nintendo has money, yes. but no business in the world can make year on year losses without some sort of change. personally, i hate the idea on ninty playing it safe or following the market because the thing i love about nintendo is their creativity and the fact that they often go against the grain to provide unique experiences. but i understand the bottom line too, gotta make a profit.
from iwata's statement it seems that they are considering some way to tie in ios to wii u without fully going ios. im interested what they are talking about. some sort of nintendo app? i dont know how it would work and be sustainable in the long run, but thats something for them to worry about, not me. his reference to pricing obviously goes along with smart devices, but i hope it also extends to consoles. i would love to see game prices come down, but that might just be a dream.
the main thing lacking from the wii u in my eyes is a library of games. they aren't getting third party support and its killing them. meanwhile the 3ds IS getting third party support. it would seem to me to be a good idea to allow 3ds games to play on wii u. they have basically the same controls anyway. that would instantly bolster the game library. but it might also have the effect of having devs only support 3ds so it can play on both. but to me it seems like a good option regardless to get third party titles on the wii u.
another possibility based on his comments about pricing is smaller, cheaper games being released possibly by eshop. maybe even in chapters. i dont know. im interested to see if they have something like this planned.
like i said, they got money enough to survive a few years in the red, but year on year losses are not optimal for any company, no matter how rich. obviously going third party would not support nintendo as a whole, maybe that would be enough to support some sectors of nintendo but not the entire company. one thing is clear from iwata's statements is that they arent ready to give up yet
