Stort set lige siden Nintendo trådte ind i konsolbranchen har de parret deres software med deres hardware, altså ønsker de at sælge konsoller vil at udgive eksklusive spil til dem. I det store og hele har denne strategi fungeret upåklageligt, men det er ikke sådan det altid vil være sådan.
For nylig talte Nintendo-chefen, Shuntaro Furukawa, med japanske Nikkei (oversat af Nikkei (translated by Nintendo Everything), og her siger han, at det direkte ville være dumt at fokusere udelukkende på metoder, som er dedikeret til meget specifik hardware.
"It's possible that cloud gaming could capture the public's interest in 10 years from now, however at this point in time, I do not think that dedicated hardware will go away. It's a long way off before we'll really know the outcome. With that said, it would be pointless to solely focus on methods of play that can only be had on dedicated hardware. Once your audience starts saying they can play on other consoles or smartphones instead, you're finished."
