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

[SvennoJ]

Dante9 said:

Nintendo fans don't ask for much. They just want endless reiterations of the same core games and take what they can get from third party and that's it. It's a weird money printing machine.

Crude way to put it, but you're not wrong with over 200 games in the Mario Franchise, 21 main series Zelda games plus also a lot of spin-offs and some 120 Pokemon games.

Endless reiterations with variations but keeping the core characters and gameplay philosophy the same. Familiarity is a great way to keep people, especially when keeping those core franchises exclusive.