zippy on 30 December 2015
First and foremost, selling over 65 million units of hardware in an underperforming gen is nothing to be sniffed at.
Secondly, they are now starting a mobile venture in which their IP will reach an audience that dwarfs that of console users.
Thirdly, Im sure that if it benefited Nintendo to give up hardware and go software only they would have done so by now. Having millions of games selling on their own hardware with 100% of the profits landing in the bank, is obviously the best thing for them. As seen this gen, even small install bases like Wii U still has insane software attach rates and I dont see it changing any time soon.
