Why does Nintendo embrace that which can kill them????

[Pyro as Bill]

HANDHELD WAR

v Smartphones

- Touchscreen

- Camera

- Microphone

- Digital games - DS/DSi

- Multiple cameras - 3DS

 

HOME CONSOLE WAR (1995-2006)

v Sony/MS/PC

- Cutting edge graphics - VR/N64/GC

 

v AppleTV/Android Box/Chromecast/SmartTV (2006-2017)

- TV remote as game controller - Wii

- Off-TV streaming 

- Phone/tablet as controller

- Screencast/mirror to TV - WiiU

 

HYBRID WAR

v Tablets

- TV-out dock

- Controller accessories

 

Nintendo is smart enough to know what effect 'new' tech might have on them so they embrace it and wear it out before it can hurt them. Sometimes they correctly predict what's coming, other times they defend themselves against a non-existent threat that everyone seriously thought could kill them.

Streaming could end Nintendo. Think about it. That's why WiiU was a smart move.

Nintendo currently thinks tablets and accessories might be their biggest threat and that's why we have Switch. It should be obvious why Nintendo thinks this but anyone who realises that Nintendo have been making 'gaming tablets' since the 80s will understand why they're safe.