Because f**k you ! That's why ! xD

Except this time, they are putting all of their eggs in one basket hoping they can rely on their biggest $ maker in the handheld market to keep them relevant in a world that mostly think meh. Most people myself included have moved on from ninty products since the wii was a thing 10 years ago. They have done NOTHING to admit they are wrong and keep making the same odd (stupid) mistakes over and over and over...

Can we have one gen where they didnt need a gimmick, didnt go with cheap underpowered hardware, didnt give us things noone asked for!

The gamepad could have been great but why not make it a peripheral instead of forcing it on gamers like the kinnect. The gamepad could have done just as great like this being that only 1st party ninty games used it in a way that it was intended for.

Dude upvote for the best comment of the article. When will we get some young blood in the ninty office! The elders 😹 at ninty are going to hold on to their jobs and it seems we would have to pry it from only their dead old fingers...... Which doesnt seem too far off hahaha... You old crusty bastids

If I were to run Nintendo, I would continue to make handhelds but make games for other consoles. And peripherals. #LetthedownvotesfromNintendofa nsbegin

I believe it is because long term support is directly related to the health of the console in the market.

This is why Sony has always supported their home consoles well: because ultimately they sold pretty well, so it was justified.

But take a look at the Vita, on the other hand. Sony pretty much abandoned it completely after its first year on the market, treating it far worse than Nintendo has ever treated any of their consoles except the Virtual Boy.

Nintendo, on the other hand, abandoned the Gamecube, the Wii and now Wii U pretty quickly because they died fairly fast in the market.

But take a look at Nintendo's handhelds... they keep selling pretty well, and because of that, Nintendo kept supporting them for plenty of time after their sucessors hit the market. The original DS still saw Nintendo releases for a good while after the 3DS came out, for example.

This is not a matter of whether companies respect their customers or not, as some people here want you to believe. Nope, it's about the bottom line, which is business. Trust me, neither Sony nor Nintendo nor Microsoft want to piss off their customers, and they try their best to please them in their own ways... but ultimately, they need to take care of their finances as well.

Wii U saw a lot of amazing games on its first 2 years and change of life. After that, Nintendo dropped it because despite all their efforts with their own games, people still didn't want to buy it. So now they're focusing on 3DS (a still relatively healthy platform, as Nintendo's last Direct shows) and the upcoming NX.

I can't be bothered to take this seriously, because it sounds less like an objective study and more like an excuse to exaggerate Nintendo's mistakes.
There's a lot of truth to the article, but to say they've struck out every time, when all but one of their consoles, software included, ended up making them more money than they lost by the time each one left the market, doesn't sound right at all.
They've always had a consistently great lineup of exclusives, and not always first party, by the end of each console's life span that owners could rely upon to tide them over between transitions.( much as some people in here want to downplay that fact by saying Nintendo's IP's are too rehashed, a term which they never use for any other company other than Nintendo.-_-;;)

As a Wii U owner, yeah, I do wish that they had more games from their first party studios coming, but this transition period isn't as bad as the last one, mainly due to indies taking center stage with some really great games hitting the Wii U between now and the NX launching.
Half-Genie Hero is just one example of many.

Nintendo is really very out of touch in the console business. It is very sad considering they singlehandedly revived the gaming industry.

Has Nintendo really struck out every time at transitioning consoles. The NES, SNES, and WII were industry defining systems. Not to mention the handheld dominance that has lasted decades. The N64 and Gamecube may not have been the biggest sellers but had no shortage of classic games and nostalgic love. In the shadow of an under preforming WiiU its pretty easy to assume that things have always been the way they currently are. All that amounts to is a short memory. Nintendo stumbled with the WiiU no doubt but everyone forgets that the Wii sold 100 million units and hosted some of the biggest selling games in ever on any console. They came off a runaway success. Not to mention the DS. Another monster hit. So basically what I'm and trying to get across is that the industry ebbs and flows. They are up they are down but in the end who cares as long as the games are good. All this is is an obsession with console war politics. If you aren't winning then you are about to die. That has never been the case and never will be. As a parting shot I'd recommend that people look up that stock value of Nintendo and Sony right now to see exactly what the difference between the top and the bottom of the spectrum is. Nintendo is fine and will continue to be fine. They will continue do things right and wrong like all companies but they make great games. Remember when that was enough.

Better question...why must this article exist. Let it go. you are just baiting.

I just hope they wise up and give us a normal controller for a change.

Why is it whenever these pathetic articles appear they fail to point out that Nintendo has a very successful portable gaming industry which has been doing perfect transitions for the last 25 years.

People who have My Nintendo accounts should get early access codes to use to buy directly from Nintendo. And of course add a captcha or two in order to stop bots from taking the inventory.

Remember that scalping only works if stupid people support them. Unfortunately, there's lots of stupid people that are willing to support, so scalping isn't going to stop anytime soon.

Its down to bots and scalpers buy all the stock, need to stop that

Cool. So they must feel confident in the line up then.

Steam deck is my system of choice. Everything just works. Especially with plug ins so easy to install from the menu.

I love the handheld market but let's face it- it's kinda a niche market. As pumped as I am about these, all my "normal" friends and even my kids want nothing to do with it.

Yes, after more than 40 years consoles are are about to be replaced by handhelds....and mobile too! And PC! ( gee where have I heard this before!? ).

In fact, we were assured numerous times that consoles were a dying breed for the last two decades now. Yet here we are.

So because one ( very rich ) company has utterly failed to make their console desirable or provide anything of real value to their supporters ( after DECADES in the business ) now we are painting ALL the consoles with same brush. Even though Sony and Nintendo are enjoying great success as always. This just so dumb I can't even find the words.

'These handhelds bring the power of consoles to your hands'.... I would LOVE to see those handhelds you mentioned run anything approaching PS5 levels of resolution, framerate and detail.

Even if such a device was foolishly made, just how much do you think it would cost for a handheld with the tech to run PS5 games natively and provide sufficient battery life? Did you even put any thought in before making this claim?

I'm really enjoying my PlayStation Portal! Had a blast playing FF7 Rebirth on it. Can't wait to see the Switch 2 and the next PSP ;)

What's funny is no matter how powerful the handhelds are Nintendo is always on top. I'm sure the Switch 2 will be under powered compared to what we will be available at the time of launch, but that will not matter at all.

Anast reference to a war between two plastic boxes is sad in my eyes maybe not in urs there's a lot more serious conflicts in the world than two consoles trying to come come out on top ,so I find iam very self aware how petty these arguments are

When you're on the losing end, peace is always the cry..... go ask Greenberg for a reference point.

"Device Wars" are always dumb

Console wars are toxic nonsense to begin for the man children to begin with. Play everything. That is best for all gamers.

For me I won't look at a console again after getting an Rog ally with the 3080. This device plays all the games I have thrown at it at 30/60fps in handheld and 4k 60fps when connected to the 3080. Yes it was more than a console but it's definitely worth it as has so. Many advantages over consoles. I still think consoles have their place the same as pcs too but great to have theses options.

There are no 'handheld wars' since only Nintendo offers exclusive games on their handheld (I'm not counting Switch emulation).

Without exclusive games, they all play the same games, and thus really just a variation on the same platform. Nothing worth warring over, or even thinking about.

Nintendo controls this space, and they won't easily give it up, as for the handheld PCs, Steam Deck pretty rules the roost, closely followed by something like the Rog Ally. I feel like Nintendo and Steam pretty much have this sector covered, adding Playstation or Xbox to the fray probably won't gain those two any worthwhile market share, especially with the way they operate now.