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

[Leynos]

Nintendo using their own media comes down to two things. Their paranoia about piracy. The other is the mini DVD was designed to shorten load times. Nintendo really wanted short load times for their games. Which to their credit they did do and hid others well like Metroid elevators. Was it the right choice? For them maybe but obviously not for 3rd parties. Where DC went with GD Rom because SEGA was broke and could not afford the DVD license. They wanted to but could not.