Nintendo's Biggest Issue & How the NX might solve it- Opinion

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I think having games that are playable on both console and handheld is a great idea, and something that will keep Nintendo software coming early and often.

But I also think it's important for Nintendo to do a few other things. It needs to make a console that turns a nice profit and caters to the demands of Nintendo software. No more consoles sold at a loss. No more hardware that either stands in the way of first-party game development or consumer interest, or both (see WiiU). Nintendo should absolutely not chase Microsoft and Sony down the rabbit hole, aiming for a high-powered, expensive system. Once you start making concessions to third parties forever will it dominate your destiny. If Nintendo continues to be self-sufficient and plays to its strengths -- durable, affordable hardware and easy-to-learn-impossible-to-master software -- third-party developers will show up eventually. A rising tide lifts all ships.

There are millions who want bleeding-edge hardware, cinematic action games, and access to yearly installments of FIFA, Madden, and Call of Duty. But there are many millions more who, assuming a low price point and consistent output of first-party software, would snatch up a Nintendo console for themselves, their friends, or their families. Nintendo's problem has never been about refusing to compete with monied powers like Sony and Microsoft, and thus finishing last. It's been about convincing itself to move away from what makes it great and disruptive, and thus failing to finish first.