So it's widely known as a fact that many Nintendo games have ridiculous legs. But here's the question that no one really bother to ask...why is this so?

[Mazty]

Lack of competition and sequels. With the other consoles the successor supersedes the predecessor, meaning few people will buy Uncharted 2 if they are new to the franchise and can just buy the 3rd instalment. Also with a focus on MP, no one wants to get a game where the MP is dead as everyone has migrated to the sequel.

 

BasilZero said:

A 20-30 year lead ahead of every other industry IP - and that fact it/they are loved by the masses.

If they were "loved by the masses" then why has NSMB Wii U not helped push more consoles?