Louie said:
Many people say this, but I'd really want to see some prove of this claim. The DS and Wii were highly successful because they sold to a broader demographic of customers. The Wii U and 3DS were totally different, with most of the line-up focusing from the start on hardcore Nintendo fans and typical quirky Nintendo ideas (there is a huge difference between Brain Age and Nintendoland: Brain Age was a blue ocean product, Nintendoland just a strange idea by Nintendo's developers). If the Wii and DS went in one direction, the Wii U and 3DS went into the totally opposite one. On topic: The NES / Gameboy era was more experimental as everything was brand new back then. But after that, yes. |
Agreed it's nothing to do with Wii and DS but more their shift in approach to target a less broad demographic.
On topic I'd say it's a tie between the GB and DS eras.