How clickbait-y of Nintendolife.

This is basically Nintendo saying that they will adjust their business model if they deem it necessary, as any of the Big 3 would.
Just as Sony and Microsoft adjusted their models with subscription-based services, PS Now and Xbox Game Pass, and the mobile tactic of selling mid-gen upgrades, Nintendo will expand more into mobile if they feel they should.

This is a hypothetical IF console gaming was to become unnecessary in general and not worth attempting. So trolls can pull their pants back up. They are not going anywhere anytime soon.

Sony, keep making home consoles, Nintendo keep making portable.... everybody smiles. And world is perfect.

This is no surprise, as Nintendo has already tested the waters with smart phones. There is less of a need for Nintendo to make physical hardware than there has been with generations past. More people in the world have smart phones and PCs than ever before, so the infrastructure to release games to a worldwide audience is already there.

Producing hardware is expensive, and it can be risky, as Nintendo found out with Game Cube and WiiU. I suspect that Nintendo could potentially release games on PC and even on Xbox in the future, particularly when you look at the beginnings of the new relationship that we have been seeing between the two companies, with Nintendo allowing Xbox Achievements on Nintendo Switch, cross-play between certain Xbox One and Switch games, and the release of Master Chief in Minecraft on Switch. Now we'll just have to wait and see if Banjo Kazooie end up in the new Smash Bros game.

And the battle of content vs context continues.

in fairness, bar the wii, Nintendo has never been that successful with home consoles only handhelds so this makes a lot of sense from a busniess percpective.

Also Nintendo should have went software only years ago. There hardware is terrible in comparison to everyone else in the industry.

The future of the industry is in the gamers' hands as what they support will be where companies take their business. If gamers are going to spend millions on mobile games and microtransactions then that's where things will go...unfortunately.

LOL Switch 2 would be a major success make it more powerful to compete with ps5 etc

Mobile gaming is cancer

the final nail in the coffin of me buying nintendo products huh

They already did.

The switch is a portable.

Won't happen. Console gaming will always be a part of Nintendo. Even if it were to "shift" away, it'd be veeeery slow.

don't give us gimmicks as a home console and you won't have to be scared of making home consoles.

Eh mobile gaming ain't the future Mr Furukawa but if you believe that prepare to pay the consequences (losing ALOT of money).

Nintendo can’t compete in the console market, That’s why he’s saying that. Switch is a handheld that’s why it’s done well.

Why do that? Instead they should continue with the hybrid system, that way they can have handhelds and home consoles.

What a dreamer.

id love to play other mario titles on my phone, HOWEVER, id also like to see new stuff on the switch.

It's possible he's hinting that the future for Nintendo may exist in the hybrid space given how successful the switch has been and how hard it would be to compete with Sony and Ms on the high end graphics front when they really don't need to.

Everyone has a phone and it makes sense or cents. People play games on their phones riding a train, bus, waiting for an airplane, prior to a meeting, in between classes, etc...

However, I prefer to do my serious gaming plunked on my ass on a couch with a proper controller and big TV. That's just me though.

Mobile gaming is already half the popularity it was years ago

Mobile gaming are more for the casual market, and as I have said many times before the casual market are NOT LOYAL and are definitely NOT consistent. You can point to the Wii as a prime example of that. Im sure the games will get interesting but I do not foresee a mobile replacing a home console, just have both...mobile gaming are like quickies you have with your spouse before you go to work in the morning....

As someone who hasn't bought a Nintendo product since N64 I think this is great news. These games are graphically comparable to mobile anyways and will open a whole new market of ports to active mobile players. People who commute through public transportation will find this very useful.

Dont be scared, we have seen what happens when leaders dont keep an open mind.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau

yep. they confirmed early that the crude humor the games are famous for is leaving to be more inclusive for the woke. and the rumors about the new online could make or break them.

$100 game incoming, or the most likely scenario is they will just follow Nintendo going for $80 for the base game

Can't believe anyone thinks it'll be over 70. They want as many people on it as they can to sell shark cards. The only way that happens is if they have a $100 deluxe edition with 3 days early access. Which would probably be smart for them because it'd fly off the shelves