Well, let's see. It's really a question of which one is worse off than the other.
Nintendo's way of doing things hasn't really changed since the 80s. They still think they are a toy company and you can see that reflected in the products they make. They have sizable disconnect with adult gamers. Any attempt to bridge that gap has been a token gesture. They're fairly arrogant and have a shitty attitude with third parties. "Come to us or we won't bother with you." I don't think they've done many deals with third parties or paid for barely an ports. Nintendo just wants to remain in the past. Nintendo's problems are their own creation. I doubt they'll ever fix any of them because the mindset behind those problems are bone deep and they too stubborn to adapt. Nintendo will eventually go extinct like the dinosaurs but that will take a while.
MS has been trying to gain control the gaming market with the xbox home consoles since it entered the market but it wasn't up to the challenge of beating playstation consoles. It focused too much on american gamers and didn't increase it's exclusive game output or adapt to gamers' taste around the world. It tried a few anti-consumer things that really irked gamers. Now, MS is pulling funding from xbox. They're closing studios and stop trying to nab any third party deals. It's clear that ms has stopped trying to challenge the market leader. Something is going on with the xbox brand and whatever it is, it's not good for xbox fans. Xbox is definitely worse off.
