Something people don't understand about Nintendo.

While Nintendo have taken a more casual and kiddy route, people don't understand that it was bound to happen, due to the fact that nintendo are a GAME ONLY COMPANY, they can't risk big decisions and bucks on hardware, if they arn't to sure of it being a success, unlikes Sony and MS, who have other devision to make up for losses, etc.

Yes it sucks, i wish Nintendo were more like the N64 era, to be honest, i like the Wii and the controller, it handles much better and feels more natural as a controller and games like RE4 and first person shooter, work incredible and better than your traditional controller. Too bad there arn't any TOP games and visually appealing games to make use of it and really show off the combination, but i'm hoping its something the next console can achieve. I could of imagined how better RE5 would have been if it were exclusive to the Wii, ALA RE4...and used the wiimote and hardware (if nintendo decided to have added more better hardware/graphics) we all know the Wiimote is much better for accuracy and shooting. Or a Metroid Prime game with the visuals of COD4/Killzone 2...using a Wiimote. Talk about realism..in all forms.

But yeah, not to carry on too much....hopefully Nintendo makes a **** load of cash this gen (which they most likely have) to invest in a much better hardware equiped console, that way it can appeal to ALL audiences. Because Wii's inferior hardware has kept it from getting many of the competition heavy hitting multiplats.

So we could have seen more titles.

Thoughts?

The 360 and PS3 are casualizing genres, while the Wii is popularizing new ones. Get it together.HoldThePhone

[QUOTE="HoldThePhone"]The 360 and PS3 are casualizing genres, while the Wii is popularizing new ones. Get it together.Eyezonmii

But none of what you said explains why Nintendo has failed to support "core" gamers. We know that the Wii- games (ie Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit) generate a massive profit and only require small teams and a small budget to develop, so why were the Wii's best games released before Nintendo's windfall profits (not to mention all the cash they've made off of the DS)? The simple fact is Nintendo moved on not because of necessity (after all, SCEI was one of Sony's top-earning divisions prior to the PS3), but because of greed. I can't blame them for that, but a) people need to stop making excuses for them and b) Nintendo needs to stop ****ing in our toaster and calling it a pop-tart.PBSnipes

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]But none of what you said explains why Nintendo has failed to support "core" gamers. We know that the Wii- games (ie Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit) generate a massive profit and only require small teams and a small budget to develop, so why were the Wii's best games released before Nintendo's windfall profits (not to mention all the cash they've made off of the DS)? The simple fact is Nintendo moved on not because of necessity (after all, SCEI was one of Sony's top-earning divisions prior to the PS3), but because of greed. I can't blame them for that, but a) people need to stop making excuses for them and b) Nintendo needs to stop ****ing in our toaster and calling it a pop-tart.Eyezonmii

Nintendo just got desperate. They went the Blue Ocean route because there were no competition and they knew they couldn't compete against Sony or MS in the core gamers route.

Nintendo Themselves, N64, and Family Oriented Kiddyness are what "killed" Nintendo.