Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

[SvennoJ]

It's working for Nintendo, so it was right for them.

It's not working for me though, Switch 2 is the first Nintendo 'console' I feel no desire in buying anymore. I bought the Switch for BotW, that was a no brainer, but in retrospect, while I kept buying games for Switch, I ended up never playing most of them :/ Switch is still the Zelda, Mario console for me as those are pretty much the only games I really played on it.

I had hoped Nintendo would get into VR after their experiments with Labo, but it was a one off. (Another thing we never finished building, disappointing) or at least release a home version packed with 2 (full) controllers for co-op play. 

Dunno if Switch 2 is going to be as successful as the Switch, I find everything about it underwhelming. My kids (teenagers now) also have zero interest in it. From multiple Switches in the house to apathy. 

I don't think better graphics / a more powerful Switch 2 would have changed that. MKW and DKB were simply not the launch titles we were looking for. Nothing wrong with MKW, but also not something to buy a handheld plus 4 extra real controllers for. If Switch 2 had a home version at release with 2 controllers included as alternative to the handheld version, then I would have gotten that, and likely buy more controllers later.