GenGAME writes: "Lately, there’s been talk that Nintendo is the new Sega. People have been saying that the Wii U isn’t a next-gen console. All over the internet, these claims have been spread. Sure, the Wii U may be struggling at the moment, but to jump the gun and say Nintendo is the new Sega is just ridiculous."
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."
The internet doom and gloom ( main here in N4G) don't control Nintendo's future. Nintendo controls Nintendo's future, so they should start by announcing huge games at E3 if Nintendo want to turn this Wii U situation around.
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Great Job by DANIEL BILLS.
I honestly could not tell you the exact details of the carnage in the 2nd Great Console Rivalry- it's good to see what is true and what has been exaggerated by modern journalist.
Yep, Nintendo, Software Only? - No time soon.
Can we just leave the Dreamcast out of this? How about that?
Great read. Too bad no one will actually read this, nor consider the facts as to why Sega went software only and Nintendo won't. At least not for the foreseeable future.
I agree with the author, Nintendo should have enough money in the bank to start a new console even if the Wii U continues to sell below expectations.