Phil Spencer was the face associated with a turnaround at Microsoft.
We knew the faces associated with a turnaround at Sony: Shu, Andrew, Kaz, etc.
But Nintendo?
Nintendo went from the WiiU era to beast mode Nintendo we know today, but for the life in me I can't piece together who is responsible for this. We now have a Nintendo that is as beast as SNES era Nintendo with the humility of pre-Wii era Nintendo.
Why should we know who is responsible? Because then we can forecast how long this can last.
PS Rest well, Iwata. The new crew is carrying your torch well.
What do you think will contribute now to Nintendo's future success?
We knew the faces associated with a turnaround at Sony: Shu, Andrew, Kaz, etc.
But Nintendo?
Nintendo went from the WiiU era to beast mode Nintendo we know today, but for the life in me I can't piece together who is responsible for this. We now have a Nintendo that is as beast as SNES era Nintendo with the humility of pre-Wii era Nintendo.
Why should we know who is responsible? Because then we can forecast how long this can last.
PS Rest well, Iwata. The new crew is carrying your torch well.
What do you think will contribute now to Nintendo's future success?
- I think 3rd parties will forcibly create a 'better than the PS2 era' for the Switch and not by choice, as the sheer success of the Switch will push 3rd parties to support the platform better than the Wii.
- Labo will be a huge hit initially for its innovation, but its self propellant will be the Youtube/Twitter audience. Nintendo will need to update policy on their Nintendo Creators Program to be more flexible or sustained growth in this endeavor will flat-line quickly. People will have great ideas to add to Labo and they will rightfully want to monetize some of those ideas, especially given how complex/deep this Switch extension will turn out to be.
- Lack of successful innovation from competition. Nintendo has mostly lived by its mantra of "better specs aren't enough" and the Switch's position in the market is relatively safe given that everyone else just has better specs with their hardware. Nintendo bet against VR and this bet is currently paying off. I thought VR would fly. In other words, noone has a response to Switch and that means market dominance for another few years.