Nintendo is Ready to Fight For Its Spot
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are known as the big three. That’s because they rule the console market with iron fists and anything worth playing on your TV comes through these guys. But you may have noticed that most talks these days only concern Sony vs. Microsoft. Many have already counted out Nintendo because it sort of seemed like they weren’t getting anywhere. Yes, they introduced a console stronger than both the PS3 and Xbox 360, but that was expected; at the time those consoles were over five years old. The Wii U ended up being immediately outclassed when the next console generation entered the scene.
While power and graphics don’t guarantee an amazing experience, they do provide a lot more options to developers looking to make specific types of games. Something like the Witcher 3 or Rise of the Tomb Raider just wouldn’t be possible on the Wii U, and when you have developers who don’t want to lower the quality just to get a game on a machine, you run into walls. It’s admirable that Nintendo is still creating amazing experiences for the platform, but it couldn’t ignore that it became shadowed almost immediately after release.
That’s where the NX comes in. If rumors are to be believed, then we are in for a Nintendo console that pushes the limits of technology, something that hasn’t really been seen in the last two generations. A powerful machine capable of playing the Nintendo games everyone loves, as well as being able to play games like the upcoming Mass Effect is a much sought after platform. This would be the first step in making the company a force to be reckoned with once more. Of course, it’s only one step in the grand scheme of things. Power won’t solve all of their problems.
But, when combined with their new courtship of major third parties and the willingness to take chances, Nintendo has shown that they have found that groove that they had lost. Nintendo may very well be headed back in a big way.
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