Wii U and 3DS missed targets, but a future without hardware still looks commercially unappealing for the House of Mario
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.
nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.
people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly
mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.
zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.
nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.
its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.
but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Great article. It'd be devastating for Nintendo to jump ship and try and make a name for themselves on the other systems, especially when the gaming industry is so volatile right now. I have a feeling this is the last generation before another big shift occurs.
Not sure what that shift might be, but, judging by what's been going on, I'd rather them "stay the course" too.
Well their revenue since a while is bolstered by having people buy their second, third or fourth 3DS. They should stay in the hardware business, but they should seriously reevaluate their approach. They got lucky with the Wii and it's gimmicky Remote. The 3DS, while not a bad device, has poor hardware capabilities and the WiiU tried to replicate the success of the Wii with another gimmicky controler and failed.
I know that they try to be special and distance themselves from the other consoles because the N64 and GC didn't sell that well, but they need to up their game and start developing again up to date hardware instead of relying on gimmicks.
"Stay the course"? Not if that means they should keep making underpowered, feature-lacking hardware with bad gimmicks forced into them, the last two home consoles from Nintendo have been terrible.
If they actually do produce a successor to the Wii U, which isn't certain at all, let's hope they drop the gimmicks and just focus on solid gaming hardware. Their gimmicks have really damaged their reputation badly, and ruined their chances to succeed this generation.
3rd Party Nintendo would be the best. Imagine Sony pumping out hardcore versions of their IP on beautiful PS5 instead of allowing Nintendo to casualize their awesome IP into the ground for their next underpowered system held back byba gimmick.
Nintendo is like Sega. They'll be good as 3rd Party (though Sega should make Dreamcast 2).
Sorry yet poor hardware arguement is gone passed overused especially when the software has been outstanding on the system. It's true that graphical and performance lacks longevity in light of the competition.
Nintendo has had signs of great success when they've applied marketing focus, but those instances are few and far between. The problem with the video game outlook as of late stems from the Wii U launch as players were waiting for the grass to be greener on the other side with PS4 and XB1.
Throughout 2014 PS4 + XB1 gamers including me were waiting yet again for the grass to be greener on the other side in 2015. All the while Nintendo had delivered consistent quality last year, which the Wii U feels a more justifiable purchase.
The other two systems personally do not and can shamefully say i purchased them to soon, my own stupid mistake.
Morale of the rambling; hardware is not really the point here, it's whats produced with the resources available. Some games score critical acclaim that could probably run smooth on older systems in regards to specifictions, such as popular indy titles.
Nintendo needs to stay the course with hardware and aim to confront the negative stigma that keeps gamers commiting to the Sony or Microsoft comfort zone. Power is nothing without control or direction.
Dont get me wrong I do want all systems to deliver, Nintendo needs to play the game differently and to emphasise strength within their weaknesses.