Does Nintendo suck at making "Core gamer" consoles?

[Leynos]

JackHandy said:

Chrkeller said:

Sega?  The same sega that has been irrelevant for decades meanwhile Nintendo actually matters in the world of gaming?  I'm pretty sure sega define 1 hit wonder.  Outside the genesis sega has crashed and burned on everything.

Yes, we all know about their spectacular collapse. But that has little bearing on what SOA managed to do during the 16-bit wars. They practically invented core vs. kiddy, and as subjective as those terms are, they would persist for decades. Even today they exist, as evident by this thread. 

Accurate. SEGA and Sony's marketing in the 90s made sure people hated Nintendo for not being cool like them. From Genesis does what Nintendon't or Blast Processing mocking Mario Kart to Sony's Crash at Nintendo HQ mocking Mario or FF7 ads mocking N64 cartridges. 90s marketing was cutthroat trashing the other guys. Nintendo didn't fully go for it. They did have some hey we're edgy and cool too in NOA marketing but an uphill battle when trying to make Yoshi edgy in gross-out commercials and magazine ads.