"Nintendo makes consoles only for Nintendo games" Myth or fact?

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Tober said:

Nintendo calls it software/hardware integrated solutions.

So when designing a console, they are not doing it in a vacuum and do create games that use specific hardware futures. Or create specific hardware features because of new gameplay ideas. It's a parallel process, not one comes before the other.

So there is some truth in it, but I don't think they design a console with solely Nintendo games in mind. For example, they would design the console in a way that it's easy to work with for other developers. (not always successfully in the past mind).

This is really well said. And if I could just editorialize a bit: I’m really glad Nintendo does this. Sure it leads to some superfluous features and even a few unsuccessful systems, but it really makes the company stand out. While Sony and Microsoft consoles are becoming more and more indistinguishable from PCs, Nintendo still operates at the intersection of technology and toy — which I greatly appreciate.