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I wouldn't count them out yet. People were saying this 10 years ago during the Gamecube era, only to have Nintendo come back and dominate with the DS and the W

I wouldn't count them out yet. People were saying this 10 years ago during the Gamecube era, only to have Nintendo come back and dominate with the DS and the Wii. There might still come a day when Nintendo gets bought out by a larger company, or more likely goes the way of Sega and develops games only instead of hardware. They do need to address the current climate of free to play and cheap casual games, not just on iOS devices but across the board.

wvenable 15y ago
The Wii was a fluke that, unfortunately, Nintendo wasn't able to capitalize on. Everything that's wrong with the Wii is exactly what was wrong the Gamecube a generation before. Nintendo wants to desperately hold onto the idea that they can continue to sell plastic for $50 a pop. They think that iPhone games for $1.99 will destroy the industry, and they might be right, but they also can't stop it. Nintendo is also locked into the idea that they continue to sell hardware based on gimmicks. Given the success of the DS and Wii, you can hardly blame them. But I think the DS succeeded not because of the "dual screens" but because it hit the right price point with the right capabilities and a touch screen allowed for casual gaming. The Wii sold hugely but is also mostly collecting dust around the world and I don't think they can build more business on that.