Why do you think Nintendo has survived so long as a platform holder?

[Pemalite]

GoOnKid said:

Pemalite said:

Well, they did essentially leave the home console market and stopped competing with Sony and Microsoft directly.

But their handhelds? Never failed which kept the company and it's highly awarded intellectual properties at the forefront of gaming.

Ugh, this again? You know I could flip the argument and claim that they dropped the handheld market. The Switch fights both battles, however.

This is a pure handheld in every sense of the word. It's designed primarily as a mobile device that is played in your hands.
And there is literally nothing wrong with that.


Thus far there hasn't been any real logical rebuttal against the Switch being a pure handheld other than "Nintendo Marketing says otherwise".
...Because Marketing. The bastion of truth, logic and facts.

And that is as far as this discussion will likely go if you don't have anything tangible.

Last edited by Pemalite - on 05 October 2025