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

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Leynos said:

The main talent that made Goldeneye made Timesplitters. Those were well loved so yeah. (I recently played them and don't think they aged well, that style of control is just so dated)

Yeah the Timesplitters games were great; (though I'd agree time hasn't been kind) not that this helped Gamecube though as they were multiplatform.

Nintendo definitely needed some kind of "cool" heavy hitter, they just never managed to really land one that gen, though not for lack of trying.