Global Hardware 15 December 2018

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Intrinsic said:

Illusion said:
Great showing for the Switch. It's so nice to see Nintendo back on top even if it is just for a month. In the Wii U days, so many people were saying that Nintendo was finished in the home console business and if it were any other company, they would be. The Switch has got to be one of the most impressive turnarounds for a console developer in gaming history.

If we are being honest...... those people were not wrong. Nintendo "is" finished in the "home console" business. And nintendo know this too, that is why they made a hybrid.

They basically made a handheld (and yes, everything about the NS says its a handheld) that you can plug into your TV. I doubt the NS would have sold as well as its selling if it were a traditional home console. It sure as hell wouldn't sell as well as it has in japan.

But credit should still be given to nintendo, they took what they now know works for them   (handhelds) and focused their business going forward on it. More couldnt have been asked of them.

Yes. The last N's home console was Wii U. The lesson for them is that they can't compete on the current gen console business. They moved on to a very clever handheld that have everything included to connect to a TV. Clever solution, but different stuff. It's not a current gen home console, not in terms of graphics, technology, library, prices, streaming, features, etc.