> Honestly, I don't know how Nintendo survives as an independent console maker in the years to come. I've been reading variations of this line for 25 years. F

> Honestly, I don't know how Nintendo survives as an independent console maker in the years to come. I've been reading variations of this line for 25 years. First Sega was gonna kill them. Then Sony was gonna eat them alive. Then Microsoft was gonna make them look like cavemen. Then Apple was gonna eat their whole blue ocean lunch. Survival bias doesn't mean Nintendo won't inevitably collapse -- I fear them getting hostily taken over by a foreign company (Microsoft admitted they considered it as recently as 2017 but decided not to pursue it, mostly for PR reasons[1]). From every outside indication (interviews, Iwata Asks, etc.) it seems Nintendo's corporate culture is rock solid and they're handling the generational changeovers extremely gracefully compared to most companies (especially gaming companies). As long as Nintendo's insides don't change too much, they'll likely keep creating first-party entertainment that is compelling enough to support millions of hardware sales. And they have Pokemon, man. 1. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880146/phil-spencer-microsoft-xbox-acquiring-nintendo https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880146/phil-spencer-mic...