invetedlotus123 said: They always miss the point when it comes to media. When transitioning from 2d/16 bits to 3d/32bits it was obvious they needed more space for games. Even in 16 bit era the cartridges were already limiting games because of lack of storage capacity, because of this there already were 16bit CD consoles in the market and was the very reason they wanted a CD add-on for SNES. |
Most of it has to do with piracy. Proprietary formats are harder to pirate. This is the main reason cartridges were chosen over discs and it's the main reason they went with their own disc format. The other smaller reason has to do with control. Nintendo likes to have control over everything. This means not having to pay royalties and being able to make something for themselves. This is also why their hardware in general is so customized. So it isn't just the media storage. It's Nintendo's culture. They like to control every aspect of their business including both the hardware and the software.
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