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Re: What if the Nintendo NX is more like an Android device?

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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 02:49 PM
Now, I could be completely wrong and this is just speculative, but it seems plausible. Why could this be somewhat of a slight possibility?

(1) Nintendo recently announced a new console, the Nintendo NX, which may come out late next year. That's way too soon to replace the Wii U, so it'll likely be something more mobile.

(2) Nintendo announced that they're going into the mobile market. Meaning, they are going to be making games for Android and iOS. That is confirmed.

(3) A lot of people think the "NX" may stand for "Nintendo Cross". The "cross" would refer to a cross between home consoles and mobile devices. Something like an Android tablet can be used mobile as well as hook up to a television. There's also Android devices like the MadCatz MOJO which is literally an Android-based home gaming console.

(4) Android is open and any company can utilize it, unlike iOS, so if it's a mobile system, it will likely be Android based. It may have its own interface like how the Kindle Fire does with their tablets (they're Android but don't look the same as a regular Android device). However, the games will likely still be cross-platform with iOS and Android.

(5) It wouldn't be a huge loss even if it failed. Because they're already releasing all their games into the mobile market, even if it failed, the games for it would still be purchasable on other devices. This makes the console low-risk.



This is all just speculation but what if this was true?
Would you buy it, or just stick with your current mobile devices?
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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06 Apr 2015 03:07 PM
i hope not, that's dumb as hell
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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 03:10 PM
It probably isn't but this is just more of a hypothetical.
Could you elaborate on your comment please?
I could assume some people think it'd be great and some people think it'd be dumb.
What I can't assume is why.

So please don't just post your opinion but post why that's your opinion as well.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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06 Apr 2015 03:11 PM
If they just release a custom android tablet and make games for android, you wouldnt even need the tablet to play nintendo games, destroying the point of making a tablet for them.

It's like a PC dev making a prebuilt that their games will run on, but you don't need it to play their games
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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 03:14 PM
@Zangoose

Yes, but that doesn't mean people won't buy it if it's a top-of-the-line tablet.
Like, Kindle made their own tablet, despite the fact that all stuff Kindle tablets can do can be done on other tablets. But people still buy it because it's a decent quality tablet.

Plus, the PC thing you mentioned has been done before. It's called the Steam Machine.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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06 Apr 2015 03:17 PM
Game devs don't make the steam machines, though.

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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 03:19 PM
Well, yes, but that wasn't my point at all. All the games on the Steam Machine can be played on the PC. That doesn't mean no one will buy the Steam Machine, though.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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06 Apr 2015 03:22 PM
Most people won't buy the steam machine because the people that do game on PC already probably have a good PC, and the people who game on console won't just switch to PC because prebuilts that look like consoles are on the market.

Most people already have tablets, and nintendo relies a lot on selling their hardware.
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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 03:29 PM
I'd disagree that most people have tablets. It'd be more appealing to the people who either don't have a tablet or want the Nintendo one explicitly because it'd probably have extra features that regular tablets won't be able to have.

I could see your point that a lot of people do have tablets so they probably won't buy it. But a lot of people also consider their tablets replacements for the 3DS and their PCs replacements for the Wii U.

It's not about taking over all other markets. It's about finding a niche large enough to make a profit.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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06 Apr 2015 03:31 PM
"But a lot of people also consider their tablets replacements for the 3DS"

what
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tjlnintendo is not online. tjlnintendo
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06 Apr 2015 04:21 PM
a lot of this people are casuals who don't really play much games
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Lhommedelheure3 is not online. Lhommedelheure3
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06 Apr 2015 04:23 PM
@tj

Well, yeah, I guess that's a good point.
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SkyscratchZX is not online. SkyscratchZX
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06 Apr 2015 04:29 PM
i hope not

nintendo can save themselves next gen by making a console more powerful than any other next gen console

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