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Because the cost of cross-gen support is higher than single platform.Not sure why people keep expecting otherwise
Because exclusives and higher end experiences drive hardware sales, which are necessary for third party support, which in turn brings in massive revenue through Nintendo’s cut.
Because early adopters are “whales” who purchase a higher number of software units at full price than late stage purchasers who are more price sensitive.
I don’t know what Nintendo’s software strategy is, but arguing that the longest cross-gen period in history is the only obvious path is a little silly.
Nintendo has historically had counter cyclical software sales already - by selling for the handheld platform while the TV console is in its sunrise/sunset period. The point of moving to a unified platform was to give them flexibility, and Detective Pikachu shows they’ll move games to the more successful platform.
I suspect that they’ll support both as long as it makes them money, and the unified platform means that have strong discretion about when to end support for the old platform.
But when I think of Nintendo cross-gen period, I’m not looking to the PS4c I’m looking to the DS