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> 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
by 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 agoThis 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 agoWhat 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 agoNintendo 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