task. Stop being selfish.
The more markets they grab, the more money they have to make games.
Nintendo still makes games. They're working on a new fitness device. They're working on apps. This isn't Nintendo going downhill. This is Nintendo expanding.
Decent blog. Could use a bit more length, but it's good enough. It's about as long as my blogs when I first joined the site, and you can see where that went.
True points, also. Nintendo is a massive company, operating all over the world. And different markets need different tactics. Not every iPhone user is a potential console customer. But every iPhone user that downloads a Nintendo app is now a Nintendo customer.
Nintendo has been strictly a game company for quite a while now. They're experts in their field. But they're not what's "hot" right now. And while they could certainly take big risks, big risks for a company with only one market could be potentially fatal failures. However, expand their net into a few new markets, get some back-up plans to draw in cash, and suddenly taking a big risk on a new system is a bit less worrying. Even if it fails, they've got other ways to draw in revenue.
Basic business knowledge. Don't take risks you can't afford unless you like living in a cardboard box and eating stray cat soup.
@andrewjcole
18 Mar 2015 17:08
In reply to Waffle King
Thanks! I probaby could have gone on longer, but it's hard to type on a 3DS.
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