Nintendo iOS Apps: Why You Shouldn't Be Excited

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ern88

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Time for Nintendo to give up on consoles. Just like Sega did and make games for other consoles, PC's and smart phones. I am sure they would still continue with the hand held line of hardware.
 

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You say this when the Wii outsold the 360 and PS3 through its run?

Nintendo has always targeted kids, not adults.

I couldn't care less about iOS games. I don't have nor will I ever have a iOS device. PC for games, Android (for now might change to WP8 next). For phone.
 

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if they made content for all phones from a purely marketing stand point it could work to their benefit... giving them a taste of what they can get when they buy a Nintendo console or handheld.
 

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The Wii sales have long dried up... it sold a lot of cheaper outdated consoles... in which most 3rd party devs didn't make much money. The WiiU is 360 class tech at a high price... and its sales are tanking. Nintendo needs to pivot to a software only company rather than console... maybe keep the mobile for a while longer.
 

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I first saw this and thought, "multi-platform? METROID ON PC!!!!"

Then I realized, these are only small titles. However, baby steps first right?
 

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Lame,
Make all your big sellers available on all mobile platforms just make a lite version if you must. Did they not notice 100s of millions of Angry Birds apps sold?
We sold 10 million units yup yup yup, be wary wary quiet theres a wrabbit around here.
You want to make hardware get into the add-on controller market, clip on, BT, or wired, just get with the program.
They blew it with the poor messaging on just what a WiiU was, and just stood like a deer in the headlights when it wasn't selling. Sad because it was a good next step in the Wii evolution.
 
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