How Did People Even Think of the Idea That Nintendo Should Go Mobile?

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Nintentacle said:

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Lawlight said:
Because making another console or handheld makes no sense.

I think virtually any game platform that sells over 40 million units has enough of place in the market to justify a successor. 

Microsoft and Nintendo don't agree with you, and that paid off.

Though in hindsight, Nintendo basically just repackaged the GameCube with a new controller (so in one sense, fairly low risk). If Wii had flopped it wouldn't have hurt Nintendo too badly. 

MS has mountains of cash and always saw the first XBox as getting their foot in the door at any cost. 360 is where actual market performance started to matter.