Nintendo is casually surviving the gaming apocalypse

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  @j00000rb · 1 month ago · pinned

  Hey all,<br><br>So I think it&apos;s fair to assume I DID NOT expect this video to get so many views, and so I kinda don&apos;t really know what to do beside say... thanks! Part of me got really nervous when I saw how many people were watching and commenting on this because I feel like I stepped into the boiling waters of The Discourse. All I really wanted was to have like 15 comments of people sharing their thoughts on the video and subject matter, replying to those, and having a fun little community. Obviously, 500 comments is more than that threshold, but I still thank everyone for the kind remarks and thoughtful replies. <br><br>I&apos;d like to keep making more stuff when I have the time and ability to record, so hopefully some of y&apos;all stick around. Some of you might have noticed that the other videos on this channel are VERY different than this, and I think they&apos;re worth checking out if you&apos;d feeling curious. <br><br>If you&apos;re here though, welcome! I hope you enjoyed watching. (BTW, the music is the Cafe scene from Paper Mario: The Origami King)

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  @pizzashaman · 1 month ago

  They survived because they focused on a stable business model with relatively cheap to develop games that focus on having fun

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  @MozzarellaDrew · 1 month ago

  Nintendo has survived since the beginning by simply making fun games

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  @thetruestar6348 · 1 month ago

  Not just good games, Nintendo makes AAA and AA titles so their releases are consistent unlike with Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo doesn’t just use contract workers they fire after the game is released and they fostered their younger talent.

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  @marciobastos6429 · 1 month ago

  Mix of double A and triple A are the key.

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  @AutismRabbid · 1 month ago

  I love watching Sony die in an inferno while I&apos;m just chilling playing Splatoon, Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven

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  @ledon789 · 1 month ago

  Splatoon is getting a lot of attention. I mean A LOT. I’m not going to be surprised, that because of this attention, Splatoon 4 will be in production for a lot more and will be a very important game to Nintendo to release

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  @Oldstalk · 1 month ago

  Indeed they are. Unlike Sony, they decided not every game needs a 100$ million + dollars budget, if you focus on something trivial for video games known as gameplay.

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  @Reyn_the_Insane · 1 month ago

  Nintendo surviving video game crashes is nothing new.

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  @OptimizedOptimism · 1 month ago

  I recently seem to be going into every Nintendo release with low expectations only to have an amazing time with every title.

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  @soproprioio · 1 month ago

  I also think one of the best things about Nintendo is the variety. Most companies seem to publish games that are all similar to each other, whilst Nintendo has more franchises that always make a return. In one year Nintendo published more exclusives than sony in an entire generation, and honestly, those exclusives are also better games, even though they have lower budgets. Because it&apos;s not the budget of a game that makes it good: it&apos;s the ideas, the heart and soul poured into it by its devolopers, the creativity, the simple desire to create something fun. This is what is missing in most companies but can be seen with Nintendo and indie devolopers

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  @saquial · 1 month ago

  After all Nintendo has done, it still ended up being as the most consumer friendly out of the three, which is honestly depressing.

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