UltimateUnknown said:
The problem with this idea is that this would position Nintendo directly up against Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo would be trying to compete for the same crowd those two companies are competing for. And we have seen time and time again that Nintendo just can't compete for that crowd. The N64 and GC both attempted this, but both were unsuccessful. The only people who bought those consoles were hardcore Nintendo fans, who also bought the Wii and Wii U and will buy any console Nintendo releases to play their games. But as we saw from N64 and GC sales, these hardcore fans are not enough to make them win, which should be obvious. |
The N64 and the GC had the wrong media format, though, and other obvious hardware bottlenecks that made them expensive and time-consuming to work with. This was specially detrimental for the N64, and while the GC got it a little better, the 6th generation was a bit of a freak with all the PS2 domination going on. Though the point of "no games thus no sales" stands, I think.The Wii and the Wii-U fixed those hardware and media issues, but were clearly underpowered. I don't think it's really fair to say Nintendo actually stood on even grounds for competition since the SNES, and even then, it actively alienated third party content with a very though censorship...
