Conventional wisdom these days says you shouldn’t look backwards. This is usually followed by a Steve Jobs quote. But I’m not so sure that’s always the right game plan. And I think Nintendo is making a mistake by not focusing on this. They’ve already proven themselves to be incapable of beating Microsoft and Sony when it comes to horsepower in gaming. So why not go the other way? Embrace Retro.
Nintendo’s entire ecosystem since the GameCube has been based on ‘member berries. On the Wii & Wii U, the only games I buy are Mario Kart, Party and Mario’s latest world game. Donkey Kong sometimes sneaks in there and on the 3DS, I only play Pokemon games. When I want a new game, I buy it on Xbox One. Nintendo is a retro company. No one plays Call of Duty first on a Wii or DS.
Why do you think the first mobile Nintendo games were Pokemon & Mario?