Nintendo does what it's supposed to do and that's crank out it's flagship exclusives to sell consoles.....You aren't getting Mario, Link, Pokemon, Samus, Fox, Fzero, Animal Crossing, and the list can go on forever from any other company. The last time Nintendo was graphically relevant was during the Gamecube/PS2 days when it boasted the Gekko CPU and the ATI graphics cards, but even before that it didn't try to be a graphics monster even though the SNES blew Genesis out of the water. The 64 was a complete ass of a machine on screen, but the games were unforgettable.
Say what you will about the gimmicks, at least they are an ambitious enough company that it, despite it's many failed devices, still attempts something new with gaming other than plopping you down in a chair....Hell, they are a big enough threat that they had Sony and Microsoft both trying to get into motion gaming just to keep up with the poor little Wii....
Nintendo is a force, and it will be for a while because if nothing else, it has the most memorable characters in gaming history.......Who's waiting for that new Spyro or Banjo Kazooie.....NOBODY.....Sony even tried to bring back Crash to 0 applause.
Don't even get me started on Microsoft.....Master Chief and Gears of War.....THAT'S what people think is gonna move units?.....GTFO