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GamerBolt Team – December 26, 2020
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GamerBolt Team – December 7, 2020
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Can Nintendo Push the Boundaries with the NX?
By GamerBolt Team
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Gone are the days of SNES vs. Sega Genesis; gone are the days of N64 vs. PlayStation… In today's console wars, neither of the "big two" names are Nintendo, and it's hurting the company dearly. But Nintendo has a new president at the helm, and after the abysmal sales of the Wii U (10 million compared to the original Wii's 100 million), their next-gen console NX is going to have to be good, and they know that. The Wii U didn't do anything revolutionary, and President Tatsumi Kmishima wants to make sure that the NX will… but he's not spilling any secrets yet. We don't know if motion control will be the focus, or if the touchscreen centric controls of the DS or Wii U will return, but we can bet that it's not going be a console you play with just a regular controller…
So the question is- will that be enough to return Nintendo to its former glory? The Xbox One and PS4 have a lot of unique features, yes, but at their core they are simple video game consoles sporting cutting edge graphics and a long list of enjoyable games for all ages. Nintendo hasn't really cared about the graphical power of their last few consoles, and the smart money is that they won't be putting a focus on it this time, either. As far as games go, there are few gamers who were alive in Nintendo's heyday that haven't played and loved a Mario or Zelda title, and were willing to sacrifice graphics in order to enjoy those unique experiences.
Therefore, Nintendo can get away with selling a cheaper system (which will undoubtedly attract more buyers) by sacrificing hardware as long as they make a list of good first-party games to play on it. This means porting the in-development Wii U Zelda title over and making a new fully-fledged Mario adventure for the NX while also creating a new (and more importantly fun) Mario Kart and Smash Bros as icing on the cake.
And that doesn't even mean that they need to make some wonky, gimmicky controller to play all of those with. Look at the DualShock 4, for instance- it's a comfortable standard controller that supports motion control and has a touchpad, but it doesn't rely on those gimmicks as a selling point. So if Nintendo can bring people in with a throwback gamepad that has unique control schemes as a feature instead of a requirement, they can really start moving product.
All in all, the question is not can Nintendo push the boundaries with the NX, but should they, and if so, how much should they do it? It will take a careful balance in order for the NX to sell well and for Nintendo to regain their title as a console war contender, but only time will tell how much damage they can do to the already monumental Sony and Microsoft.
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