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> Nintendo said earlier this year they were moving away from the mobile market, which is what made me think they didn't see it as a huge success I think it has
by mcphage 6y ago
> Nintendo said earlier this year they were moving away from the mobile market, which is what made me think they didn't see it as a huge success
I think it has been financially successful—but when the WiiU was failing, Nintendo needed a backup plan, badly. Now that the Switch is incredibly successful, they’re not as desperate for a Plan B, and so mobile ports are mostly a distraction, even if a profitable one. But their biggest bottleneck is time and developers, not money.
- ungamed 6y ago> But their biggest bottleneck is time and developers, not money. I'd -gladly- write games (and software) for the switch if it was a more accessible platform to develop for. Developing software for Nintendos previous platforms was difficult for anyone who didnt have 'connections' in the industry.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoI believe the GP meant developers within Nintendo, e.g. making first party software.
- darkerside 6y agoYeah, well I'd gladly play basketball for the New York Knicks if they'd just make the hoops more accessible to people my height.
- onion2k 6y agoRegister at developer.nintendo.com, download the free tools, and off you go. Switch development is much more straight forward than previous Nintendo consoles. You'll need a dev console eventually which will cost a bit, but you can get quite far before spending anything.