BI says that Nintendo's smartphone apps aren't doing well - Should I feel bad about being happy at that news?
Here's the (4-day-old) article talking about it: http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-ambitious-bet-on-smartphone-apps-isnt-paying-off-2018-1
Maybe I should clarify a bit why I'm happy about this. To be perfectly clear, I don't want to see Nintendo fail. Nintendo's explosive success with the Switch is exciting; they've almost always been reliable when it comes to making good, quality games and systems that feel like they'e made with passion and heart.
That said, every time they talked about Smartphone gaming as a big competitor and hinted that they wanted to move into that market more and more, I was terrified. Call me a snob, but the experience of playing video games on smartphones is completely unenjoyable at best. Not one of the most popular games that Smartphones have to offer can even hold a candle to the things possible on home consoles, PCs, and handheld consoles, especially now that the Switch is a thing. So, when Nintendo kept talking about making smartphone games, I was terrified. I don't want Nintendo to waste their time, money, and effort on time-waster cash cows, because that's all smartphone games are. Comparing Pokemon Go to literally any other Pokemon game is like comparing the experience of looking at a photo of a hamburger to actually eating a meal. The reason these games are failing is because smartphone games simply aren't fun, and the era of smartphone game success (angry birds, candy crush, clash of clans, etc.) is over.
Hopefully, the relative failure and lack of lasting interest in these games will result in Nintendo having more faith in their product (let's not forget how the Pokemon Company CEO thought the Switch would flop because of Smartphones) and devote the time and effort more smartphone games would require into something that's actually enjoyable and worth the community's time and money.