I agree with Soundwave that Nintendo has a chance of knocking XBox One out of 2nd place with the NX. That said, I disagree with the replies on this thread that say that Nintendo is in big trouble and that the only way they can succeed is by playing Sony's and Microsoft's game and making a console that follows the same formula as the PS4 and XOne.
If the NX has any chance of outselling the XBox One, it will do so percisely because of what it does differently then XB1 and PS4. There is a reason why Splatoon swept the floor against Halo 5 at the game awards last week and is possibly even a threat to outsell Halo 5's lifetime sales despite being a new IP on a failed platform that nobody had any expectations for. I suspect, however, that very few critics of Nintendo will be able to explain to me why that is the case.
Nintendo doesn't just have the Wii as its single stand-out success in an otherwise 30 year decline, it has: NES, Super Mario Bros, Gameboy, Tetris, Donkey Kong Country, Pokemon, Mario 64, Goldeneye, Smash Bros, Animal Crossing, DS, Brain Age, Wii, New Super Mario Bros, Amiibo. Everytime it looks like Nintendo is in trouble or is getting boring, they churn out some new idea that hasn't been done before and shake the industry. In fact, I can't think of a single time where Nintendo has been at their best when they were copying what somebody else has done. Nintendo doesn't need to release XB2 or PS5 to survive next gen, they just need to go back to the roots of what made them great by making FUN and unique games that are accessible to as many people as possible. NX may not beat XB1, but I do believe that it will prove the "nintendoom" sentiment wrong.
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