I've always gone where the games are, and play all consoles and many different types of games, but in terms of the direction of the industry, I root for Nintendo now more than ever and I feel the industry at this point would be in serious trouble without a healthy Nintendo. I feel this way much more strongly than in past generations where I actually preferred close to everything the competition offered (like in the Wii gen).
Selfishly or not, Nintendo have always been looking out for the industry. They have always seemed the most future-thinking/caring major player and have predicted/actively fight against rising development costs focusing on game play systems, art-style and ingenuity over incredibly expensive (but less interactive) cinematic games and GaaS.
Diminishing returns are diminishing and it's ultimately going to come down innovating gameplay to keep gamers hooked. I far prefer that to the often predatory GaaS methods of keeping gamers hooked anyhow.
That doesn't mean I always like Nintendo's games the best (though they have several of my all time top 10 spots).... many of my favourite games are also third party indie and AAA titles like Arkham, Read Dead, GTA, Far Cry, Elden Ring, MGS and other great franchises that also feature fantastic gameplay systems and offer a different flavour than Nintendo... but it unfortunately feels like these AAA games are fewer and farer between these days. At 4k with the level of fidelity, voice acting and cinematics the development costs are insane. I'd much rather their being an abundance of amazing games at 1080p than what we are seeing from AAA now. The Xbox/PS3 AAA third party generation destroyed what we are are currently seeing in terms of quality AAA output in my opinion.
I also like that Nintendo doesn't involve themselves in politics... just the joy of good games. Their games still convey a sense of class to all gamers without having to say so.
Selfishly or not, Nintendo have always been looking out for the industry. They have always seemed the most future-thinking/caring major player and have predicted/actively fight against rising development costs focusing on game play systems, art-style and ingenuity over incredibly expensive (but less interactive) cinematic games and GaaS.
Diminishing returns are diminishing and it's ultimately going to come down innovating gameplay to keep gamers hooked. I far prefer that to the often predatory GaaS methods of keeping gamers hooked anyhow.
That doesn't mean I always like Nintendo's games the best (though they have several of my all time top 10 spots).... many of my favourite games are also third party indie and AAA titles like Arkham, Read Dead, GTA, Far Cry, Elden Ring, MGS and other great franchises that also feature fantastic gameplay systems and offer a different flavour than Nintendo... but it unfortunately feels like these AAA games are fewer and farer between these days. At 4k with the level of fidelity, voice acting and cinematics the development costs are insane. I'd much rather their being an abundance of amazing games at 1080p than what we are seeing from AAA now. The Xbox/PS3 AAA third party generation destroyed what we are are currently seeing in terms of quality AAA output in my opinion.
I also like that Nintendo doesn't involve themselves in politics... just the joy of good games. Their games still convey a sense of class to all gamers without having to say so.
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