N64 made it exceedingly difficult to bring over large games like RPGs, because Nintendo went with 8 to 32 MB cartridges instead of CDs. First of all, cartridges cost a lot more for publishers, they had to risk a lot more money to put their games on store shelves. Additionally, consumers had to pay double to quadruple for N64 games, and PlayStation games often decreased in price after a time while N64 games did not.
It was the N64 era. In backlash, many of the stubborn Nintendo fans decided they hated third party games, and only bought Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games. Many other Nintendo fans just didn't buy the N64 or GameCube, but still got Nintendo handhelds. During the GameCube era, about 90% of Nintendo fans were for their handhelds. Wii brought the fans of the handhelds back to the home console space, but Wii U drove them away again.
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