Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former President of Nintendo of America, recently stated during a lecture that the company had pulled its Wii and DS systems from Amazon after the retail giant tried to gain a financial edge over Walmart. Although Nintendo and Amazon eventually made amends, Fils-Aimé said that Amazon's demands were "illegal" and "obscene" at the time.
Throughout the mid and late 2000s, Nintendo remained a dominant force in the gaming industry. Despite the shortcomings of the Nintendo GameCube, the launch of the DS in 2004 and the subsequent 2006 arrival of the Wii ushered in a new era for the company. Just as the DS made touchscreen controls a norm for Nintendo to utilize, the Wii's motion control scheme was considered a main selling point. In short, motion control support allowed titles like Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy to become some of the Wii's best-selling hits.
A particularly ambitious modder turns their Steam Deck into an entirely different, but extremely interesting Nintendo DS-style handheld.
Despite the overwhelming success of the Wii and Nintendo DS, one of the world's largest retailers was cut off from selling Nintendo systems due to a conversation with the...
