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

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burninmylight said:

Chrkeller said:

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.

Yeah it's remarkable how many people back then thought Gamecube was weaker than the PS2, when even at the time the specs and info were easily accessible online.

Bit like how so many people thought Switch 1 was on par with PS3/360 or Switch 2 is on par with PS4, again despite all the proof to the contrary.