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

[JackHandy]

curl-6 said:

JackHandy said:

It's luck because the general attitude toward their games suddenly changed. Remember, a lot of the Switch's biggest games were Wii-U titles that nobody wanted. Then suddenly, when they re-released for the Switch, everyone was like... omg... all hail Nintendo... these are the best games ever!

That is what I meant by lucky. The times changed in their favor, and they were able to benefit.

It's not that times changed, those games were always great and loved by those who played them, they just went from being handcuffed to a terrible console nobody wanted, to being available on a desirable console.

I just don't agree with that. Every Nintendo console after the NES dropped in sales, and eventually, it wasn't even cool to play their games. GTA 3 vs Sunshine? If you were around at that time, that wasn't even a debate. Nintendo had a short bump with the Wii, but that was casuals. So you're going to have to convince me how this all wasn't a part of a consumer-wide trend if you're going to make that argument, because the data just isn't there.