I think Nintendo is good focusing on their own thing and not trying to be cool (which is a subjective term)

And that would be completely fine, and Nintendo could go on making their, odd and goofy games and be the most successful console maker ever, if only the gamer demographic hadn't gotten older and matured and decided they wanted more from the hours they game than odd and goofy.

The market that buys a console for odd and goofy is diminishing. The market the buys a console for "serious" fun will also occasionally buy odd and goofy games and this is the dominant multi-generational gamer market. The market does not see Nintendo as a "serious" fun console maker, so the market does not buy Nintendo in large numbers; with the exception of Wii, which the market did not by for odd and goofy but it bought for social fun.

If you don't know and serve the market, the market leaves you. Nintendo was successful when the market wanted what Nintendo had to offer. When the market wanted something else Nintendo didn't move with the market so they got left behind, making the same games over and over to a diminishing audience. Nintendo cleverly went and sought a new market, but the market they found was never one that was interested in forming a long term relationship, and within the span of a generation that market moved on to other things, almost certainly never to return.

It's not about being cool or not being cool. It's about understanding the market and deciding whether to go with the market or go your own way. Nintendo has decided to go their own way and more power to them and their fanbase, but expect to have more down times than up times in the hardware sales department. They are fortunate that in the handheld space odd and goofy has remained as a market preference so their own way has been the way the market has stayed. Though perhaps the market has now decided that hardware wise a multifunctional device that plays games is preferable.

This man fucking gets it!

So we can say Nintendo is uncool and detached from reality without being banned?

Agree with this so much. I think that this diversity still needs to be something that wouldn't be considered completely alien to Nintendo though. Bayonetta 2 is a great example IMO. While the game is hyper-violent and over-the-top, I think the way it presents itself makes it feel right at home on a Nintendo platform. It has the perfect amount of weird and crazy, so it doesn't feel like a game Nintendo would never publish.

and thats why we love you, Miyamoto:)

He has also worked on the Metroid series...

This kind of thinking is what makes me love Nintendo in general and Miyamoto in particular. In an industry dominated by bad business practices and games defined more by their style than their substance, Miyamoto and company aren't afraid to be uncool.

I hope they never change.

This thread reminds me of this: