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

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Chrkeller said:

curl-6 said:

Yeah the Switch 1 was good hardware for its time and form factor; in 2017 you'd be hard pressed to find anything else on a handheld device that looked as good as BOTW, Fast RMX, Mario Odyssey, etc.

Absolutely.  I never got the underpowered claims for the S1.  For a device that fit into a (large) pocket, it was putting up ps3+ graphics, that was crazy.

I will maintain the whole "Nintendo is weak hardware" is a myth.  Outside the Wii, all their hardware has been solid to really good.  

The GCN had an easily debunked and undeserved reputation for being weak among non-forum dwelling denizens for A) going with mini-discs with a smaller storage capacity, B) Looking like a preschooler's lunchbox and C) getting half-ass ports of games made with other systems in mind.