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1/21/2014 1:28:00 AM
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Nintendo: no games for smartphones
I think we're all aware of some of the issues Nintendo has been having recently. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata said that, as part of a rethinking of business structure, the company would be looking at ways to use smart devices to grow the gaming business. [url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/20/nintendo-has-no-plans-for-mario-on-smartphones]On Friday, he clarified that this incorporation of smart devices would not mean releasing games for them.[/url]
Nintendo's hardware has generally been profitable, but the Wii U has been struggling lately. Sales are weak and Nintendo is already taking a loss on the console. The 3DS, on the other hand, is projected to sell 13 million units. Some have called for Nintendo to abandon hardware altogether and focus on developing its IP's for other consoles and platforms. It seems like the company will not be making that move anytime soon.
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2 RepliesWiiU2.0 same software, just stronger hardware that will catch up to Sony and Microsoft. Honestly it's the lack of 3rd party support. If they would have been actively attracting developers like bungie, I would have gone to Nintendo for the new system. The problem is really in that right there. All their first party titles are way too childish to get anyone but parents with young kids to buy the console. Nintendo has really just screwed itself in the long run with its isolationism in development. The 3DS is only successful because of pokemon and animal crossing, and that's just about it. I doubt the 3DS would've survived long without those two.
