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Say it ain't so Iwata. I can see where they're coming from with this direction but I hope this doesn't lower they quality of Nintendo titles that come out on their premium consoles.
INB4 Mario X Angry Birds on iPhone7.
I highly doubt Nintendo will water down their franchises to stick them on smart phones. I could see them using them as a tool to steer that audience to their already established hardware. If quality is ever compromised, Nintendo really will be doomed.
People forget this, but Nintendo is the only company who makes money in this industry. Sony and Microsoft have lost billions trying to convince the masses their machines are the future.
Nintendo is the industry. Their business model is the only constant the industry has had since 1985. So if Nintendo says they need a new direction, the industry as a whole must not be healthy. If Nintendo can no longer be profitable in the home console space, you can forget it for everyone else.
At the end of the day, I have faith Nintendo will come up with a strategy that can sustain the industry moving forward. We'll just have to wait and see, but in the mean time I'll be playing Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Monolith Soft's X, Smash Bros... and the list goes on.