Has there ever been a worse time to be a Nintendo fan?

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Soundwave said:
I guess you could say 1997 was bad for Nintendo fans because that was really the year where Sony overtook Nintendo thanks to Final Fantasy VII and an avalanche of developer support ... and they basically did delay their entire 1997 holiday lineup (Zelda, F-Zero, Banjo, etc.) and replaced it with Diddy Kong Racing.

Though the funny thing is GoldenEye 007 came out of nowhere and became Game of the Year and all that.

1997 also saw Starfox 64, one of the most beloved games on the system.