EveryoneÔÇÖs favourite video game analyst Michael Pachter has shared some outspoken views┬áabout Nintendo and the companyÔÇÖs future during Pachter Factor. If you donÔÇÖt really want to watch the video, the gist of the conversation revolves around┬áwhether it would be ÔÇ£financially smarterÔÇØ for Nintendo to go third party, go full-time on mobile, or continue creating their own hardware. Well, as we already know they plan to continue making their own hardware as the Nintendo NX is due to be revealed this year. He concluded by saying that Nintendo will continue making hardware ÔÇ£until they fail completely.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£I think it really depends on what people expect software sales to be on the NX.┬áYouÔÇÖre asking me to compare NX to a third-party strategy. If the NX is as successful as the Wii U, it makes more sense for Nintendo to go third-party. If the NX is as successful as the Wii, then it doesnÔÇÖt make sense.

ÔÇ£Nintendo sold about half of all software ever put out there for the Wii. There were literally 100 million Wiis, probably a software catch rate around 8, so Nintendo literally sold something like 400 million pieces of software for the Wii. ThatÔÇÖs a very profitable business. If they have that success with the NX, of course they should do that.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£If they go third-party, youÔÇÖre talking about an install base around 55 million consoles. I think ultimately you will get an install base of 200 million PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo will need a 20 percent share on those platforms to replicate the success it had with Wii. ThatÔÇÖs possible, but itÔÇÖs not likely.

ÔÇ£I do think once Nintendo decides one way or another, that will drive future purchase decisions from consumers. If Nintendo says ÔÇÿweÔÇÖre going third-party all the time,ÔÇÖ a lot of Nintendo fanboys will buy an Xbox One or PS4 and I actually think Sony would do some interesting things with Nintendo. Because I think, both being Japanese companies, thereÔÇÖs just a lot of opportunities for those two to work together.

ÔÇ£I actually think you would see some really cool things on PS4. But, weÔÇÖre speculating for speculationÔÇÖs sake. I donÔÇÖt think thatÔÇÖs going to happen, and IÔÇÖm answering the question because you asked it.

ÔÇ£My bias is Nintendo is going to stay in the console business until they fail completely, and I donÔÇÖt even think they consider the Wii U a failure. Failing completely means no one buys the console at all.

ÔÇ£Since we donÔÇÖt know what the NX is, itÔÇÖs kinda hard to make a forecast on what the sales levels will be. My guess is, it will sell more units than the Wii U. So, better than the Wii U, and thatÔÇÖs enough to keep Nintendo continuing to stay in the console business and as a first-party.ÔÇØ

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