By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Machiavellian on 24 March 2016
Edit Thread
Normchacho said:
Machiavellian said:

Question, if Nintendo just reproduced the same thing every gen, would they be Nintendo.  As a gaming company, it really does seem like Nintendo actually tries to progress the console instead of just throwing out another version with better under the hood parts.  Its this risk vs reward that has probably kept Nintendo revelant for all these years.  Yes the Wii U did not take off but that doesn't mean the quality of the system was bad.  I actually have a Wii U and think Nintendo made a great device.  The problem is execution in other areas prevented it from gaining any traction.

I believe if Nintendo is making this controller as adaptable as people has suggested and the patent application, people might be very surprised at the final product.  I am more interested in this controller and how cusomimizable it can be then any current static design we see from the other vendors today.

Yes! Nintendo isn't Nintendo because of their hardware! Nintendo lives and dies on their exclusive games. Nintendos search for some new gimmick to convincve people to buy their console is killing them.

Nintendo just needs to make a video game console. With a controller. Something that gets good Third Party support and has a decent online infastructure. Enough of this throw shit at the wall and see what sticks crap from Nintendo.

I would say Nintendo do not do gimmicks because they design their entire consoles on a feature.  The Wii and WiiU are definitely great examples.  The Consoles are designed based on a complete vision of gaming that Nintendo wants to introduce unlike lets say how Sony introduced the Move or MS introduced the Kinect aftter Nintendo success.  

I would defintely say that Nintendo does not do "throw shit at the wall and see what sticks".  Nintendo bet their whole business on their design and concepts for their console unlike the other OEMs meaning Sony and MS.  Its a high risk and reward type of system so when they nail it, they gain all the momentum and traction and if they blow it, well you get the WiiU.