Does Video Game History Have A “Nintendo Problem”?

Interesting, not sure I agree it’s a Nintendo problem (though frankly there are some for who Miyamoto, genius as he is, passing wind should be awards worthy) but I think just like with movies and music there are some things which are essentially immune from real critique and revisional analysis. Nintendo because it is really the longest surviving big beast of the industry after Sega, Amiga, Atari and others have collapsed so does get treated differently to its now dead peers or later entrants. I do also think maybe younger people won’t understand the huge impact Nintendo and the original Mario Bros had, it was all pervasive in its cultural impact in a way you cannot really compare to anything in todays world. That does mean some of its games have an oversized reputation; Metroid is a good example and is spoken about as a top tier franchise but the actual popularity, sales, impact on the overall industry and gameplay (to me at least) has never justified.