At this point I see the razzle-dazzle nonsense as a gate keeping some mainstream titles out and something that strongly differentiates Nintendo within both the console space and within the gaming industry more generally.
As much as I don't care for it, I can see some value in it.
It does push the industry forward in some ways, and I can respect them for that because no one else is. Everyone else is in on the DEI/ESG train or just making nostalgia-bait that's fun for a little while.
Nintendo's insistence of trying something new has at least forced me to buy their hardware, which I can't fault them for because I have zero reason to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X. My poor PS4/XB1 just sit and collect dust. I have no reason at all to use them since most worthwhile games are on the PC.
At this point I see the razzle-dazzle nonsense as a gate keeping some mainstream titles out and something that strongly differentiates Nintendo within both the console space and within the gaming industry more generally.
As much as I don't care for it, I can see some value in it.
Plus it makes emulation a bigger pain in the ass, I see your point.
I'm far less pleased about that. That means games being lost to the sands of time far more easily.
Nintendo believes that new hardware must innovate gameplay to justify itself. There's always a gimmick.
It does push the industry forward in some ways, and I can respect them for that because no one else is. Everyone else is in on the DEI/ESG train or just making nostalgia-bait that's fun for a little while.
Nintendo's insistence of trying something new has at least forced me to buy their hardware, which I can't fault them for because I have zero reason to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X. My poor PS4/XB1 just sit and collect dust. I have no reason at all to use them since most worthwhile games are on the PC.