{"id":6645,"date":"2017-02-09T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6645"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:23:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T14:23:26","slug":"linked-nintendos-missed-question-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/02\/09\/linked-nintendos-missed-question-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Nintendo\u2019s Missed Question Mark&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3354,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/500ish.com\\\/nintendos-missed-question-mark-3037593cd321#.tnjcgt7p4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/500ish.com\\\/nintendos-missed-question-mark-3037593cd321?gi=f4d83514f604&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/500ish.com\/nintendos-missed-question-mark-3037593cd321#.tnjcgt7p4\">via 500ish<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Conventional wisdom these days says you shouldn\u2019t look backwards. This is usually followed by a Steve Jobs quote. But I\u2019m not so sure that\u2019s always the right game plan. And I think Nintendo is making a mistake by not focusing on this. They\u2019ve 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.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s entire ecosystem since the GameCube has been based on \u2018member berries. On the Wii &amp; Wii U, the only games I buy are Mario Kart, Party and Mario\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Why do you think the first mobile Nintendo games were Pokemon &amp; Mario?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via 500ish: Conventional wisdom these days says you shouldn\u2019t look backwards. 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