Nintendo created a portable outputting to a TV 20 years ago. It's the hybrid design of the Switch that was new.
Now I understand why the Wii U failed, a lack of potatoes.
Due to bad branding people thought Wii U was some sort of an unneeded Wii Pro, they already had enough with Wii and DS back then.The GameCube and Wii U are proof this is not true.
Worked well with N64 (no), GameCube (no), and the Wii U (no).No it doesn't, all it needs is Nintendo software.
Which proves that, just like with Playstation and Xbox, Nintendo products can't sell on brand alone.Due to bad branding people thought Wii U was some sort of an unneeded Wii Pro, they already had enough with Wii and DS back then.
Gamecube was released over a year after the best selling console ever, which was full BC with the -back then- best selling console ever which had revolutionized gaming. On top of that, PS had a stunning 3rd party catalog and unlike GC. They were also competing against Dreamcast and Xbox, which were released before the PS2.
The main market for Nintendo always have been portables, they did a better job there.
God i wish these people knew what it was like playing gameboy under a lamp until the trusty wormlight and eventually the revolutionary gba sp graced us
They march to the beat of their own drum, but they should still be paying attention to what their closest competitors (PS5 and XBS) are doing.Nintendo is standing on its own, they are not competing with others, simple as that.
Probably since the N64 or GameCube, Nintendo has released considerably weaker consoles than its competitors, Sony and Microsoft. One can argue that give their release cycles and hardware approaches, they are not even competitors anymore. Doing their own thing has worked considerably well for them for the last 10-15 years.
They pioneered the hybrid handheld/home console system. But more recently, Steam Decks and other handheld PCs have shown up, offering considerably more power and the ability to install pretty much any software you can install on a regular PC. Now even phones are catching up being able to offer console-level AAA experiences.
Nintendo is Nintendo and they will always have Mario, Zelda and Pokémon, and those will always sell a ton.
But with the rumored Switch 2 having allegedly similar performance to a PS4, when phones and other handhelds can already do that, and this is not even the beginning of the generation, I'm concerned that Nintendo will have to just rely again on first party software to thrive. The difference this generation being that they have significantly more competition from handheld PCs and phones.
Hope they've got something up their sleeves instead of just a slightly more beefed up Switch that is already outdated on release.
They did that with GameCube it didnt work, I think even Microsoft could do much better if they get out of that whole console war game and just do their own thingThey march to the beat of their own drum, but they should still be paying attention to what their closest competitors (PS5 and XBS) are doing.
Series S is PS4 performance basically. Switch 2 will be fine. Add DLSS and you got a contender for PS5 titles.
Because they sell those at a profit too.Why make console hardware to begin with then?
They sell those at a profit, they also get 100% of their software return instead of giving 30% of to Jim and PhilWhy make console hardware to begin with then?
I haven't seen anything on my Series S that wasn't basically possible on PS4. This is definitely a drunk take, but IDGAF.Stops reading.
I haven't seen anything on my Series S that wasn't basically possible on PS4.
I mean for xbox there's flight Sim, for ps5 there's rift apart...I have yet to see anything on PS5 that isn't basically possible on PS4 also.
They shouldn't necessarily copy the competition, but they should pay attention to what they are doing.They did that with GameCube it didnt work, I think even Microsoft could do much better if they get out of that whole console war game and just do their own thing
I mean for xbox there's flight Sim, for ps5 there's rift apart...
But in gameplay possibilities everything we play today could have been accomplished in the 6th/7th gen
That I agree withThey shouldn't necessarily copy the competition, but they should pay attention to what they are doing.
For example, Sony's partnerships with F2P GAAS publishers is giving PS5 some momentum in Japan, and that's not something Nintendo should ignore.
Well aren't you the negative nancy?Worked well with N64 (no), GameCube (no), and the Wii U (no).
They do, it just needs to be advertised more, & the tech needs to become smaller and more efficient.Unfortunately handheld PCs have zero mainstream appeal. Steam Deck sold 3m as of April.
True. People don't know about them. I showed my friends my handheld PC and they can't believe it's real. I believe something in the form factor of OneXfly or GPD Win Mini would make huge waves if price and performance reached a more viable state. Nobody wants to spend the equivalent of a Macbook Air on a handheld.They do, it just needs to be advertised more, & the tech needs to become smaller and more efficient.
Worked well with N64 (no), GameCube (no), and the Wii U (no).
Could MK1 have been done on PS4? Possible I imagine.I have yet to see anything on PS5 that isn't basically possible on PS4 also.