I will be very interested to see what happens with the NX going forward... Because, at this point, when I look at our current trends in retail, I see the handheld side of it working to fill the role of the 3DS and try to take over the Vita's niche for existing games there (Which, I'm not even sure if they'll do that, since right now they can sell to the Vita/PS4 cross development spectrum and it eases their development set) - but in terms of the home console side, who is that going to be selling to? If it is being leveraged in any way as competition for the PS4/XB1, it's being thrown into a shark tank at this point.
We'll have to see what they position it as, and how they try to do so, but, just from the trends I see in store, how they plan to enter this realm seems very difficult.
There's an existing perception with the very, very large mass market that Nintendo's consoles are not where you play any of the major multiplatform titles. And for those titles, anything with multiplayer, you likely have an existing account and a history tied to one or both of those existing platforms now, since both Sony and MS have had well established profile systems in place for years now, while Nintendo is just joining that party.
And the PS4 is definitely gaining ground with more titles as a Japanese haven, so it's a matter of time for more folks to convert from their PS3s. A lass I've just started seeing had no idea how many JRPGs were even announced for next year, and when she saw what I've got preordered for the next 6 months, she was stunned.
I genuinely have no idea what to expect from the NX. I don't really play much in the way of Nintendo stuff anymore, but I appreciate the role they fill and I'm happy for people that love the games they make... So I'm just kind of curious at this point.
