Are Nintendo's Console Days Coming to an End?

Currently, I'm writing an editorial about how Nintendo may be seeing the last of its home console days (I'm not a Nintendo hater, I'd fashion myself a chimaera on the loylty scale), and that it may be on the way out of the hardware business. And that it may be possible that more indie focused console like Ouya, and the possible Apple and Google consoles may start entering more prominence thanks to the rise of casual play.

I just wanted to see if I am alone on the thought that Nintendo may actually be dying. Do you all think it's actually possible? I see it as being possible. Wii U is having serious issues gaining traction, as a lot of people don't even think it exists. The Core audience doesn't have a lot to look forward too from them (Im sorry, Zelda, Mario and Smash Bros just isn't enough), and their precious casual market is losing interest. I could see them continuing to produce handhelds, as they are the clear king of that market. Though dropping out and not making a Gen 9 console may happen.

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Currently, I'm writing an editorial about how Nintendo may be seeing the last of its home console days (I'm not a Nintendo hater, I'd fashion myself a chimaera on the loylty scale), and that it may be on the way out of the hardware business. And that it may be possible that more indie focused console like Ouya, and the possible Apple and Google consoles may start entering more prominence thanks to the rise of casual play.

I just wanted to see if I am alone on the thought that Nintendo may actually be dying. Do you all think it's actually possible? I see it as being possible. Wii U is having serious issues gaining traction, as a lot of people don't even think it exists. The Core audience doesn't have a lot to look forward too from them (Im sorry, Zelda, Mario and Smash Bros just isn't enough), and their precious casual market is losing interest. I could see them continuing to produce handhelds, as they are the clear king of that market. Though dropping out and not making a Gen 9 console may happen.

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I don't see the Ouya as a casual console at all. Only the most hardcore of gamers are going to pick it up because it is only going to have indie games, which are light on production value, and often very high on challenge and new gameplay developments.

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Nintendo: Doomed since 1980.

Also..

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Nintendo: Doomed since 1980Bigboi500

I wasn't even saying that Nintendo would die as a whole. There is no way in hell we'll see them stop making hand helds. That's for sure, it was more of a simple queery on whether or not they'll stop delivering home consoles after the Wii U. Doom to me suggests more that the company will go the way of Sega.

Honestly, for me it's a double-edged sword.

I love Nintendo's games, I hate their hardware. I'd love to play Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Super Smash Bros, X, etc. on PlayStation 4, PC or next Xbox but at the same time, I'd hate to see Nintendo pull out of the console race so Sony and Microsoft do less to innovate since there's less competition.

Maybe if Nintendo pulled out of the console race but stayed with the 3DS (it still sells like crack). I don't know. 

Personally it's not like I want Nintendo to go out. Besides the core audience who legitimately enjoy their first party titles, I think they are great for family friendly content. I'm probably even going to buy a Wii(U, depending on whether I am willing to support a otherwise terrible console) for my child soon, seeing as interest in video games has begun.

Didn't read the OP, so maybe the TC didn't say anything on the contrary, but if Nintendo left the console business after the Wii U, it'd be because of their own will power and not so much due to financial problems. So while Nintendo is not doomed, I won't deny the possibility of them bowing out of the console business sometime in the future if they can't recapture the success they had with the Wii, or NES/SNES for that matter.