Iwata: Wii U/3DS will cater to core gamers first, mass market second

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happydolphin said:

amp316 said:

Yeah, I'm glad that Nintendo didn't lose the casual crowd during the N64 and GC years since they would have never lost that treasure after the NES and SNES days.  Mario kept the casual crowd with them always.  The difference between the SNES and the N64 wasn't big at all.  They didn't lose the casual crowd quickly at all.

I understand your point, but this is a very different time in videogame history. 7 gens later and Nintendo is simply gonna forget how to make casual games in 3 years, after being mature in the business for almost 30 years, and all the while continue to offer casual titles simply to a lesser extent?

I wouldn't put my money on it.

Did Nintendo stop learning how to make games during those years?  No.  Was the strategy terribly wrong?  Yes.  What makes you think that they can't repeat their mistakes?

I will bring up again that they just posted their first loss EVER.