| Superquagsire said: This is just speculation but could this have been Tatsumi Kimishima's first action as Nintendo's new president? It makes sense if this was a thing that was on the back burner for a while and was just never implemented. |
I could see that. He clearly believes it's time to move on from the Wii brand and those things tied to it. This could be merely an attempt to dissociate from the logos and colors and image of 2007 to 2014 Nintendo (which is tied to Wii which is a brand without much strength) and reassociate with the past that most regard as the "good years" of Nintendo. I'm not the only child of the early nineties who will see that new signage and immediately flash back to the good old days. And before anyone points out that Nintendo still makes good games and so on, it's about perception. The SNES and N64 are viewed by many as the Nintendo golden age when they were more appealing to gamers while the Wii was an era of casuals. It's not accurate, it just is. As such, it is wise to play to those perceptions.
