Nintendo's biggest blunder since 1985: Joystiq poll

By Vladimir Cole

We spend so much time discussing next-gen consoles that it might be fun to take a step
back on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the
Nintendo Entertainment System and take a poll. All companies make mistakes, so we'll run this poll for Microsoft,
Sony, and Sega too, in coming weeks.

This is a fun bit of Googling if you're unfamiliar with the history behind some of these items. But we're sure
that there are Nintendo trivia buffs out there that know way more than we do. Are we leaving any big mistakes off the
list? Use a write-in vote.

What has been Nintendo's greatest mistake of the last 20 years?

Gimmicky products (ROB, e-Reader, Virtual Boy, the Glove, 64DD, etc)

Sticking to the cartridge-based format for too long

Draconian 3rd Party development contracts

Late rollout of the N64 and GameCube (vs PlayStation and PS2)

Focusing on the younger gamer demographic

Other (write in below)

  

Technical mumbo jumbo: this is not a scientific or rigorous poll and is only intended to capture the general
consensus of Joystiq readers. Results will be posted approximately one week after the poll is opened for votes. Sure,
you probably could hack this poll if you worked at it, but it's more fun for everyone if poll results accurately
reflect the opinions of all readers, so please refrain from tampering with poll results.

[This poll was inspired by a very, very
similar poll conducted over at Infendo. Thanks for the idea, Blake!]

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