I think it's really interesting that you have this impression, as an mostly outsider. If you look at real discussions between fans and gamers these days, ignori

I think it's really interesting that you have this impression, as an mostly outsider. If you look at real discussions between fans and gamers these days, ignoring the die-hard 'Nintendo can do no wrong' people, they're not doing so hot in the reputation department. - Wii was more than a decade ago, and is widely considered one of last things they did right. - Pokemon Go has nothing to do with Nintendo outside of their stake in the IP. Additionally, it's not remembered fondly by most people above the age of 13. - Wii U was a massive failure, and has been buried by Nintendo - The Switch was bungled pretty heavily, it's been nothing but criticized as far as I can tell. I haven't heard a single good thing about it, except that it has Zelda. As far as innovation goes, they haven't innovated in years. They've introduced gimmicks that get ignored or ridiculed, not remembered.