Sony's Woes Show Just How Bad Nintendo's Are

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Samus Aran said:

This is what I mean when I say people can be interested in Nintendo games, but at the same time not care for their consoles.
I don't think Nintendo's first party titles are to blame for lackklustre sales of their consoles. Although new ips wouldn't hurt.

Well, the argument constantly levelled (and it is very common on this forum) is that exclusive games are the most important thing of all when they're clearly not. We also endure endless listwars of this is why this console is the best. 90% of gamers couldn't give a crap whether a game is exclusive or not.

Nintendo's first party software is absolutely nothing to do with the lacklustre sales of their consoles. However it does show that they are nowhere near as influential in people's hardware purchasing decisions as people believe. If they cared enough for their games, they WOULD buy the consoles regardless.

Nintendo have a very tough decision to make over the next year or two. Do they want greater relevence in the industry, or do they want to continue to prioritise profitability? I don't really think they can do both.