Nintendo's success with the Switch both a blessing and a curse?

[SammyGiireal]

Mnementh said:

SammyGiireal said:

In the historic scheme of things, yes, it matters. Nintendo had been a home console manufacturer since the mid 80s, and they remained so even after struggles with the N64 and GC all the while their portable bussiness kept booming.

After the Wii U, and Sony's domiantion in this gen on the home console front, Nintendo made a smart decision to consolidate both of their efforts into one portable system, that happens to have the option to be played on a full TV screen. 

The Switch Lite is proof that this is indeed a portable first. If it was the other way we would have had a Switch Home Console only version with powered up specs instead of the Lite. They are still competing directly against Sony and MS, after all the Switch is a 300 hundred dollar device with added costs in carrying case and game easily a near 400 dollar investment at the start (for the regular model) it is just they went to the bussiness side of things that they have always excelled at (portables), the nature of the Switch makes also a perfect companion console, so Ninty is also getting sales from current PS4 and X1 owners.

Some people say, that it matters if you marry a black or a white person. But I say it doesn't matter, as long as you're in love.

I don't understand the arbitrary categorization put on this stuff. You play games and need some sort of technical way to do this. If it needs to be plugged into the wall why you're playing or not seems not important to me, only that you have fun.

See, I played back there on DOS (even before Windows gaming started off). I started playing on console with the Wii. Now I play with Switch. And I never really considered that the platform is of much importance, as long as it provides me with great games. All these young kids talk about the platforms and their differences as it was in any way important. Sure, there are differences in how you play it. But I still compare DOS and Wii and Switch as similar, as all three were platforms allowing me to play great games. I don't even understand why I should separate them and somehow value them differently. The only thing that counts is the amount of joy and fun it provides.

I agree Switch has succeeded because it has some great content  but I don't agree in discounting the fact that Nintendo literally had to go in another direction to its main competitors in order to find success after the Wii U debacle. 

Sega had a lot issues in the 90s with different failed platforms and they no longer exist today (as a hardware company) so the bussiness and market stuff matters. 

Had the Switch forgone portability for another Home Console iteration it would have met failure. Nintendo left that market for good and I am glad for it because I can finally get great AAA experiences on the go on a consistent basis.