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Does Nintendo intentionally make its hardware really underpowered and cheap in terms of chips to juice profits? Yes! Famously so, in fact. Look up Gupei Yokoi
by ozbonus 5mo ago
Does Nintendo intentionally make its hardware really underpowered and cheap in terms of chips to juice profits?
Yes! Famously so, in fact. Look up Gupei Yokoi and "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology".
- gorjusborg 5mo agoComments like yours are why I come to HN discussions. Thanks for sharing.
- johnnyanmac 5mo agoAs another fun fact: the most powerful system has never "won" the console generation. Nintendo only has to be strong enough to realize its and 3rd party's visions. And even then, it can get away with being a little weaker than that line.