To my knowledge, no company has put more research into innovating interface than Nintendo. Sure Sony and MS make very powerful rigs capable of admittedly beautiful graphics, but they dutifully follow in Nintendo's wake when it comes to interface innovation, taking almost no risks, unless Nintendo bloodies its nose first.
most US games companies seem to be very woke"
I feel like this is why the Indy market has seen such a surge in the last few years; the market is saturated with woke trash, but if you just make an interesting game that eshews politics, somebody's bound to notice.
To my knowledge, no company has put more research into innovating interface than Nintendo. Sure Sony and MS make very powerful rigs capable of admittedly beautiful graphics, but they dutifully follow in Nintendo's wake when it comes to interface innovation, taking almost no risks, unless Nintendo bloodies its nose first.
I feel like this is why the Indy market has seen such a surge in the last few years; the market is saturated with woke trash, but if you just make an interesting game that eshews politics, somebody's bound to notice.