Ljink96 said:
Wyrdness said:
Trying new things is the only reason they're still around the problem with the view that they should stick to what is tried and tested is that that's a large part of what allowed Sony to usurp them on the home console front and had it not been Sony Sega would have done so instead as a large part of the reason their first party appeal is so unique is that their games and hardware go hand in hand both being designed and developed with each other in mind which benefits a lot from their focus on innovating.
When you look at their most successful platforms they did something new and yes even the Switch as the's no other hybrid form platform straight out the box and the JC is a new form factor that allows traditional and full motion controls in one, WiiU didn't fail because of trying to innovate either it had several issues with it that caused it to flop it's innovation is still around with the Switch it failed because Nintendo tried to go for a middle ground approach in pleasing traditional gamers and the new market rather than a focused approach this shows in the marketing as they weren't sure how to portray the platform as where as compared to Switch and Wii the marketing is very clear because they know what they're aiming to do with it.
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Nintendo, contrary to popular belief, is not a company that's known for doing new things. Especially when it comes to hardware. They take existing technology and make it practical. That's where I'm going to leave this conversation. Hybrid consoles aren't new, they were around since the 90's...Nintendo just made it more practical. Touch screens had been around before the DS...Nintendo just made it more practical. Motion controls were around before the Wii...Nintendo just made it more practical. I'm all for Nintendo making existing technology more practical mixed with their timeless IP, but let's not act like what they're doing is "new". And I'm totally fine with that.
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All of that is doing something new. One doesn't need to create the technology to do something new.
