Nintendo to Merge Console and Handheld Divisions - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 January 2013 / 6,190 Views
Nintendo plans to merge its home console and handheld division on February 16. This is the first major change in the company in nine years, when the company brought the DS to the market.
The company is going to open a new 30 billion yen ($340 million) office next to its Kyoto headquarters. In the new office the home console and handheld divisions will be working side by side and will able to share technology and breakthroughs much more easily.
The new office will have 280 engineers from both divisions. This includes 130 home console engineers and 150 handheld engineers.
Nintendo has tried connecting its home consoles and handhelds in the past. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker had connectivity with the Game Boy Advance is just one example. Nintendo is also developing the next Super Smash Bros. game for the Wii U and 3DS at the same time and will offer some kind of connectivity.
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Merged Virtual Console perhaps???
Merged everything, I hope!
Wait, you mean they had separate offices to begin with? I didn't know that was the case.
I'm calling it now, the next Nintendo home console will also be fully portable.
This isn't really big news...they're just building a new office building that's got more space. Yipeee.
This doesn't sound like a merger, by that description, and more creation of a new division that is focused on working purely on intersystem relations. Not saying I believe that's what it is - I mean maybe it is - but that's just more what the description above sounds like.
maybe they realized that the WiiU is gigantic DS??
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