A long-winded essay about the rise and fall of Nintendo in the Wii era. Timestamps are below:
0:00 Intro
0:42 The Gamecube
02:52 Blue Ocean Strategy
05:04 Thomas Quinn
07:14 Revolution begins development
07:53 The Planning Phase
10:43 The New Remote and Accessibility
23:29 The Revolution Begins
29:46 Launch Approaches
36:51 The Casual/Core conundrum
37:24 The Casual-ifying of core franchises
39:15 Mario Kart Wii: Nintendo's most impactful release
41:17 The Mistreatment of Metroid
47:26 The Casual Shift
49:01 The Fall of Nintendo and Wii U

Footage courtesy of:

IGN
GameGods
Microsoft B-roll
Nintendo B-roll

свернуть