The thing is that you and many others are ignoring 3DS which literally has hundreds of games that arent on other devices.

TBH, we have Nvidia using their cash to put Gameworks on games an try to make them run like crap on AMD GPUs. Actually, this is even worse than buying exclusivity, because intead of having consumers pissed at Nvidia for moneygrabbing games, you are indeed tricking them into thinking that their AMD GPU is garbage because it won't run the game as well as the Nvidia ones.

We also have Nvidia refusing to use a open tearing-free monitor standard like Free-sync and we end up with monitors with either G-sync of Free-sync so nobody buys them because people don't want to be tied to a GPU manufacturer, which is basically making this monitor useless and killing the dream of having a tearing-free gaming experience.

Nvidia also did not wanted to jump in the Mantle bandwagon because AMD would have more to gain from it, even if all games would run better. Wait until they start to try killing off Vulkan for games.

There is als things like CUDA, that only run on Nvidia GPUs, that also usually give crappy support to OpenCL so they can keep the market of GPU computing for them, even if it means that CUDA will always be sub-utilized for regular consumers since not everyone has a Nvidia GPU.

I could go on and on with their anti-consumer practices, so it's not like it's fair play there. They also will screw consumers to screw their competitor.

All of you are a bunch of commies.

Had fun playing Nintendo games in my childhood. But the way Nintendo rehashes old games every gen is too much. I want them to go third party. Console market is crowded. And Nintendo has no place in it (if they continue to be "different").
And OP mentions about one platform aka death of quality gaming. Without competition gaming industry will be a boring place. Unfortunately many people, especially from PC gaming site fails to see it as they want to play console exclusives.

I'm confused. You don't like Nintendo "rehashes" but you want them to go third party? Without competition the gaming industry will be a boring place but, by wanting Nintendo to exit the hardware business, you're requesting an environment in which there's less competition?

What would MS offer as a third party, Halo? It's 2016, not 2007.

Last time I checked there are several games that are in Wii U VC, NES remix and upcoming NES mini and not to include remasteres that appear every gen. I acknowledge that super Mario 3D world is not a rehash. But releasing same game several times in short time is true rehash. And Nintendo does it all the time.

As for Nintendo going third party; because they are not adding much as a hardware owner. They will be forced to innovate when competing with other software makers as third party developer. As for competition; market doesn't like vaccum. If there is space then someone more capable will take Nintendos place as hardware maker.

So you don't like Nintendo's current software output, and you think by going third-party the company will conform to current "AAA" design philosophies? And another company will fill the void left by Nintendo? Thus ensuring competition?

I want all companies to go third party.
I really only play on PC nowadays.

I I think sme peple here have t realize that there is a whole generation of people that grew up playing games AFTER Ninty was really popular. To them the PS brand is to them as Ninty is to some of us and that audience is getting bigger not smaller. Just something to think about.

IMHO it doesnt matter cause if the NX flops that is the market telling Ninty that they have no need for a home console from them. They did it with the Wii U so lets see what happens.