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The_Yoda on 18 December 2023
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BasilZero said:
TheMisterManGuy said:

Sony's hardware is just as flawed and Nintendo and Microsoft's (I just listed 11 problems with PlayStation hardware), so I don't see how they're "the best" but whatever. Nintendo also has a long history of making hardware. They toys decades ago! Also that "Gimmicky hardware" has influenced the industry on several different occasions (D-Pad, Analog Stick, Touch Screen, Motion)


11 is better than the 20+ problems and bad design choices that Nintendo hardware had.

Sony's electronics have a higher shelf life and have better overall quality than Nintendo's hardware.


Analog sticks were a thing before Nintendo made them on their hardware.

D-Pads sure I'll give you that, they popularized it.

If touch screen is so popular, why is it not being used as much? Even on phones, companies are making alternatives (backbone, bluetooth controllers, etc).

Motion is a after thought now a days - the Wii days of motion controls is over.

Leynos said:

Delete this. Everything in this post is not only wrong. Ignorant. Blind. Zero foresight. Yes let's get rid of the competition and let 1 company control the console market. Brilliant idea. Yes let's make Nintendo more Risk Averse. Brilliant.  This is the kinda fucking garbage we'd commonly see in the 7th gen. Leave it there.


Who said anything about getting rid of competition? lol

I said to let companies who know how to make hardware, make the hardware for Nintendo. They've done it in the past with Panasonic, do something like that.

Funny you complain about the 7th gen considering the 7th gen has been a highly popular generation overall (despite the dark gritty designs of majority of games). The 7th gen had all 3 companies being highly successful (minus the PS3 at its early years). Hell, I would love a repeat of 7th gen.

I think you're nuts.  Nintendo has popularized many features that are still common on controllers to this day D-pad, analog stick, shoulder buttons, ect. 

My NES, S-NES, original gameboy, N-64 (only system where the controller's analog is now sloppy) , Gamecube, Wii, and Switch would all like to tell you that they all work perfectly, in some instances even decades later.  What has failed : my WiiU , Two PS2, 1 PS4.  Nintendo knows how to make hardware.  They don't aim to be the pinnacle console each generation but instead deliver affordable hardware with features (call it gimmicks if you like) that support new styles of game play.

Don't get me wrong I have owned many, many Sony electronics over the years and they are typically feature rich, normally dependable.  Don't try to tell me that Mini-Disk Sony doesn't ever miss with their hardware when trying to bring something new to market. I like Sony as a company and am glad they are in the ring.  I just don't make the mistake of going all elitist with any of the consoles since I know they are all vastly inferior to a PC.