[jonhohle]

I don't think it's fair to say they _never_ competed on graphics. The Super Nintendo was comparable and surpassed the Genesis in some graphics areas. The Nintendo 64 was a 3D monster compared to other consoles at the time. On paper, the GameCube out performs the PS2. It wasn't more powerful than the Xbox, but not a generation behind.

It wasn't until the Wii that Nintendo stepped out of the hardware race. Somehow this has been retconned into Nintendo never focusing on hardware.

If they thought it would sell more systems, they'd compete. The Switch 2 is evidence that it doesn't matter.

[maratc]

The "Lateral thinking with withered technology" quote goes back to Gunpei Yokoi designing the Game Boy in the late 80s.

[bigstrat2003]

> It wasn't until the Wii that Nintendo stepped out of the hardware race. Somehow this has been retconned into Nintendo never focusing on hardware.

Fair point, but on the other hand... that was 20 years ago. So it's easy to understand why that gets rounded off to "never".

[jonhohle]

smh I feel so old