Nintendo needs to forget the Wii and DS. It's never happening again, the market is completely different.
In 2004-2006 they had basically no challenger to casual gaming whatsoever for one, leaving it as something that was completely wide open for the taking.
They also got a bit lucky ... they are not the visionary genius' when it comes to these types of fads that people think, which is why they haven't been able to replicate such success since 2008 (where's that Vitality Sensor, Nintendo?).
The Wiimote was not even create entirely by them, it fell into their lap because the guy who invented it tried to sell it to Sony and Microsoft first but they didn't bite. If they had ... then what? What was Nintendo's plan for that gen?
Even the touch screen on the DS, Iwata admitted they didn't have that idea initially, Yamauchi insisted the device have two screens for some arbitrary reason and once they were forced to do that, then they had to figure out what to do with the second screen so they made it a touch screen.
Nintendo's attempts at making a "gimmick" from the ground have resulted in the Wii U Game Pad and the 3D screen on the 3DS.
You tell me how that's working out for them.
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