'Nintendo could be on a path to irrelevance', says Atari founder

[richardhutnik]

snyps said:

richardhutnik said:

leo-j said:
It's incredible, just 4 years ago the WII was just dominating the entire game industry with it's record breaking sales, and near record breaking software sales, and the DS was dominating as well.... in just a matter of 4 years nintendo go from being the top dog, to barely playing in the game..... yas

It isn't that bad for Nintendo now.  But, they are off where they were, even with the 3DS doing well.  The Wii U didn't continue what the Wii was doing.  The way the videogame industry works, is that it is next to impossible for anyone to stay on top for as long.

Nintendo has been on top for 30 years.. Even to this day they are number one in the games industry.  You jump from leaky ship to sinking ship.    You can't tell Leo was baiting?  

Post SNES days, you had Sony trouncing them.  They managed to carve out a solid niche in the portable arena.  They also made a comeback with the Wii.  If you want to see the history of top consoles over the eras, it was as follows:

* Atari 2600

* NES

* Genesis, then SNES in the end

* Playstation

* Playstation 2

* Wii

They have NOT been on top 30 years.  They have been competitive 30 years, and on top in gaps there.