Nintendo is a household name and has more beloved franchises under their belts than any other company. I think most sane people would agree with this, no?
Their model for selling their franchises is:
1) Maybe we'll put out a new one this year. It'll be safe and familiar, people will eat it up.
2) We will put out a very small selection of classic games on our godawful store. We wont even begin to compete with piracy, there'll be zero benefit, just overpay us for these games that will only work on the console you bought them on, thanks.
3) We'll release a retro console. It'll be a great idea, pretty bare bones though. Only come with 30 games and you'll never be able to buy one because we'll only manufacture 3 units for the entire world.
Nintendo is literally sitting on a MOTHERFUCKING GOLD MINE, and they show time and time again they absolutely have no idea what they're doing. How many companies would give their left nut to be at the helm and have all that potential revenue at your disposal.
Total pipe dream, but I just imagine what a company like Valve/steam could do with access to the Nintendo library as an example. It really is a shame fans have to put up with this level of incompetence...put up with isn't even right, people celebrate this shit.
nintendo is usually babbies first console and they grow emotionally attached to the brand ---