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Nintyfan90 on 16 August 2015
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catofellow said:
Miyamotoo said:

My point was that you cant say "Nintendo is the most anti-technology technology company in the world", they were always pioneers in lot a things, even today. Wii U gampad is inovation (maybe not so big and certanly not successful), 3DS screen same (but again not so successful). But what innovations Sony and Microsoft have this gen!? Stronger hardware isnt innovation.

Like I wrote, Nintendo late in some things, with Wii U they have HD graphics and online play.

With Wii they had great new way of playing (and great new technology) and they thought in order to console success they don't need HD graphics and strong online features, but instead most affordable price on market, thats why Wii is basically overclocked GC with motion controls. And they were completely right, Wii was best selling console of previous generation and they attracted millions of casuals to gaming. While with Wii U they completly failed, but that's another topic..

Also, HD graphics and online play were not big innovations in gaming, certainly in console market, but PC had that years before consoles, but things like touch screens or motion controls not were available even on PC gaming.

You're confusing innovation with technology.  Things like more powerful hardware, HD graphics, online pay, abillity to play DVD's, higher capacity storage options, voice acting, etc. may not be innovative, but to exclude these things, and to tell potential consumers that they do not want or need those things is anti-technology.

To not market the very hardware you are trying to sell like every other console maker and for that matter computer, phone, tablet, etc. manufaturer has (hey look at us, we are more 2x powerful, faster, better, we can do all these things etc.) is anti-technology.

Ninty can do whatever the hell they want with THEIR platform. They made the Wii the way they did to conquer the very market they conquered. It was brilliant to say the least. It made Ninty more money then they could ever imagine. They would never see that type of success going head to head with Sony. Thats precisely why some Sony fans need to grow up and realize the market is better off with Ninty and Sony working together to grow the market.