Their time was 2005-2013 or so when they were putting out the Xbox 360 and at the end of its life when they had made a lot of money on it. Xbox is into selling subscriptions and services, something like the Switch or even the Steam Deck is a waste of money for them. Playing their games on a phone, Steam Deck, or gaming laptop seems more than enough for them in the mobile space.
I know it's not all about winning in revenue or profits, but Nintendo is unbeatable in the handheld market. Even their strongest competitor, the PSP, still fell quite short of the best-selling handheld of all-time, the DS.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 151 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million)
PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 57 million (was 60 million, then 67 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima
