Miyamoto Believes Gamers Have Lost Interest In Hardware Specs, And Who Could Blame Them
The biggest names in entertainment Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank. In a new interview, Shigeru Miyamoto expresses that consumer trends are overall going in this direction, with many players growing ambivalent about the cutting edge.
- ▪The biggest names in entertainment Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition.
- ▪The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank.
- ▪In a new interview, Shigeru Miyamoto expresses that consumer trends are overall going in this direction, with many players growing ambivalent about the cutting edge.
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Miyamoto Believes Gamers Have Lost Interest In Hardware Specs, And Who Could Blame Them Gaming trends have the Mario creator feeling that cutting edge graphics and performance are no longer the priority for customers, and the evidence seems to be on his side By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026 | Comments (4) | 𝕏 Copied! The biggest names in entertainment Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank.
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