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If Apple acquired Nintendo I’m confident they’d leave them alone and use them simply to bolster their ecosystem with exclusives. In fact I’d argue Nintendo wou

If Apple acquired Nintendo I’m confident they’d leave them alone and use them simply to bolster their ecosystem with exclusives. In fact I’d argue Nintendo would be better off, now being able to make games without worrying about hardware as everything would be playable across a billion plus devices.

summerlight 3y ago
> In fact I’d argue Nintendo would be better off, now being able to make games without worrying about hardware as everything would be playable across a billion plus devices. I'm pretty sure that Nintendo employees disagree with you. They strongly believe in the value of the holistic approach combining its hardware and software. And Apple (or whatever US big techs) will definitely not change iPhone design just for Mario or Zelda.
- endisneigh 3y ago
  This fact is overstated. At the end of the day as shown over and over again they want to make games for the largest audience, which is why they’re priced accordingly.
  - summerlight 3y ago
    What do you mean by "overstated"? This has been explicitly stated by at least tens of senior Nintendo employees, including all former+current CEOs as well as Miyamoto.
    - endisneigh 3y ago
      Nintendo as stated literally on their about page wants to put smiles on people’s faces. Making hardware is certainly one way to accomplish this, but it isn’t strictly necessary. Not to mention I never said a hypothetical Nintendo acquisition would mean they don’t still make their own input devices compatible with of course Apple devices. See beats for example
beebmam 3y ago
I think the opposite. Imagine how many MTX iPhone games we'd get. Please GOD no.
- endisneigh 3y ago
  Why do you believe this would happen? Seems like fud. More realistically you’d simply be able to play on Apple TV and on an iPhone via controller with seamless switching via some hypothetical “GameDrop”
hot_gril 3y ago
Nintendo has their freemium iPhone games to rake in money from that segment of players. The people interested in the good games are gonna buy into Nintendo's ecosystem. They win both ways, and they don't risk screwing up their brand.
- endisneigh 3y ago
  Apple has a far stronger and more recognizable brand than Nintendo so I’m not sure why you believe it would be sullied by an acquisition. Apple generally leaves its companies alone. Look at beats for example. If Nintendo would be acquired I suspect the only changes you’d see are ads for Apple services when visiting Nintendo.com or playing their games.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    Putting all of Nintendo's titles on iPhones, as you suggested, would not be leaving Nintendo alone. Nintendo has its own hardware and ecosystem.
    - endisneigh 3y ago
      So what? Beats has its own hardware and it’s also owned by Apple. I don’t know why you believe they couldn’t make hardware and be acquired by Apple. You lack imagination.
      - hot_gril 3y ago
        Beats didn't have an important ecosystem paired with its hardware. As you said, Apple mostly left them alone. If Nintendo wanted their titles on iPhones, they would've released them there. > You lack imagination. No, I lack frustration over Apple not owning Nintendo. Enjoy it.
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NickC25 3y ago
Doubt it. Apple would try their damnedest to bring Nintendo into their wider ecosystem. Also, a game being playable on a billion devices is a turn-off, not a turn-on. Nintendo's hardware/software integration is SO tight that part of the game experience would die if it wasn't on a Nintendo device. Plus, I don't want big console games being made with players on mobile phones in mind. If you want a Nintendo experience, you go to a Nintendo platform. Imagine if the next Mario Kart had to abandon a bunch of features so the game could also be played on an iPhone. That would suck.
- aurareturn 3y ago
  There could be some truth to what you said but in reality, the Switch has no quirky hardware. It's basically like a normal console. That's why games from PS4/Xbox One can be ported to Switch easily.

summerlight 3y ago

> In fact I’d argue Nintendo would be better off, now being able to make games without worrying about hardware as everything would be playable across a billion plus devices. I'm pretty sure that Nintendo employees disagree with you. They strongly believe in the value of the holistic approach combining its hardware and software. And Apple (or whatever US big techs) will definitely not change iPhone design just for Mario or Zelda.

endisneigh 3y ago
This fact is overstated. At the end of the day as shown over and over again they want to make games for the largest audience, which is why they’re priced accordingly.
- summerlight 3y ago
  What do you mean by "overstated"? This has been explicitly stated by at least tens of senior Nintendo employees, including all former+current CEOs as well as Miyamoto.
  - endisneigh 3y ago
    Nintendo as stated literally on their about page wants to put smiles on people’s faces. Making hardware is certainly one way to accomplish this, but it isn’t strictly necessary. Not to mention I never said a hypothetical Nintendo acquisition would mean they don’t still make their own input devices compatible with of course Apple devices. See beats for example

beebmam 3y ago

I think the opposite. Imagine how many MTX iPhone games we'd get. Please GOD no.

endisneigh 3y ago
Why do you believe this would happen? Seems like fud. More realistically you’d simply be able to play on Apple TV and on an iPhone via controller with seamless switching via some hypothetical “GameDrop”

hot_gril 3y ago

Nintendo has their freemium iPhone games to rake in money from that segment of players. The people interested in the good games are gonna buy into Nintendo's ecosystem. They win both ways, and they don't risk screwing up their brand.

endisneigh 3y ago
Apple has a far stronger and more recognizable brand than Nintendo so I’m not sure why you believe it would be sullied by an acquisition. Apple generally leaves its companies alone. Look at beats for example. If Nintendo would be acquired I suspect the only changes you’d see are ads for Apple services when visiting Nintendo.com or playing their games.
- hot_gril 3y ago
  Putting all of Nintendo's titles on iPhones, as you suggested, would not be leaving Nintendo alone. Nintendo has its own hardware and ecosystem.
  - endisneigh 3y ago
    So what? Beats has its own hardware and it’s also owned by Apple. I don’t know why you believe they couldn’t make hardware and be acquired by Apple. You lack imagination.
    - hot_gril 3y ago
      Beats didn't have an important ecosystem paired with its hardware. As you said, Apple mostly left them alone. If Nintendo wanted their titles on iPhones, they would've released them there. > You lack imagination. No, I lack frustration over Apple not owning Nintendo. Enjoy it.
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NickC25 3y ago

Doubt it. Apple would try their damnedest to bring Nintendo into their wider ecosystem. Also, a game being playable on a billion devices is a turn-off, not a turn-on. Nintendo's hardware/software integration is SO tight that part of the game experience would die if it wasn't on a Nintendo device. Plus, I don't want big console games being made with players on mobile phones in mind. If you want a Nintendo experience, you go to a Nintendo platform. Imagine if the next Mario Kart had to abandon a bunch of features so the game could also be played on an iPhone. That would suck.

aurareturn 3y ago
There could be some truth to what you said but in reality, the Switch has no quirky hardware. It's basically like a normal console. That's why games from PS4/Xbox One can be ported to Switch easily.