By Emma Boyle
As one of the biggest names in the gaming past and present Nintendo has had its fair share of highs and lows. In the company’s recent history alone it’s had one of the best selling consoles in history with the Nintendo DS, and one of the worst with the Wii U.
2016 has basically proven to be a microcosmic representation of Nintendo’s larger history with enough ups and downs to make a Sine graph.
Looking back, notable lows have included disappointing sales for the Wii U as well as the bang and whimper launch of Miitomo. These have been balanced out, however, by the success of the handheld Nintendo 3DS console, and the huge resurgence of the Pokémon franchise’s popularity thanks to Pokémon Go and the Pokémon Sun and Moon games.
Though it’s hard give an exact diagnosis of Nintendo’s health at the end of 2016, we can at the very least say that 2017 looks promising. With 3DS sales still going strong and the Nintendo Switch receiving positive coverage it seems we have a lot to look forward to from Nintendo over the coming year.
Less Wii more whoops
Depending on who you ask, the Wii U‘s …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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