Nintendo has been making most of their profit by producing last gen hardware along with consistent innovations in gameplay. Why not make one game system, buck the trend and go all out with the latest next gen mobile processors, sell at a loss if necessary but make something more powerful than the Wii U. Now they leapfrog the main issue by having a system that can be played anywhere including wirelessly connecting to your HD TV. It's what the Wii U should have been, although perhaps it would have been slightly before the tech was available. Keep innovating with gameplay, that is the core of who they are. Don't water down the brands by releasing anything on other hardware, especially since it would be an extremely subpar experience to play Zelda on a touch only device. They should also step up their IP development rate; Mario and Luigi are great but gamers are feeling an artificial sense of stagnation because they are using all their new ideas under those brands. They will probably also have to adjust their prices to a lower price point, not 99 cents but perhaps split the difference. Cater to hardcore gamers, we felt under appreciated during the Wii years.
I imagine there are things in the blood that we may not even be aware of. It's tougher to find things you're not looking for. I wouldn't mind a 50/50 approach to meal replacements; I do enjoy a good meal.
If all of the added devs were programmers I could see this causing more problems, but if you are hiring more modelers or texturers who are talented and can integrate into the game style relatively easily, this could decrease dev time I'd say.
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Nintendo has been making most of their profit by producing last gen hardware along with consistent innovations in gameplay. Why not make one game system, buck the trend and go all out with the latest next gen mobile processors, sell at a loss if necessary but make something more powerful than the Wii U. Now they leapfrog the main issue by having a system that can be played anywhere including wirelessly connecting to your HD TV. It's what the Wii U should have been, although perhaps it would have been slightly before the tech was available. Keep innovating with gameplay, that is the core of who they are. Don't water down the brands by releasing anything on other hardware, especially since it would be an extremely subpar experience to play Zelda on a touch only device. They should also step up their IP development rate; Mario and Luigi are great but gamers are feeling an artificial sense of stagnation because they are using all their new ideas under those brands. They will probably also have to adjust their prices to a lower price point, not 99 cents but perhaps split the difference. Cater to hardcore gamers, we felt under appreciated during the Wii years.
I imagine there are things in the blood that we may not even be aware of. It's tougher to find things you're not looking for. I wouldn't mind a 50/50 approach to meal replacements; I do enjoy a good meal.
If all of the added devs were programmers I could see this causing more problems, but if you are hiring more modelers or texturers who are talented and can integrate into the game style relatively easily, this could decrease dev time I'd say.