This is what the article thesis should have been: Nintendo's used to be a hardware company that also created some amazingly valuable software. Today, their big

This is what the article thesis should have been: Nintendo's used to be a hardware company that also created some amazingly valuable software. Today, their biggest asset is their IP around some of the most valuable gaming franchises in the world -- Pokemon, the Mario universe, and Zelda are the big three IMO. Unfortunately, Nintendo can't seem to figure out how to make insane amount of money from this IP without losing tons of money on failed hardware projects. The author claims that porting Pokemon gameboy games to mobile would only be a bandaid, but even if that doesn't "save" Nintendo, I think it would actually be a massive boon and sorely needed culture shift for the company. There are great memes online around "Mario Kart Go", but wouldn't "Mario Kart with Friends" (or random people online) be great? The Zelda franchise, my one true love :), I'm not sure how to fix. I literally bought a Wii only to play Skyward Sword and will buy whatever system is needed for the next game, but i'm in the minority and that pattern is an indication of a terribly unhealthy hardware business hanging by a thread from their gaming IP.