Generation 9 is already won for Nintendo

[Soundwave]

padib said:

Soundwave said:

It doesn't really change the more fundamental problem that Nintendo has -- a lot of people simply don't care for the same Nintendo franchises, so just doubling up the number of Mario/Zelda/Pokemon games doesn't neccessarily create great appeal. 

Double the game library doesn't neccessarily mean double the audience. 

So, it should be clear that Nintendo will now have more breathing room to reduce duplication of use in IPs (1 HH Mario, 1 home console mario now becomes 1 Mario) in order to diversify.

The fact is even if they do this, they are never going to appeal to majority of the console buyer-base which gravitates primarily towards violent action games and sports titles. Sorry but that's just the truth, Nintendo family-friendly schtick just doesn't cut it for a lot of people outside of short bursts. 

I enjoy Nintendo franchises, but I'm also not naive enough to ignore the sales charts and presume I'm the majority voice of this industry.