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They've historically been very averse to putting their IP on other platforms, and for a very good reason. Nintendo makes their money selling consoles, the games
by eridius 10y ago
They've historically been very averse to putting their IP on other platforms, and for a very good reason. Nintendo makes their money selling consoles, the games they develop are just ways to drive console sales. If they made their games for other platforms, that would cannibalize their console sales.
This is why Nintendo's recent forays into iOS gaming are done by producing brand new unique games designed very differently from their console games. For example, Super Mario Run, that's not a game you'd find on a console because its design is tailored to the smartphone and the ways people use their smartphones. I hope they keep doing stuff like this, but don't ever expect them to release one of their console games on another platform.
- ianai 10y agoThat's a really good point. Maybe their core market is too narrow for even multiple hardware products.