This is going to sound really strange, but I believe Nintendo has deliberately contributed to the "Doomed" sentiments of years past.
Of course it's difficult to survive in such an environment, but it's needed in order to not have a consistently downward business cycle.
Culture, specially entertainment works like a pendulum. It zigs and zags and it's very tough to maintain momentum if you're trying to be in top shape 100% of the time.
In the DS/Wii generation Nintendo was in Vogue. But after a few years naturally people were fatigued. This doesn't happen so much with Sony because they're reliant on third party companies, and completely different companies and franchises rise to popularity each single generation. That's not the case with Nintendo.
If Nintendo was to attempt to maintain higher and higher levels of popularity after the Wii, eventually they would crash severely and never come back.
After a time of negativy, now people are beginning to welcome Nintendo into their hearts again.They're not sick of them anymore. Even the dedicated gamer is once again loving and supporting them. That is until the pendullum swings again, and it will. So enjoy the ride.
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