What Makes Nintendo Games Unique

I share what I believe to make Nintendo Games Unique. The way they manage to keep there games engaging and interesting even after all these years. 

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https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/nintendo-can-teach-us-game-design/

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They require designers to have both game design skill and another skill like programming or art. They focus on a primary idea and perfect. Focuses on Repeating what works and teaches through the game design.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomokoyokoi/2021/01/24/how-the-philosophy-of-nintendos-game-boy-inventor-is-ripe-for-these-times/

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Pretty useless but does bring up the philosophy of low power consoles and doing what they can with the lower power console.

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/apr/25/nintendo-interview-secret-innovation-lab-ideas-working

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Nintendo’s core design is based around creating new ideas. They start many new ideas through small teams. They don’t base position based off position or experience but instead creativity. They then use the best ideas in the next project. The goal is to have enjoyable moment to moment gameplay. They focus on the larger objective and single focus on creating something perfect instead of multiple smaller less good things. They develop hardware to complete the design they want for their games.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_feel

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All factors considering game feel. Input, Responsiveness, aesthetics, sound, ect.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS#:~:text=On%20September%2020%2C%202004%2C%20Nintendo,%2C%202004%2C%20for%20US%24149.99.


https://howlongtobeat.com/game/19217#:~:text=When%20focusing%20on%20the%20main,Hours%20to%20obtain%20100%25%20completion.


https://howlongtobeat.com/game/72589 


https://youtu.be/NkBXgcN3fXo //The music layer in wii tanks is how I found out about it


https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-last-of-us-knock-off-game-removed-from-switch-eshop/#:~:text=The%20Last%20Hope%3A%20Dead%20Zone%20Survival%20has%20been%20removed%20from,s%20The%20Last%20of%20Us. //Article used for switch being to far gone comment


///Photos used in the video

https://www.mariowiki.com/VB_Mario_Land#/media/File:Mariolandvbf2.png 


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVirtual_Boy&psig=AOvVaw1X6GAbfi-PPoJKRmoQJ2ow&ust=1693014679456000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCPjU16bZ9oADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FPlayStation-Move-Motion-Controllers-PlayStation-VR-Two-Pack-Bulk-Packaging%2F198833063&psig=AOvVaw3-f3EsgfypQ6yzbJSZrM_8&ust=1693015018779000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCIiwuMja9oADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FXbox-One-Kinect-Sensor%2Fdp%2FB00INAX3Q2&psig=AOvVaw3c50oATgHan0H-FZl9VrY1&ust=1693015030728000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCJCQlM7a9oADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnintendo.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOfficial_Nintendo_Seal&psig=AOvVaw3s3pNxtnAsPNPkGut5nZLj&ust=1693015718230000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCJiUhpbd9oADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPictoChat&psig=AOvVaw2yNUqsEGeOsGu7vSmtvdkJ&ust=1693016266492000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCMDzsJvf9oADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAh