I think a lot of us don't understand the meaning of "competition"

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

padib said:

I disagree for this simple reason. When Nintendo did not have all the competition in the core market, it made games I much prefered. The harsh competition, money-hatting and preferential treatment against Nintendo, in the name of competition, forced it to become a shadow of its former self for some of the games I personally prefer, because making those games became unprofitable for them.

Thanks.

But Nintendo has always had competition in the core market, the real issue is that they have not sufficiently caught up to times that they cannot compete with the others in the same way any longer, they have been disassociated with  being the lead console for games in the home console sense. Thats pretty much their fault for not adapting quick enough.

The Multitude of consoles Pre-Nes, Sega, and then Sony, and lastly Microsoft.

If we're being honest here Sony took away Nintendo's multiplat by superiority advantage and then Microsoft, which is dependant on Multiplat and a few exclusives, made Sony fight for those exclusives by using their "advantages". Nintendo never stood a chance with their Pre-Sony mentality.